Addressing the Obstacles and Challenges to ASEAN Community: Addressing the Obstacles and Challenges to ASEAN Community Dr. Prapat Thepchatree Faculty of Political Science , Thammasat University
Slide 2: Evolution Bangkok Declaration 1967 communism conflict resolution bargaining power economic benefits
Slide 3: Bali Summit 1976 Bali Concord TAC PTA
Slide 4: Singapore Summit 1992 AFTA ARF Bangkok Summit 1995 SEANWFZ SEA-10
Slide 5: economic crisis 1997 delay AFTA no regional mechanism rich-poor gap lose bargaining power
Slide 6: lose attractiveness market investment business
Slide 7: Initiative for ASEAN Integration ( IAI ) Bali Summit 2003 ASEAN Community by 2020/2015
Slide 8: ASEAN Economic Community single market and production base free flow of goods free flow of services free flow of investment freer flow of capital free flow of skilled labor
Slide 9: ASEAN Political and Security Community political development shaping and sharing of norms conflict prevention conflict resolution peace-building
Slide 10: ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community human development social welfare and protection social justice and rights environmental sustainability building ASEAN identity narrowing development gap
Slide 11: Challenges democracy and human rights political development AICHR
Slide 12: p olitical and security issues political conflicts border dispute distrust defense and military cooperation
Slide 13: economic issues rich - poor gap economic competitor
Slide 14: deeper integration FTA custom union common market economic union
Slide 15: wider integration ASEAN as the core of regional architecture unipolar system multipolar system concert / G8 of Asia APEC / APC
Slide 16: 7 . common identity civilization culture ethnicity political system economic system
Slide 17: 8. structure elite organization ASEAN Charter weak charter purposes and principles organs dicision-making
Slide 18: domestic politics foreign policy of member country 12. common policy
Slide 19: Recommendations ASEAN as people – centered organization
Slide 20: human rights mechanism : AICHR role on human rights protection flexible principle on non-interference responsibility to protect humanitarian intervention ASEAN Secretary-General civil society ASEAN court of human rights
Slide 21: APSC trust building resolve political conflicts and border dispute strengthen defense and military cooperation mechanism to deal with transnational issues non- traditional security issues inter and intra state conflicts ASEAN peace-keeping force
Slide 22: AEC comprehensive common market ( 4 freedoms ) free trade in goods free trade in services free flow of capital free movement of labor
Slide 23: ASEAN economic union rich – poor gap economic partner
Slide 24: wider integration ASEAN+3 East Asia Community
Slide 25: ASEAN ASEAN+1 ASEAN+3 (East Asia Community) ASEAN+8 (East Asia Summit: EAS) ASEAN Regional Forum ASEAN as core regional architecture
Slide 26: build ASEAN identity people and civil society’s participation in ASEAN amend ASEAN charter common policy