Is Timor-Leste On Track To Join ASEAN As Member? | Insight | Southeast Asia

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11 years since Timor-Leste applied to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, it is still waiting. What is preventing Southeast Asia's newest country from joining the regional group?

But Timor-Leste’s underdeveloped economy and the lack of human capital could prove stumbling blocks to this eligibility. At the same time, ASEAN faces pressures from within, with a military coup in Myanmar, and without, as powers like the USA and China exert influence on current member states. The current member states will have to determine if a new member could upset ASEAN’s dynamic.

What will it take for Timor-Leste to join ASEAN?

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