After 10 years of talking, ASEAN and activists still far apart
By MIA GOMEZ and JOHANNA SON BANGKOK – It’s been 10 years since civil society groups in ASEAN started having annual interactions with ASEAN leaders, including face-to-face meetings at summits. But beyond making news headlines, how effective have these been in influencing ASEAN’s work or its member states’ policies? How can engagement with ASEAN be