CO26079

Author: Nazia Hussain

Published: 14 April 2026

As the global landscape becomes more fragmented, ASEAN’s challenge is no longer simply to remain open, but to translate its economic integration into greater strategic agency. With successive chairmanships held by the Philippines and Singapore, ASEAN could begin repositioning itself as a more deliberate geoeconomic actor.

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