Except for the history of colonialism, the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN …) have similar roots and they share initial targets to foster economic growth and competitiveness. However, the EU and ASEAN … have diverging economic integration paths. The ASEAN Way implies non-interference in the internal affairs of the member …

Mekong Subregion (GMS) and the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) as case studies. In particular, we look at whether subregionalism … members to integrate more closely with the ASEAN region and, through this, with the rest of the world. As a program based on … nondiscriminatory basis, then this is consistent with the objectives of multilateralism. For the original ASEAN members, AFTA has …

some lessons from this analysis for ASEAN countries. The most important lesson is that closely integrated supranational …

-regional integration under the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) initiative and through participating in the East Asian … increased intraregional trade and reduce their dependence of advanced economies. -- trade and economic integration ; ASEAN …