50 Years of ASEAN and Singapore

Tommy Koh, Sharon Li-Lian Seah;Li Lin Chang

• Publisher: WSPC
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9789813225145
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Asian Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

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On the 8th of August 2017, ASEAN will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding. ASEAN is of great importance to Singapore, the region and the world.

In 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN in short, was founded by five countries in Southeast Asia which had just gained independence from their former colonial masters, united by a determination for the region to live in peace and stability. Singapore was one of the five founding members of ASEAN, together with Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. The grouping was joined later by Brunei (1984), Vietnam (1995), Laos and Myanmar (1997), and finally, Cambodia (1999). ASEAN is today a very successful inter-governmental organization which promotes peace, stability, economic development and regional integration.

This volume brings together 46 essays written by Singaporeans who have played a part in the partnership between ASEAN and Singapore. The reader will be able to glean an insight into the workings of ASEAN and Singapore's contributions to ASEAN through the lens of diplomats, academics, civil society leaders and officials.

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• Foundational Documents of ASEAN
• ASEAN's Challenges
• ASEAN's Landmark Achievements
• ASEAN's External Relations
• Making of the ASEAN Charter
• ASEAN and Civil Society
• Singaporeans in ASEAN
• Post-Charter ASEAN
• ASEAN's Future

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--> Readership: Academics, scholars, diplomats & civil society interested in ASEAN and Singapore. -->
Keywords:ASEAN;Singapore;Regional GroupsReview:0

Index

Note: Page numbers followed by “n” denote footnotes.

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AADMER. See ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response

AANZFTA. See ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement

Abdul Razak Hussein, 24

Abe, Shinzo, 181

ACC. See ASEAN Coordinating Council

accelerated liberalisation, agreement for, 114–115

ACCT. See ASEAN Convention on Counter-Terrorism

ACDM. See ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management

ACFTA. See ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement; ASEAN-China Free Trade Area

ACIA. See ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement

ACSC. See ASEAN Civil Society Conference

ACW. See ASEAN Committee on Women

ACWC. See ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children

ACWO. See ASEAN Confederation of Women’s Organizations

Adamson, Frances, 149, 150

ADB. See Asian Development Bank

ADMM. See ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting

ADMM Plus. See ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus

AEC. See ASEAN Economic Community

AFC. See Asian Financial Crisis

AFTA. See ASEAN Free Trade Area

AFTA-Common Effective Preferential Tariff (AFTA-CEPT), 109, 349

ASEAN’s process of negotiated accommodation, 112

General Exceptions Lists, 115

Highly Sensitive List, 114

Inclusion List, 114–115

Interim Reciprocity Rule, 115

liberalisation, negotiated targets for, 113

overall target acceleration, 113–114

rate of tariff reductions, 112–113

Singapore’s role in, 110–112

tariff lines, interim targets for, 115–116

WTO principles, 117

Agreement on Privileges and Immunities, 258

AHA Centre. See ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance Centre

AHN. See ASEAN Highway Network

AHTF. See ASEAN Humanitarian Task Force

AICHOR. See Annual Colloquium on Human Rights

AICHR. See ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights

AIFTA. See ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement

AIX. See ASEAN Internet Exchange Network

AKASA. See ASEAN-ROK Air Services Agreement

AKBC. See ASEAN-Korea Business Council

AKFTA. See ASEAN-ROK Free Trade Agreement

Alatas, Ali, 238

all-hazards approach, 65–66

AMM. See ASEAN Ministerial Meeting

AMM...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle
• Title
• Coyright
• Foreword
• Contents
• ASEAN Historical Timeline
• Foundational Documents of ASEAN
• ASEAN’s Challenges
• ASEAN’s Landmark Achievements
• ASEAN’s External Relations
• Making of the ASEAN Charter
• ASEAN and Civil Society
• Singaporeans in ASEAN
• Post-Charter ASEAN
• ASEAN’s Future
• About the Editors
• Index