ASEAN Сonsumed by Islamic State?

... about increasing political and military tensions in the Middle East, but also, and primarily, because the terrorist organization poses a very real threat to the national security of countries all over the world. It is these considerations that prompted Southeast Asian countries to hold a special ministerial meeting under the aegis of the ASEAN on the growth of radicalism and violent extremism. While this is not a new problem for the region (religious confrontations between Muslims and Christians, and between Buddhists and Muslims, flare up from time to time in various Southeast Asian ...