If ZOPFAN should be given a fresh thrust, ASEAN should also urge China to expedite the formulation of a Code of Conduct that would govern its relations with ASEAN states on disputes pertaining to ...

Sachs said Zopfan remains relevant, and the region must stay open to all without being pulled into global conflict. With the room for neutrality narrowing, Asean is left walking a tightrope.

To assert its rights, the regional association should enhance its internal cohesion and unity, and speak with one voice. AT the close of the 13th Asean Summit in Singapore recently, the Prime ...

FMT explores how the Southeast Asian bloc has helped preserve stability through quiet diplomacy and cooperation. ... (Zopfan) manifesto in 1971 and the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in 1976. ...

ASEAN’s quest for a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality in Southeast Asia – or ZOPFAN, in ASEAN parlance – first began during the Cold War. The ZOPFAN proposal had two components: ...

ASEAN’s response to the old geopolitics was the Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (ZOPFAN). While a ZOPFAN 2.0 may seem no easier to realise now than it was during the Cold War period, this should ...

Officials have compiled a list with dozens of entries - from AADCP to Zopfan - to help confused observers. But the guide holds just a fraction of all the abbreviations on Asean's official website - ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, having pronounced its centrality in addressing regional security concerns and development priorities, remains steadfast in observing its non-aligned ...

From ASEAN’s perspective, ... (ZOPFAN) to shield itself from outside power machinations. While this was not perfect, it did give ASEAN space for its own diplomatic initiatives.

Asean-led norms and principles of yesterday, especially the Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (ZOPFAN), the 1995 Treaty of Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapons Free Zone (SEANWFZ) ...

There are so many acronyms at ASEAN meetings that organisers have handed out a guide on 87 of the most common that delegates and journalists will encounter. ASEAN gives acronym guide.