Knowing that ASEAN will not be spared from the major powers' rivalry, the 10-member bloc must therefore uphold its autonomous strategic diplomacy at all times. In this context, the ZOPFAN ...
freedom and neutrality (ZOPFAN), as underscored by the ZOPFAN Declaration inked in Kuala Lumpur in 1971. This was evidenced by the circumspection and astuteness of ASEAN in prioritizing regional ...
He said that in 1971, the founding Asean nations adopted the concept of Zopfan – zone of peace, freedom and neutrality. “That is the principle we have adhered to throughout (the decades since ...