ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution: The Indonesian Commitment
Andika Putra, Intern staff at ASEAN Studies Center UGM Indonesia has finally ratified the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (AATHP) on September 2014. After 12 years, the ratification was […]
ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) dan Dialog Antar-Agama: Sebuah Tinjuauan Kritis
Dedi Dinarto, Asisten Riset Pusat Kajian ASEAN UGM Berakhirnya tahun 2015 menjadi titik awal bagi integrasi masyarakat ASEAN yang menekankan aspek ‘people-centered’ sebagai fokus baru di kawasan. Beberapa dokumen ASEAN telah memasukkan istilah ini dengan tujuan […]
Japan-Philippines Defense Pact May Worsen South China Sea Tension
Dedi Dinarto, Research Assistant at ASEAN Studies Center, Universitas Gadjah Mada On February 29, 2016, the signing of a defense pact between Japan and the Philippines confirmed as a strategic […]
Malaysia’s Foreign Policy: Where Malaysia Stands and What It Means
Photo source: https://ripplesoftruth.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/kuala-lumpur-25.jpg Habibah Hermanadi, Intern staff ASEAN Studies Center UGM In 2012, The Edge Malaysia published a concise explanation regarding Malaysia’s position and how it sees ASEAN. It stated that […]
Mahathir, Identitas, dan Masa Depan ASEAN
Photo source: http://www.katariau.com/foto_berita/16Mahathir%20Muhammad.jpg Dedi Dinarto, Asisten Riset ASEAN Studies Center UGM Beberapa menit yang lalu, saya menutup lembar terakhir dari sebuah otobiografi mantan Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad. Bacaan tersebut […]
Questioning ASEAN’s Legitimacy from Its Charter
Dio Herdiawan Tobing, Intern Staff at ASEAN Studies Center UGM Not to be surprised anymore that each of ASEAN member states are given veto power to reject Draft Communique which […]
The United Nations World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction: The ASEAN Commitment
Mohammad Arumbinang, Intern staff at ASEAN Studies Center UGM Throwback in 1990’s, as remembered as the declaration of the international decade for natural disaster reduction. Nowadays, disaster risk is increasingly […]
Report on Progress: 100th days of ASEAN Economic Community
Habibah Hermanadi, Intern Staff ASEAN Studies Center UGM Last Monday, 11th of April 2016 marked the 100 days of the establishment of ASEAN Economic Community. From this point it is […]
Natural and Man-made Disaster Relief as Soft Diplomacy between ASEAN States and Other States
Photo credit: http://writingserviceiya.dynu.net Mohammad Hazyar Arumbinang, Intern staff ASEAN Studies Center UGM During the past decade, natural and man-made disasters at various scales continue to increase by the year in […]
ASEAN Economic Community: Road to a Community Friendly Economic Integration
Habibah Hermanadi, Intern staff at ASEAN Studies Center UGM The road to a complete economic integration promoting higher productivity and trade activity for ASEAN is filled with challenges and opportunities. […]