ASEAN's Vision, Challenges and the Way Forward
By Denis Hew
It gives me great pleasure to introduce the first issue of the ASEAN Bulletin. This periodical, which will be published quarterly by the Centre on Asia and Globalisation (CAG), aims to increase public awareness about ASEAN. The bulletin will include commentaries, key developments and events as well as recent publications on ASEAN. By sharing up-to-date information, we hope that the ASEAN Bulletin will better inform regional policy-makers, businesses, civil societies, academics and other stakeholders on pertinent policy issues affecting the region. ASEAN is one of the world’s most successful regional organisations. Since its establishment on 8 August 1967, ASEAN has over the years transformed to become a vibrant and economically dynamic region. In 2022, the combined GDP of its ten-member states reached US$3.6 trillion making ASEAN the fifth largest economy in the world.