The+Association+of+Southeast+Asian+Nations



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** A) Name of organization **
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (//ASEAN//) **Where:** It was established in Bangkok, Thailand
 * When:** ASEAN was established on August 8, 1967
 * How: **At first only Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand signed it but then Brunei Darussalam, Viet Nam, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Cambodia singed it as well and now all ten of them make up the ASEAN
 * Why:** It was formed to create peace and respect between the Asian countries

** C) Identify member states and which ones are the most powerful **
Brunei Darussalam, Viet Nam, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Indonesia is the most powerful one

** D) Purposes/goals/objectives of organization **

 * 1.** To accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region through joint endeavours in the spirit of equality and partnership in order to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community of Southeast Asian Nations
 * 2.** To promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries of the region and adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter
 * 3.**To promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest in the economic, social, cultural, technical, scientific and administrative fields
 * 4.**To provide assistance to each other in the form of training and research facilities in the educational, professional, technical and administrative spheres
 * 5.**To collaborate more effectively for the greater utilization of their agriculture and industries, the expansion of their trade, including the study of the problems of international commodity trade, the improvement of their transportation and communications facilities and the raising of the living standards of their peoples
 * 6.**To promote Southeast Asian studies
 * 7.**To maintain close and beneficial cooperation with existing international and regional organizations with similar aims and purposes, and explore all avenues for even closer cooperation among themselves.

** E) Structure/hierarchy/subdivision of organization **

 * 1.** ASEAN Coordinating Council
 * 2.** ASEAN Community Council (**//Composition of the ASEAN Political-Security Community Council, Composition of the ASEAN Economic Community Council, Composition of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural)//**
 * 3.** ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Body
 * 4.** Committee of Permanent Representatives
 * 5.** ASEAN National Secretariats
 * 6.** Committees Aboard

They have more people to social with, transportation, cultural, educational, and trade among the other member states.
 * F) Advantages of membership in organization **

** G) Disadvantages of membership in organization **
If one country did something amazing all of ASEAN would be gifted not just that individual country in other words, they look at ASEAN as a whole not individually

** H) Explanation of how the organization challenges/preserves local diversity **
Local diversity is still present in ASEAN because you have people from Indonesia that are mainly Muslims, and other people from Cambodia that are Cambodian, they all fall into the category of being Asian but they have different religions.

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations