ASEAN @ 50 Volume 1: The ASEAN Journey: Reflections of ASEAN Leaders and Officials
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ASEAN's 50-year journey is a story that needs to be told to this and future generations. Thus, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN, ERIA and the Government of the Philippines collaborated to produce the five-volume ASEAN@50 publication. This volume, Volume 1, presents insights and personal reflections of political luminaries comprising Leaders and Senior Officials of ASEAN Member States, and ASEAN Secretaries-General; academics from ASEAN+ countries; and 'friends' of ASEAN - all of whom have been the prime movers of the organisation since its birth in 1967. It also discusses the three pillars of ASEAN that are significant elements in the association's progress and transformation - the Political-Security Community, the Economic Community, and the Socio-Cultural Community - and how its relations with its dialogue partners evolved.
Featuring memorable quotes from the ASEAN founders, photos of ASEAN's milestones in the last 50 years, personal reflections and stories of ASEAN Leaders and 'friends', this volume will hopefully make ASEAN's journey come alive for readers and paint a clearer picture of its and the ASEAN peoples' future.
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Contents
Special Message
Rodrigo Roa Duterte
Special Message
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
Foreword
Alan Peter S. Cayetano
Foreword
Hidetoshi Nishimura
Introductory Chapters
ASEAN: Then and Now
Ponciano Intal, Jr.
Voices on the ASEAN Journey: Reflections and Insights from ASEAN Leaders and Officials
Ponciano Intal, Jr.
Essays: Leaders
ASEAN@50
Goh Chok Tong
From 'Sports-Shirt' Diplomacy to a Model Rules-Based Organisation
Fidel Valdez Ramos
Evolution of ASEAN Community Building: 50-Year Journey
Hun Sen
My Retrospective on ASEAN
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Viet Nam and ASEAN
Vu Khoan
Thoughts on ASEAN's Success
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Thoughts on ASEAN and Leadership
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
ASEAN@50: Building on Past Achievements
Abhisit Vejjajiva
The Critical Importance of Socio-cultural Community for the Future of ASEAN
Abhisit Vejjajiva
The Golden ASEAN
U Thein Sein
ASEAN: 50 Years After and Into the Future
Thongloun Sisoulith
Essays: ASEAN Secretaries-General
ASEAN Revitalised: The Golden Years
Ajit Singh
Leaders Matter
Ong Keng Yong
ASEAN After 50 and Beyond: A Personal Perspective
Surin Pitsuwan
Essays: Ministers and Senior Officials
ASEAN Free Trade Agreement: A Major Milestone in the 50 Years of ASEAN
Narongchai Akrasanee
My ASEAN Story
Delia D. Albert
A Future-Proof ASEAN
Rafidah Aziz
Working with the ASEAN Secretariat: A 3-Year Journey
Alicia dela Rosa-Bala
Why I Believe in ASEAN
Tommy Koh
Retrospectives and Perspectives on the Making, Substance, Significance, and Future of ASEAN
Lim Jock Seng
ASEAN at 50: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Mari Pangestu
ASEAN's Next 50 Years
Suthad Setboonsarng
My ASEAN Experience
Rebecca Sta. Maria
Looking Back on Myanmar's Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2014
Kan Zaw
Essays: Asean Partners
ASEAN at 50: Reflections from Australia
Gareth Evans
ASEAN at 50: A Valuable Contribution to Regional Cooperation
Zhang Yunling
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Foundation of ASEAN
Toshihiro Nikai
Background Papers
The Future of ASEAN Political and Security Cooperation
Kavi Chongkittavorn
The Road to ASEAN Economic Community
Ponciano Intal, Jr.
The Road Traversed and in the Horizon for ASEAN's Socio-Cultural Community
Larry Maramis
Snapshots of the ASEAN Story: ASEAN's Strategic Policy Needs and Dialogue Partners' Contributions
Hidetoshi Nishimura
The ERIA Story
Hidetoshi Nishimura
