ASEAN’s proposed resilience measures must go into ‘full gear’, but domestic priorities a stumbling block

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The war in the Middle East is significantly impacting energy, fertilizer, and food supplies in Southeast Asia, prompting ASEAN to propose new regional resilience measures. However, translating these proposals into actionable solutions may face domestic prioritization challenges.

The war in the Middle East has hit Southeast Asia’s energy, fertiliser and food supply simultaneously, prompting new regional solutions - but turning them into action could prove difficult, say observers.