Why BRICS? Why Strengthen ASEAN?

From the book A Voice for a Just Peace. "A Collection of Speeches by Ali Alatas" at page 147 mentions the article about The ASEAN Regional Forum and Asia-Pacific Security. This article was excerpts from, "The Asia Pacific Security Situation," Remarks at the first meeting of The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Bangkok, 25 July 1994. Our distinguish RIP Mr. Ali Alatas explained confidently on the unity in diversity that :

1. The intensity and frequency of policy intersections among these major powers as well as the influence they exert on the smaller countries of the region have always had and will continue to have a direct bearing on the political and economic realities in the region;

2. ARF is an exercise in preventive diplomacy in the most positive  send as it attempts to manage strategic  change in such a way that a new equilibrium among the major powers in the Asia Pacific region could evolve gradually and peacefully over the next decade;

3. This Forum is unique in that it was not established in response to ant threat or crisis. Rather, it was established at a time when the Asia Pacific region was enjoying an economic boom and relative peace. Thus the ARF is an exercise in preventive diplomacy in yhe most positive sense as it attempts to manage strategic change in such a way that a ne w equilibriium among the major powers in the Asia Pacific Region could evolve gradually and peacefully over the next decade. In tandem with APEC and ASEAN and with the various organizations for economic cooperation in the region, the ARF may turn out to be the ultimate confidence building measure in this of the world.

My Private Document : The Humanist Spirit of Mr. Ali Alatas

My Private Document

It reminds me the three following events :

1.  Geopolitics with Kishore Mahbubani

2. Menhan dan Panglima TNI Bicara Kondisi Geopolitik dan Sektor Pertahanan RI

3. Presiden Prabowo Hadiri KTT BRICS Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, 6 Juli 2025

From the present situation globally now. I think the spirit of ARF at Bangkok, 25 July 1994 about 31(thirty one) years ago could be the trigger for keeping on the nations all over the world peacefully. If at the past the tandem with APEC and ASEAN, now we could make cooperate with BRIC and also the various organizations for economic cooperation in the region. Let us work together, whoever we are, for the unity in diversity ASEAN is the pearl for the peace and prosperity the nations all over the world. Like the harmony of the coconut cracking competition at the following picture :  

My Private Document (The coconut cracking competition among the tourist and her daughter, the police and army at Yacht Sail to Natuna)