Challenges facing the asean political and security community due to the 2021 Myanmar military coup: the role of asean centrality
The coup in Myanmar in February 2021 marked a significant escalation in the country’s domestic issues. It presented a considerable challenge for the ASEAN Political and Security Community (APSC), which aims to foster political and security cooperation to achieve stability and peace among ASEAN...
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| description | The coup in Myanmar in February 2021 marked a significant
escalation in the country’s domestic issues. It presented a
considerable challenge for the ASEAN Political and Security
Community (APSC), which aims to foster political and security cooperation to achieve stability and peace among ASEAN member states. Members of the ASEAN Community are
committed to upholding democratic principles and human rights. Additionally, ASEAN countries have agreed to prioritise ASEAN centrality in decision-making processes to address regional challenges. This study discusses how the 2021 military coup in Myanmar has challenged the ASEAN Political and Security Community. The inability to resolve this coup highlights the limitations of ASEAN centrality. The coup exposes ASEAN’s lack of a coercive mechanism to address violations of democracy and human rights by the Myanmar military regime. Furthermore, the absence of unity among ASEAN members in responding to the situation in Myanmar and actions that deviate from ASEAN agreements have undermined the organisation’s credibility and cohesion, raising increasing concerns. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:255752025-07-10T08:12:57Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25575/ Challenges facing the asean political and security community due to the 2021 Myanmar military coup: the role of asean centrality Anik Yuniarti, The coup in Myanmar in February 2021 marked a significant escalation in the country’s domestic issues. It presented a considerable challenge for the ASEAN Political and Security Community (APSC), which aims to foster political and security cooperation to achieve stability and peace among ASEAN member states. Members of the ASEAN Community are committed to upholding democratic principles and human rights. Additionally, ASEAN countries have agreed to prioritise ASEAN centrality in decision-making processes to address regional challenges. This study discusses how the 2021 military coup in Myanmar has challenged the ASEAN Political and Security Community. The inability to resolve this coup highlights the limitations of ASEAN centrality. The coup exposes ASEAN’s lack of a coercive mechanism to address violations of democracy and human rights by the Myanmar military regime. Furthermore, the absence of unity among ASEAN members in responding to the situation in Myanmar and actions that deviate from ASEAN agreements have undermined the organisation’s credibility and cohesion, raising increasing concerns. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25575/1/Sinergi_4_1_5.pdf Anik Yuniarti, (2024) Challenges facing the asean political and security community due to the 2021 Myanmar military coup: the role of asean centrality. SINERGI: Journal of Strategic Studies & International Affairs, 4 (1). pp. 65-84. ISSN 2805-4520 https://spaj.ukm.my/sinergi/index.php/sei/issue/view/7 |
| spellingShingle | Anik Yuniarti, Challenges facing the asean political and security community due to the 2021 Myanmar military coup: the role of asean centrality |
| title | Challenges facing the asean political and security community due to the 2021 Myanmar military coup: the role of asean centrality |
| title_full | Challenges facing the asean political and security community due to the 2021 Myanmar military coup: the role of asean centrality |
| title_fullStr | Challenges facing the asean political and security community due to the 2021 Myanmar military coup: the role of asean centrality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges facing the asean political and security community due to the 2021 Myanmar military coup: the role of asean centrality |
| title_short | Challenges facing the asean political and security community due to the 2021 Myanmar military coup: the role of asean centrality |
| title_sort | challenges facing the asean political and security community due to the 2021 myanmar military coup: the role of asean centrality |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25575/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25575/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25575/1/Sinergi_4_1_5.pdf |