nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210320-031347-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210319s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210320-031347-0 doi eng 342 23 Schuldt, Lasse Author aut No More Need for Doublespeak - On Myanmar and the Evolution of Non-Interference in ASEAN Schuldt, Lasse Verfassungsblog 2021-03-19 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier How will Southeast Asian governments react to the violent developments in Myanmar? ASEAN’s non-interference principle is often described as an effective shield against foreign meddling in domestic affairs. In the face of reputational damage and possible economic setbacks, though, ASEAN members had started to refer to human rights, democracy and the rule of law to justify occasional peer pressure – not out of normative conviction but due to strategic considerations. After years of democratic backsliding and declining global expectations, however, these semantic gymnastics are much less required today. CC BY-SA 4.0 ASEAN Democratic Backsliding Human Rights non-interference Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/no-more-need-for-doublespeak/ raw object