1. List the topics President Obama is addressing during his trip to Asia this month.

2. What is ASEAN? List the member states (answer can be found in the link under "Resources" below)

3. What progress did President Obama make with ASEAN on the plight of political prisoners?

4. What caused leaders to concede that a binding international treaty on global warming won't be reached at the United Nations meeting in Copenhagen next month?

5. a) What promises did President Obama make in a speech to the leaders of Asia regarding his appeal for a new world economic order?
b) What did he ask for in return?
c) What do you think of these promises and requests?

6. The reporter states in para. 7: "Half way through his Asian tour, Mr. Obama is confronting the limits of engagement and personal charm,"
and in para. 14: "the Asia trip is exposing the limits of Mr. Obama's policy of engagement." What do you think he means by these statements?