The ASEAN Secretariat in collaboration with the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA), and with the support of the ASEAN-Australia Development Cooperation Program (AADCP) Phase II, to publish the Global Megatrends: Implications for the ASEAN Economic Community comes at an opportune time. Despite a growing body of literature addressing global megatrends, there is little reference made to the ASEAN-specific context, highlighting the contribution of this book not only to the literature, but also the policy sphere. Topics were carefully selected to provide a balanced, though not exhaustive, coverage in order to capture the depth and breadth of global megatrends. Furthermore, the contextualisation of the analysis within the ASEAN experience and the discussions on policy tools provide practical policy applications in the context of the ASEAN integration agenda.