Lecturer’s Feedback §

Intro §

• although the association has survived a long time, it still have flaws that make it ineffective and lead it to it’s decision making shortcomings

• What are the types of diversities in ASEAN?

  ⇒ whys it a problem for ASEAN: for integration and decision making

• ASEAN way and it’s weaknesses

  Sovereignty

  Consensus

• Structure: this essay will explore the ASEAN decision making process and it’s problem

Body §

Diversity in Religion §

Rohingya crisis

Created problems of racism

US invasion of Iraq

Indonesia, malaysia and brunei condeming US (Iraq invasion) and Myanmar for Rohingya, but failed due to consensus

Economic Diversity §

large difference in economic size make it difficult in doing trade, if unsupported poorer economies will turn to external power ⇒ separation of national interests

Political Diversity §

• Different political systems
  • Monarchy
  • Constitutional Monarchy
  • Authoritarianism…
  makes it hard to make one identity for ASEAN

Conclusion §

diversities of asean: religion, economic, and political makes it a problem for ASEAN in decision making