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CHAPTER
6

Ethical leadership of ASEAN and

in ASEAN

s the ASEAN region takes a larger role on the world stage, ethical issues require
leadership from inside ASEAN. This ECAAR dialogue is about leadership ethics
Aand our speakers are all from the region and each has a different leadership role to
play.
ASEAN’s international political, economic and social issues are under pressure from
external forces as issues internal to the region. ASEAN youth grow up in a more uncertain
world and see ASEAN’s ethical role differently from past generations.
This dialogue took place three months after the coup d’état in Myanmar when the
democratically elected members of the country’s ruling party, the National League for
Democracy, were arrested by the military Tatmadaw. How should ASEAN react to clear
violations of its Charter and Human Rights Declaration by a Member State? The Myanmar
dilemma constituted a perfect starting point for discussing ethical leadership in ASEAN.

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