ASEAN consensus

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ASEAN consensus is the principle of collective agreement and non-confrontational decision-making used by ASEAN members to ensure unity and mutual acceptance of regional policies.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
ASEAN Way 3
ASEAN consensus canonical 1
ASEAN way 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ASEAN norm ⓘ
decision-making principle ⓘ
diplomatic norm ⓘ
affects ASEAN enlargement decisions ⓘ
ASEAN external relations positions ⓘ
ASEAN joint statements ⓘ
aimsTo ensure mutual acceptance of regional policies ⓘ
ensure unity among ASEAN members ⓘ
appliesTo Association of Southeast Asian Nations ⓘ
associatedWith gradualism in regional integration ⓘ
informal diplomacy ⓘ
quiet diplomacy ⓘ
basedOn collective agreement ⓘ
non-confrontational decision-making ⓘ
contrastedWith majority voting ⓘ
qualified majority voting ⓘ
coreElementOf ASEAN Way ⓘ
linked to: ASEAN consensus
criticizedFor allowing individual members to block initiatives ⓘ
hindering strong collective action ⓘ
slowing decision-making ⓘ
decisionRule no formal decision without agreement of all members ⓘ
defendedAs mechanism to preserve ASEAN unity ⓘ
way to respect national sovereignty ⓘ
historicallyRootedIn Southeast Asian diplomatic culture ⓘ
founding practices of ASEAN since 1967 ⓘ
implies avoidance of open confrontation ⓘ
extensive consultations ⓘ
preference for unanimity ⓘ
influences ASEAN responses to regional crises ⓘ
pace of ASEAN institutional reform ⓘ
normativelyJustifiedBy need to avoid domination by larger states ⓘ
need to maintain regional harmony ⓘ
relatedConcept ASEAN Way ⓘ
linked to: ASEAN consensus

musyawarah and mufakat ⓘ
non-interference principle ⓘ
requires avoidance of public dissent in final decisions ⓘ
prior consultations among all member states ⓘ
supportsPrinciple non-interference in internal affairs ⓘ
sovereign equality of member states ⓘ
usedBy ASEAN member states ⓘ
linked to: ASEAN member state
usedIn ASEAN economic cooperation ⓘ
ASEAN political cooperation ⓘ
ASEAN security cooperation ⓘ
ASEAN socio-cultural cooperation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ASEAN centrality → relatedConcept → ASEAN way ⓘ
linked to: ASEAN consensus
ASEAN consensus → coreElementOf → ASEAN Way ⓘ
linked to: ASEAN consensus
ASEAN consensus → relatedConcept → ASEAN Way ⓘ
linked to: ASEAN consensus
ASEAN militaries (informal cooperation) → relatedTo → ASEAN Way ⓘ
linked to: ASEAN consensus