| Journal Call no. | HC411.A76 |
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| Author | Saludo, Ricardo. |
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| Article Title | Crossroads for ASEAN : at 30, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations embraces an entire region -- and braces for bigger trials in coming years / Ricardo Saludo. |
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| Is Part Of | Asiaweek ; v.23, no.49, 12 Dec 1997, p.34-36, +1p., illus. |
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| Abstract | The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was found in 1967 and the first summit of the ASEAN was held in Bail in February 1976. After 30 years, according to Bilahari Kausikan, ASEAN is the most successful regional organization in the Third World. Cooperation has replaced conflict as the region's dominant dynamic. ASEAN will continue to play a major role in shaping the region's political, economic and security architecture in the 21st Century. The article talks about the significance of ASEAN and the problems concerning economic and cultural barrier between member nations that ASEAN faces. |
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