https://www.scmp.com/rss/509390/feed Marty Natalegawa was Indonesia’s foreign minister from 2009-2014 and is the author of “Does Asean matter? A view from within” from ISEAS Publishing. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In a display of utter contempt for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), Myanmar’s military leadership has completely ignored and brushed aside the bloc’s appeal to refrain from violence and seek a peaceful solution to the current crisis engulfing the country. Instead, Myanmar’s security forces have – since the February coup 1 and an informal Asean ministerial meeting on March 2 – unleashed further violence on peaceful protesters exercising their democratic rights, resulting in... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3126724/asean-has-options-tackle-myanmars-crisis-now-can-it-muster-will?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3126724/asean-has-options-tackle-myanmars-crisis-now-can-it-muster-will?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Mar 2021 03:01:45 +0000