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Why Anwar’s ASEAN is reaching so robustly to Russia

It may seem paradoxical that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is now deepening its engagement with Russia after publicly reaffirming its commitment to “sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity” in a communique soon after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.   Yet ASEAN’s diplomatic posture should be viewed not through the lens of moral idealism […]

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