ASEAN’s Geoeconomic Turn is Real- But Its Institutions are still too Weak

ASEAN’s Geoeconomic Turn is Real- But Its Institutions are still too Weak

Authors: Armando Gomes and Dr. Atin Prabandari* The World Forces ASEAN to Think Geoeconomically In early March 2026, it was time for ASEAN to wake up to the reality that wars in distant lands could no longer be left entirely to diplomats. As the conflict in the Middle East continued unabated, ASEAN Foreign Ministers (FMs) […] The post ASEAN’s Geoeconomic Turn is Real- But Its Institutions are still too Weak appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.