A Fractured World Needs Peace, not more Conflicts, for Human Progress

A Fractured World Needs Peace, not more Conflicts, for Human Progress

Credit: ASEANBy Palitha KohonaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jul 18 2025 (IPS) Who in Asia would ask for an Asian NATO? Past attempts to develop Asian security compacts under US leadership have not been glittering successes. The two treaty organisations that the US set up in the 50s to counter the Communist tide, the CENTO and the SEATO, have long dissipated. Indo-China was taken over by the Communists, despite American and allied military interventions, t…