CHAPTER 3

The Strength of ASEAN Economies

Overview

The group of ten countries assembled in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has a common ambition that is not merely consolidating their economies. Their goal is to become the center of gravity of the entire Asian region, in order to multiply channels of dialogue and diplomacy among the main international players, with the objective of promoting peace, stability, and security in the new geopolitical environment of rising regional powers. The East Asia Summits (EAS) are a good example of the regional architecture ASEAN is trying to build with its partners. The project of economic integration summarized below is conceived as a tool to achieve wider strategic goals than merely promoting ...

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