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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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