ASEAN at court in Sunnylands

January 6, 2016

At the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, in November, President Obama reached out to elevate the United States–ASEAN relationship to a ‘strategic partnership’ and invited ASEAN Leaders to a summit that, it’s now been announced, will take place at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California on 15–16 February. This is a bold initiative of possible geopolitical consequence.

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Topics: ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (AEC) MEGA-REGIONAL AGREEMENT REGIONAL INTEGRATION

Regions: UNITED STATES ASIA-PACIFIC

Authors: PETER DRYSDALE

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