4.2 Regional Organizations — The Idea

The regional idea (Chapter VIII of the UN Charter): the regional arrangements' recognized place in the peace-and-security architecture (the SC's utilisation of regional bodies; the local disputes' settlement before SC referral). The comparative theory: the proximity's cooperation dividend; the integration ladder (free trade area → customs union → common market → economic union → political union — the EU's walked path); the cautions (the asymmetries, the sovereignty reflex, the consensus traps). The syllabus's ten (purpose and composition — the table to master): Organization Born / HQ Purpose (the one line) Composition ADB (Asian Development Bank) 1966, Manila Asia-Pacific's development finance (the region's Bank-Fund) 68+ members (regional + non-regional, incl. Nepal 1966 founder) ASEAN 1967 (Bangkok), Jakarta Southeast Asia's three-pillar community (political-security, economic, socio-cultural) The 10 + Timor-Leste (2025) SAARC 1985 (Dhaka), Kathmandu South Asia's welfare, growth, collective self-reliance 8 members (Afghanistan 2007); Secretariat in Kathmandu — Nepal's privilege BIMSTEC 1997, Dhaka The Bay of Bengal bridge (South Asia + Southeast Asia) 7 (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand) AIIB (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) 2016, Beijing Asia's infrastructure finance (the new Bank) 100+ members (Nepal a founding member) AALCO (Asian- African Legal 1956, New Delhi The Afro-Asian states' international-law forum (the Bandung's legal child) 47+ member states (Nepal a member) Organization Born / HQ Purpose (the one line) Composition…