Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1. ASEAN’s members 1
4. 2. Founders and date of birth 2
5. 3. Reasons for setting up ASEAN 4
6. 4. Dates of admission of newer members 5
7. 5. Important accomplishments 6
8. 6. Non-interference in internal affairs 8
9. 7. ASEAN and human rights 10
10. 8. ASEAN and Myanmar 13
11. 9. Regional peace and stability 14
12. 10. ASEAN and the South China Sea 16
13. 11. ASEAN is not a military alliance 17
14. 12. The ASEAN Regional Forum 18
15. 13. The Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia 20
16. 14. The Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone 22
17. 15. Increasing jobs and reducing poverty 23
18. 16. The development gap 24
19. 17. Trading within ASEAN 25
20. 18. Regional economic stability 25
21. 19. Promoting tourism 27
22. 20. Protecting the regional environment 28
23. 21. Dealing with communicable diseases 29
24. 22. Combating terrorism, illicit drugs, and transnational crime 31
25. 23. Coping with natural disasters 33
26. 24. ASEAN and women’s issues 34
27. 25. The regional cultural heritage 35
28. 26. Bringing young people together 36
29. 27. The ASEAN Secretariat 36
30. 28. The ASEAN Charter 37
31. 29. ASEAN’s flag and emblem 40
32. 30. Working in the Secretariat 41
33. 31. Funding ASEAN 42
34. 32. Managing ASEAN affairs 42
35. 33. Making ASEAN decisions 44
36. 34. ASEAN’s working language 46
37. 35. ASEAN and the international community 46
38. 36. The Dialogue system 47
39. 37. The ASEAN Dialogue Partners 49
40. 38. Working with the United Nations 50
41. 39. Working with the Asian Development Bank 51
42. 40. Learning about ASEAN 52