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In June, Thailand became the first South-east Asian country to apply for membership. Several other regional states are interested in joining.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289280
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The resistance to the junta, including People’s Defence Forces aligned with the anti-junta National Unity Government (NUG) as well as ethnic armed organisations long pitted…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288947
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Other key events it hosted last week included the 14th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (EAS FMM) and the 31st ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) on July 27. ASEAN and its top…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288672
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Thailand is devoting more attention to foreign policy under Srettha. The fallout from the 2006 and 2014 coups adversely affected its foreign relations, but it retains an important…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285133
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Myanmar’s junta for the first time accepted the invitation to have a ‘non-political’ representative at high-level ASEAN meetings, standing since its exclusion from such events…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284951
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Vietnam is Russia’s closest partner in South-east Asia and has refused to criticise Moscow over the Ukraine war. Between 2000 and 2022, Russia accounted for more than 80% of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284520
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Separately, Russian arms transfers to Naypyidaw are fuelling the conflict between the junta and its armed opponents. Among the countries that remain close to Myanmar, Russia and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283196
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The FATF sets international standards in anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). Problematic jurisdictions can be placed on either a 'grey' or a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280226
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MYANMAR: UN move will not concern junta greatly
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES274869
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Indonesia hosted the 43rd ASEAN summit and related events, including the 18th East Asia Summit (EAS). India held its first-ever G20 summit. ASEAN’s chairmanship now passes to…