The Moment of Looking East
Let us set aside attempts to learn lessons from gatherings and institutions such as the European Union, NATO, the cooperatives among South American countries, or their predecessors like the Soviet Union, and instead try
Let us set aside attempts to learn lessons from gatherings and institutions such as the European Union, NATO, the cooperatives among South American countries, or their predecessors like the Soviet Union, and instead try to turn our attention eastward to learn from and draw lessons from the cooperative economic grouping of ASEAN in East Asia. That grouping, formed in 1967 by a few countries that share no single religion, language, or history, and do not face a common existential threat. …
Translated by Qiyas from النهار — Original source
