ASEAN Community building, including
its Political and Security pillar, is a
continuously learning process for ASEAN.
ASEAN depth and scope of integration within
the organisation as well as with the
international community has gradually evolved
and will continue to evolve, much depending
on ASEAN’s own effort but also depend on the
regional environment that ASEAN is bound to.
The current changing regional environment
presents a major opportunity for ASEAN to
enhance its relevance and role in the regional
architecture, thus mobilising support for its
Community building effort. However, the new
environment also poses many critical
challenges to the organisation. ASEAN must
therefore find a balanced approach to its
external relations and internal community