Asean

Asean is walking on a tightrope balancing act between superpower rivalries.Its finetuning the demands of member states with vested interest in its own economic development versus the bigger picture of regional unity and stability. To understand that self interest triumphs over regional interests,Asean will need more training centres to educate Asean youths on the common goal of cooperation and conflict resolution. A regional bloc that has disaster relief teams or training to combat effects of climate change,use of green technology in farming and sustainable development.looking at risks of hegemony in global software useage,the breakdown in global communication system should a hacker or virus overcome the computer defence system will cause a shutdown in international businesses from airlines operation,shipping or banking is a dreadful scenario or if war destroys undersea communication cables,our world that depends on connectivity will shutdown.Not only that with international funds invested in global financial institutions,should there be any hostility against so called common enemy,the assets of these so called common enemies can be frozen and seized by consensus so that there is no safe haven for foreign funds of "rogue " nations. If Malaysia,Thailand n,Indonesia Vietnam apply to be members of BRICS,would it tip the neutrality stance of Asean or strengthen Aseans voice in a multipolar world as it is backed by many emerging nations.