ASEAN reclaims its centrality as newer blocs wobble and wane
With the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) losing much of its diplomatic momentum, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been gradually reclaiming its centrality in the Indo-Pacific. The clearest evidence emerged this week as Manila hosted the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting along with the ASEAN Regional Forum, the East Asia Summit, ASEAN Plus Three and the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus, showcasing ASEAN as the region’s diplomatic nerve center. Over three days, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, India’s External Affairs Minister S.
- ▪With the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) losing much of its diplomatic momentum, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been gradually reclaiming its centrality in the Indo-Pacific.
- ▪The clearest evidence emerged this week as Manila hosted the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting along with the ASEAN Regional Forum, the East Asia Summit, ASEAN Plus Three and the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus, showcasing ASEAN as the
- ▪Over three days, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, India’s External Affairs Minister S.
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With the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) losing much of its diplomatic momentum, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been gradually reclaiming its centrality in the Indo-Pacific. The clearest evidence emerged this week as Manila hosted the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting along with the ASEAN Regional Forum, the East Asia Summit, ASEAN Plus Three and the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus, showcasing ASEAN as the region’s diplomatic nerve center. Over three days, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, India’s External Affairs Minister S.
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