The principle of ASEAN centrality has been reified in the recent conclusion of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). However, the Association faces three challenges to stay relevant post-RCEP.
Rakhmat Syarip
Rakhmat Syarip is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia, where he teaches International Political Economy and International Trade Institutions courses. His research focuses on trade and economic regionalism in Asia-Pacific, and has been published in the Asian Politics and Policy and the Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs. He can be reached at rakhmatsyarip@ui.ac.id or rakhmat.syarip@gmail.com.