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The article which was first published online by The Straits Times on June 24, 2016, can be viewed here.
Dr Tang Siew Mun is Head of ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
The article which was first published online by The Wall Street Journal on June 23, 2016, can be viewed here.
Dr Ian Storey is Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
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The article which was first published online by The Straits Times on June 23, 2016, can be viewed here.
Dr Leo Suryadinata is Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
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The Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting might have concluded a week ago, but its aftershocks continue to rattle ASEAN as it reassesses its strategy in handling the South China Sea (SCS) dispute. If ASEAN member states had any conflicting understanding of China’s growing assertiveness in bulldozing its national agenda on the region, the two-day meeting and the confusion surrounding the issuance and eventual retraction of the “media statement” almost certainly exacerbated those divides.
“Brexit Scuttles an ASEAN-EU FTA”, a Commentary by Sanchita Basu Das
Brexit dims chances for an ASEAN-EU FTA any time soon. The EU and ASEAN free trade talks first launched in 2007 was abandoned after two years and seven rounds. Differences over the scope and depth of the trade pact among 38 countries was compounded by the EU apprehensions about including Myanmar, an ASEAN member, then under five decades of military rule. Instead the EU chose to sign bilateral FTAs with individual ASEAN members, expecting them to play the role of ‘building blocks’ for an ASEAN-EU FTA. It signed trade accords with Singapore in 2012 and Vietnam in 2015 and was in the process to start negotiation with the Philippines, the rising star of Southeast Asia.