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May 14, 2008

Asia
A Conversation with Surin Pitsuwan

In the midst of a ratification process of a charter proposed in January 2007, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is on the cusp of new challenges and opportunities. Join ASEAN Secreta…

May 3, 2010

Regional Organizations
Just How "Central" is ASEAN, Anyway?

Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Francis R. Malasig/Pool The Australian National University’s East Asia Forum has reprinted a fascinating speech by the talented Surin Pitsuwan, secretary-general of the Ass…

Just How "Central" is ASEAN, Anyway?

November 15, 2010

Myanmar
Every Time I Think I’m Out…They Pull Me Back In

Of all the actors implicated in the release this past weekend of Aung San Suu Kyi, surely the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was among those who reaped the least benefit. Since admitting My…

Myanmar’s Prime Minister Thein walks on as other ASEAN and East Asian leaders wait for their group photo session during the 17th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi

April 27, 2011

Thailand
Thailand and Cambodia: The Endgame?

Thai soldiers are seen during a visit by Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, following armed clashes on a disputed border area between Cambodia and Thailand, at a makeshift camp in Surin province,…

Thai soldiers are seen during a visit by Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, following armed clashes on a disputed border area between Cambodia and Thailand, at a makeshift camp in Surin province, 30 km (19 miles) from the Thai-Cambodia border, April 27, 2011.

April 29, 2011

Thailand
Can Thailand and Cambodia Step Back from the Brink?

Thai army tanks travel on a road near the Thai-Cambodia border in Surin province April 28, 2011. (Sukree Sukplang/Courtesy Reuters) A temporary ceasefire in the fighting over the disputed Preah Vihe…

Thai army tanks travel on a road near the Thai-Cambodia border in Surin province April 28, 2011.