Human rights and democracy in the ASEAN nations: the next 25 years

Abstract

A discussion of the issues of the human rights, environment and democracy in the ASEAN countries is none other than a discussion of the future of these countries and their relations to the international world. these issues should be placed at the top of ASEAN's agenda because relations among nations are undergoing a fundamental change. This is not only caused by the dissolution of the Soviet Union or as a result of the ending of the Cold War which began after World War II, but because international relations are in a period of great transformation.President Bush is correct when stating that the world is now in the process of formulating a new world order. However, he appears to have underestimated the depth of the changes and the length of the time that these changes will require