Can ASEAN keep peace between its members?

From Voice of America, a report on Thai-Cambodia clashes and the question of whether ASEAN can resolve them: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is trying to negotiate an end to the clash between Thai and Cambodian forces. The fighting is the most serious conflict ever seen between two ASEAN countries and is seen as ...

By , a professor at Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies.

From Voice of America, a report on Thai-Cambodia clashes and the question of whether ASEAN can resolve them:

From Voice of America, a report on Thai-Cambodia clashes and the question of whether ASEAN can resolve them:

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is trying to negotiate an end to the clash between Thai and Cambodian forces. The fighting is the most serious conflict ever seen between two ASEAN countries and is seen as a test of the organization’s ability to maintain peace and stability in the region.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa traveled to Phnom Penh on Monday. Indonesia has the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which is trying to persuade Bangkok and Phnom Penh to call a ceasefire and negotiate an end to fighting that began Friday.

David Bosco is a professor at Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. He is the author of The Poseidon Project: The Struggle to Govern the World’s Oceans. Twitter: @multilateralist

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