The airstrike on Pazigyi – time for ASEAN to enlarge humanitarian protection

• Main Author: Toh, Anthony Han Yang
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; Regionalism and Multilateralism
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168791
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Myanmar’s recent airstrike on Pazigyi village highlighted ASEAN’s inability to protect civilians from armed violence. This raises important questions on how ASEAN can reform its humanitarian framework to safeguard civilians more comprehensively beyond environmental harms, financial meltdowns, and na...