Today, no bloody battles scar the landscape of Southeast Asia, which once was the world’s most war-torn region. Since 1988, SE Asia has not had an intra-state armed conflict. Based on measured battle deaths, SE Asia has shown a dramatic decline in deaths from armed conflicts since the 1980s compared to the rest of the world. SE Asia includes China, Taiwan, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, and the 10 current member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASAN.) The 10 member states of ASAN are the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei, Myanmar (Burma,) Malaysia, Laos, and Indonesia. The region […] #Featured #History #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/11/the-secret-to-the-south-east-asia-peace/?feed_id=6744