Chapter 16: Envisioning The RSIS Commentary: Forum for Thought Leadership on Strategic Issues
On July 13, 2012, the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting for the first time in its 45-year history ended in disarray. They failed to issue their customary joint communiqué, due to deep internal differences over the South China Sea disputes. Host Cambodia refused to release the pivotal document, claiming lack of consensus…