From Asean To Usean: A Possibility Of An Integration
The success of the European Union (EU) has been an inspiration for the rest of the world in terms of forming bonds with more than cooperation in mind. Its success has led world leaders into thinking of forming regional organizations similar to the EU. Considering this, let us discuss whether it is possible to transform the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to the Union of Southeast Asia' or not.
The Beginnings of an Integration
Although the primary impetus for European Integration was the need to prevent conflict between the European states, from the outset it also had a strong economic rationale. Jean Monnet, who had been appointed by then General Charles de Gaulle in 1946, was the principal architect of the plan for a European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). He strongly favored Franco-German cooperation and European links with the US. He favored projects which went beyond mere cooperation' between governments and embreaced the idea of a fusion of interests' of......
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