THE MODEL ASEAN Project Guide

for DIALOGUE PARTNERS

Details here are tailored for those representing United States of America, European Union, Australia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, and North Korea.
The Model ASEAN is designed to simulate the regional integration of the Southeast Asian states, and the international cooperation they have with countries and organizations beyond their borders. Your goal as a class is to respond to three pressing issues of our times with regard to peace, order and security, climate change and food security, and economic and social development. You will also endeavor to address the needs of the ASEAN states through the mechanisms provided for and allowed by the ASEAN Charter.

AS

A DIALOGUE

PARTNER, your primary

REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST Before the Model ASEAN: Country Briefing (20% of project) Due: February 24 (Thursday)
Contains a 250-word overview of your country, a commentary on your countrys involvement with the ASEAN, and an itemized agenda of concerns you intend to raise during the ASEAN meeting. Download an editable template from the blog.

objective is to push for deeper integration with the Southeast Asian region. The foremost question in your mind must be: How do I convince them that whats good for me is also good (if not better) for them? While the Southeast Asian states will do their best to stand on their own feet, dialogue partners have several resources (possibly) at their disposal: the offer of either economic aid or mutual defense. However, some dialogue partners come from a position of weakness and hence require integration into ASEAN in order to raise their regional profile. Hence your task is to work your way into the ASEAN, by using the channels available to push your agenda in the region. HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE MODEL ASEAN 1. Read up on your assigned country. Consult almanacs and encyclopaedia to learn of its basic history from ancient times to the present. Conclude by looking at the history of the ASEAN and how your country came to be involved in it. 2. Read up on the news and current issues affecting your country and its relationship with the other countries in Southeast Asia. Focus on three issue areas: (a) peace, order, and security, (b) climate change and food security, and (c) economic and social development. Consult the supplementary guidelines for what sort of news stories may classify under each of the issue areas. 3. Keep up with the lectures in SS2. Like with the mock trials and the summit before it, the Model ASEAN will be prefaced by a series of lectures designed to provide context, background, and hints on how to do your best in the activity. Keep up with the reading assignments from World History Connections to Today and the special reading from The Emergence of Modern Southeast Asia.

During the Model ASEAN: Actual Performance (20% of project)

I will be observing your every move during the ASEAN meeting particularly in four areas: (a) knowledge of ASEAN meeting protocol, (b) proper decorum, conduct and manner, (c) effectiveness of expression and clarity of communication, and (d) interpolation and debate.

Caucusing and Lobbying (30% of project)

Your goal is to secure allies in the ASEAN region, and this is achieved by either being welcomed to join a particular caucus and contributing substantially, or being given the opportunity to deliver a privilege speech during the ASEAN assembly. For the latter, an ASEAN member must first yield his turn to you (and he will then be unable to speak during the session).

Representation and Mastery (30% of project)

I will pay attention to the content of what you say and do in the ASEAN meeting. I expect that you are able to stand in as a representative of your country, personifying its values, principles and interests. Any position you take must be grounded in history, facts, and actual realities.

After the Model ASEAN: Synthesis Paper (50% of Periodic Exam)

This paper will be your FINAL ESSAY in SS2. Specific guidelines will be given towards the end of the year. It will ask you to write about your ASEAN experience, but at the same time asking you to integrate all weve done throughout the school year.