ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future

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Forging a master strategy in the next 20 years for a regional grouping characterised by diverse backgrounds and confronted by complex megatrends and challenges is a herculean endeavour. However, the Leaders of ASEAN were aware of the rough road that lay ahead; they chose as their Eminent Persons diplomats who had an enduring passion for ASEAN and a wealth of experience that would guide them in forging this historic document. Two former Secretaries-General, current and former Vice Ministers, and

The year 2025 marks another defining moment in ASEAN’s journey as a Community. ASEAN closes a decade since the establishment of the ASEAN Community in 2015. Remarkable progress has been made in realising the ASEAN Community Vision 2025: Forging Ahead Together, including the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Blueprint, with a 99.6 per cent implementation rate thus far. The year 2025 is also the year when ASEAN unveiled its new vision for the next 20 years—ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future. AS

Even the best map needs the wisdom of those who travel the road. This insight underscores ASEAN’s commitment to participatory and inclusive approaches, as reflected in the Ha Noi Declaration on the ASEAN Community’s Post-2025 Vision. These principles take on a special resonance with Malaysia’s 2025 ASEAN Chairmanship theme: “Inclusivity and Sustainability.” Far from being a mere procedural formality, such approaches actively harness the nuanced feedback and deep expertise of our stakeholders, fu

As ASEAN embarks on its journey towards 2045 with the launch of the ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future and its Strategic Plans, it is worth reflecting on the words of Vincent Van Gogh: “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” This sentiment aptly captures ASEAN’s approach, where decades of steady, collective progress have laid the robust foundation to establish an ASEAN Community.

ASEAN is at a critical juncture in its economic trajectory. Over the past decade, the region has made a remarkable progress in integration, stability, and growth, benefiting over 680 million people across 10 Member States. Yet, vast opportunities remain untapped— opportunities that could propel ASEAN to unprecedented levels of prosperity and influence. In today’s rapidly evolving and unpredictable global geoeconomic landscape, ASEAN’s ability to adapt, innovate, and seize these opportunities is

The world is undergoing unprecedented transformation. In the decades ahead, ASEAN must harness its economic foundation, leverage its diversity, and cultivate future-ready talent to navigate crucial crossroads.

The genesis of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 The Ha Noi Declaration on the ASEAN Community’s Post-2025 Vision paved the roadmap for the development of a Post- 2025 Vision, which led the establishment of a High-Level Task Force (HLTF). Guided by a well-deliberated Rules of Procedures, the HLTF convened its first meeting by the end of March 2022.

Formally launched in 2015, the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) is one of the three pillars of the ASEAN Community, as envisioned in the Declaration of ASEAN Concord II (Bali Concord II). The ASCC is often touted as the “People’s Pillar” because the core values of its community-building work focus on people’s well-being, social welfare, and regional identity. It seeks to ensure that regional cooperation creates an environment that benefits the people.

With the commitment that “people are at the centre of ASEAN,” the ASCC takes a bold step in advancing a people-centred, people-oriented, and inclusive Community that prioritises people’s well-being and quality of life amid evolving regional and global geopolitical and socio-economic landscapes.

Amidst global transformation, geo-economic shifts, climate change, rapid urbanisation, digital transformation, and ageing populations continue to impact people’s lives in ASEAN. Responding to and leveraging these developments will be crucial to realising the ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future.

The 8th of August has always been a festive and eagerly anticipated day at the ASEAN Secretariat: the ASEAN Day Celebration. The theme of the 58th ASEAN Day, “Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable ASEAN Future,” reflects Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship theme of “Inclusivity and Sustainability.”

This year, ASEAN has embarked on a momentous journey towards ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future—an ASEAN that is resilient, innovative, dynamic, and people-centred. On the one hand, “Shared Future” refers to what is envisioned, which, as I said, is a resilient, innovative, dynamic, and people-centred ASEAN. But on the other hand, “Shared Future” is not only what is envisioned, it is also about how to achieve what ASEAN will be 20 years hence. The process is equally as important as the final goal. And

With the adoption of the ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future, we continue to be in conversation with people in the region on their hopes and concerns for the future. The ASEAN aimed to involve various perspectives in this endeavour, reaching out extensively to gather insights. We received responses from our readers, social media followers, youth delegates in various ASEAN-related events, and members of youth organisations. The collected responses give us a glimpse of people’s aspirations for the next