PUBLISHED 9 JUL 2024

 SHARON SEAH

The fact that five Southeast Asian countries are seeking to join BRICS should not be seen as an affront to the West and its so-called rules-based order.

ASEAN does not constrain its members from joining other multilateral cooperation platforms, but the unexpected eagerness of ASEAN countries to join BRICS does speak to a weakening faith in ASEAN’s ability to hedge and foster greater intra-regional trade integration and trade links externally.

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