131. ASEAN: Seeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine through a glass darkly
- Author:
- Tan Sri Munir Majid
- Publication Date:
- 05-2022
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- LSE IDEAS
- Abstract:
- Ahead of the ASEAN special summit on 12-13 May in Washington D.C., Tan Sri Dr Munir Majid confronts the dichotomy between ASEAN’s chartered principles on territorial integrity and the disunity of individual member states’ responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The shadow of China looms large over the diminishment of ASEAN’s centrality, and the long-term dangers to the southeast Asia region from the conflict have been little considered. The Biden administration should emphasise the war’s impact on business and economics during the summit, as well as Russian irredentist support, to help ASEAN’s leaders see through the glass more clearly
- Topic:
- Economy, Business, Alliance, ASEAN, Regional Politics, and Russia-Ukraine War
- Political Geography:
- Russia, China, and Ukraine