Part 8/17:
Experts suggest that ASEAN's fundamental ethos favors balancing rather than splitting, driven by a shared history of peaceful coexistence and a systemic evolution toward a multipolar order. This order offers opportunities for greater cooperation in trade, security, and cultural exchange, without necessarily falling into binary US-China confrontations.
Instead of "picking sides," ASEAN and similar regional organizations are emerging as vital architects of a stable, multi-centered system, advocating for a world where no single power dominates, but instead a network of powers collaboratively shapes global stability.