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Asean Front and Center

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Sep 08, 2012
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For much of its 45-year history, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has been an alliance whose name was virtually synonymous with boredom. Guys in suits used the diplomatic cover of “consensus” to keep from asking one another hard questions about human rights, territorial disputes or other potentially contentious issues. Tough dialogue was not o…

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