Secretary of State Hillary Clinton affirmed during the ASEAN Regional Forum in Hanoi in July 2010 that it is America's "national interest" [in the region] and calling for a regional solution.
An Egyptian attempt to bring together Egypt, Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia to search for a regional solution to the crisis also appeared to be going nowhere after Saudi Arabia stayed away for a second time from a meeting of the four countries.
"The Houston panel saw only three purposes to be served by holding people on Manus and Nauru: a temporary circuit breaker; a standby for any future influx; a part of the jigsaw for a regional solution with regional processing centres," he said.
"My biggest concern is for people in and near the airport," said Denny Schneider of Westchester, president of the Alliance for a Regional Solution to Airport Congestion.
In August, the Alliance for a Regional Solution to Airport Congestion filed an appeal under the California Environmental Quality Act, asking elected officials to study how Uber and Lyft would affect airport congestion before approving any permits.
As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEANAN) chairman, Myanmar served as a critical venue for exploring a regional solution, balancing China's legitimate national interests against the grievances of its threatened, vulnerable neighbors.
3. Regional Engagement We are keen to discuss the Government's current thinking on a regional solution, including building capacity in transit countries for timely refugee status determination, investment in improving access to basic services, and genuine cooperation across the region to share resettlement of UNHCR identified refugees.
Despite all the talk of a "regional solution", there's still no sign of real options for them.
But we're going to be dealing for decades with the regional consequences of a "regional solution" developed by years of bipartisan policy – the connivance at horrific abuses throughout the Asia Pacific region.
