Short Report of Open Seminar (10/7/2016):

Moving to a Full-fledge ASEAN Security and Political Community (APSC)

Guest Speaker: Dr. Agus Trihartono, Senior Researcher, Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization (R-GIRO), Ritsumeikan University

This seminar attempts to see to what extent the role of ASEAN Way (among others) in influencing the ASEAN Cooperation.It also tries to find out the ASEAN Way compatibility in the current situation and its prospect. In particular, the seminar answers such questions as follows:  How does ASEAN go about achieving that ultimate transformation of the APSC? Do ASEAN previous norms, such as non-interference and sovereignty fit in ASEAN current requirements to a full-fledged political-security community? Is ASEAN Way obsolete? The conclusion is that ASEAN Way may be the strength of ASEAN’s Past, but it seems likely to be the Weakness of ASEAN’s Present.

This seminar was held in Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Campus, on October 7, 2016, hosted by Ritsumeikan University's Graduate School of International Relations and the Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization (R-GIRO), Approximately 20 participants attended the seminar.