Note: This article was originally published in Bangkok Post on 30 October 2019. ERIA's President, Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura, was featured.

Under Thailand's chairmanship of Asean, the Economic Research Institute for Asean and East Asia (Eria) was commissioned to examine future challenges facing the bloc over the next two decades. To this end, it has produced the "Asean Vision 2040: Towards a Bolder and Stronger Asean" report. (Read the full article by using the link above).