Introduction to UN-ASEAN Coordination: Policy Transfer and Regional Cooperation Against Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia

Abstract

We can meet these threats, and seize the wondrous opportunities of our era, through dialogue, burden-sharing and adherence to the values enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaking at the 2015 ASEAN-UN Summit 1.

Norm Diffusion Beyond the West

“…This argument echoes findings in the ASEAN centrality literature. However, we want to emphasise that ASEAN's efforts to establish an amicable environment for the free exchange of views between states should not be taken for granted given the mistrust between states in tense negotiations in the non-proliferation area and the high stakes involved (Qiao-Franco, 2023). Despite criticism for its tendency towards avoiding rather than confronting contentious issues, the ASEAN Way is a practical option for regional states to keep deliberations alive, which may eventually lead to awareness of and sympathy for ASEAN positions.…”