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Southeast Asia links: ASEAN leaks, Russia's Asia pivot, Modi in Myanmar, allure of ISIS and more

Elliot Brennan
Published 11 Nov 2014 13:52   0 Comments  
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  • A pre-drafted and rather optimistic ASEAN statement was leaked to the press ahead of the ASEAN Summit meeting. It was revealing in both character and context. 
  • An excellent briefing by the CSIS team on Obama's Asia trip to APEC, G20 and the East Asia Summit — more concerns than opportunities for the 'Pacific president'?
  • Phunchok Stobdan looks at the things that Modi should do in Myanmar.
  • Russia's pivot to Asia is real but shouldn't be exaggerated, writes David Klion for WPR. This week's announcement of live fire drills in the South China Sea is a fair indication of Russia's pivot reality.
  •  A comprehensive overview of the Myanmar 2015 elections for the Eurasia Review by CS Kuppuswamy.
  • China's Ambassador to Myanmar speaks on deepening strategic cooperation.
  • The allure of ISIS in Southeast Asia is strong and must be addressed, argue David Hamon and S James Ahn.
  • As the Philippines marked the first anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan last week Devex's  Lean Alfred Santos took a look at some of the lessons learned.
  • Porphant Ouyyanont from ISEAS asks: is Thailand's new coup-installed government any different to previous Thai juntas? 
  • And finally, in a big week of summitry, the Financial Times lists five things you need to know about ASEAN. One of these will be the subject of much debate this week and that is intra-regional trade, which should be boosted by the 2015 arrival of the ASEAN Economic Community. For now, it looks like this:

 


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