ADMM-Plus Observership: Managing Inclusivity and Openness Amid Geopolitical Rivalry

IP25017 

Author: Tsjeng Zhizhao Henrick

Published: 25 February 2025

 

The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus continues to draw attention from Western countries seeking to participate in the forum. However, with major power rivalry already causing rifts within the forum, ASEAN countries have attempted to address this by implementing an observership programme. This enables non-Plus countries to participate in limited capacity as observers without admitting them as members, which would otherwise cause further divisions within the platform.

 

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