Second phase of the extension of ASEAN: East Timor case

East Timor, the newly independent and small country of the Southeast Asia applies to join ASEAN. ASEAN members debate pro and con arguments on that admission. Vietnam, Lao and Cambodia are pro because they are beneficiary countries in economic terms trough ASEAN. Also, they ....the integration o...

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Main Author: Maricela Reyes López
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Colima 2013-01-01
Series:Portes: Revista mexicana de estudios sobre la Cuenca del Pacífico
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Online Access:http://revistasacademicas.ucol.mx/index.php/portes/article/view/236
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description East Timor, the newly independent and small country of the Southeast Asia applies to join ASEAN. ASEAN members debate pro and con arguments on that admission. Vietnam, Lao and Cambodia are pro because they are beneficiary countries in economic terms trough ASEAN. Also, they ....the integration of all countries of the region, including East Timor, will be improve in a meaningful way the political and economic stability in the region. Today government officials, analysts and academics are debating on the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) enlargement to admit East Timor as the eleventh member. East Timor recently declared independence and could benefit regionally just now as favorable factors are improving its economy and political position. Pro and con arguments of such membership represent more than an individual vote from the region’s friendly governments. A positive consensus will mean certain effects in the region and beyond it. This paper discusses arguments of several actors concerning the acceptance of East Timor into the ASEAN and its regional implications.
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spelling doaj.art-0928b1f9effd4b0ba36ea7a02cd6aff72022-12-21T18:54:28ZengUniversidad de ColimaPortes: Revista mexicana de estudios sobre la Cuenca del Pacífico1870-68002013-01-01612527183Second phase of the extension of ASEAN: East Timor caseMaricela Reyes López0Universidad de ColimaEast Timor, the newly independent and small country of the Southeast Asia applies to join ASEAN. ASEAN members debate pro and con arguments on that admission. Vietnam, Lao and Cambodia are pro because they are beneficiary countries in economic terms trough ASEAN. Also, they ....the integration of all countries of the region, including East Timor, will be improve in a meaningful way the political and economic stability in the region. Today government officials, analysts and academics are debating on the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) enlargement to admit East Timor as the eleventh member. East Timor recently declared independence and could benefit regionally just now as favorable factors are improving its economy and political position. Pro and con arguments of such membership represent more than an individual vote from the region’s friendly governments. A positive consensus will mean certain effects in the region and beyond it. This paper discusses arguments of several actors concerning the acceptance of East Timor into the ASEAN and its regional implications.http://revistasacademicas.ucol.mx/index.php/portes/article/view/236Timor OrientalASEANmembresía
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title Second phase of the extension of ASEAN: East Timor case
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