Episode 5. Dr. Marty Natalegawa - Book Launch Does ASEAN Matter?: A View from Within

Pondok Indah Mall. Wed, August 29, 2018. 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM WIB | Written by the highly regarded diplomat Marty Natalegawa, former  ambassador and foreign minister of Indonesia, this book offers a unique  insider-perspective on the present and future relevance of ASEAN. It is  about ASEAN's quest for security and prosperity in a region marked by  complex dynamics of power. Namely, the interplay of relations and  interests among countries--large and small--which provide the settings  within which ASEAN must deliver on its much-cited leadership and  centrality in the region. The book seeks to answer the following  questions: How can ASEAN build upon its past contributions to the peace,  security and prosperity of Southeast Asia, to the wider East Asia, the  Asia-Pacific and the Indo-Pacific regions? More fundamentally and a sine  qua non, how can ASEAN continue to ensure that peace, security and  prosperity prevail in Southeast Asia? And, equally central, how can  ASEAN become more relevant to the peoples of ASEAN, such that its  contributions can be genuinely felt in making better the lives of its  citizens?