It wasn’t too long ago that the European Union was being touted as “the” model for ensuring stability, peace, and prosperity in this postmodern, globalized world. And, indeed, when regional organizations like ASEAN (The Association of Southeast Asian Nations) looked to examples for how best to move forward, the EU was, rather than NATO, more often than not touted as the paradigm for deepening effective and meaningful regional cooperation.That was all well and good, except that, when it comes to foreign affairs, both the EU and ASEAN a) lack a military and b) make their key decisions on security through …read more
Source: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research