ASEAN's Role in Global Politics: Perceptions, Strategies, Prospects II

The next event in the conference series ‘New Geoeconomic Prospects between Asia and Europe’, titled ‘ASEAN's Role in Global Politics: Perceptions, Strategies, Prospects’ explores ASEAN's role in global and regional affairs. With a population of approximately 650 million, the ASEAN region plays an increasingly important role in today's international context. Regional actors, such as Japan, China, and South Korea see it as an area of economic competition, in the framework of which Japan contests China’s Belt and Road Initiative with its own investment projects. This geopolitical and geoeconomic competition undoubtedly attracts growing scholarly attention. On the other hand, it is important to highlight the European Union’s prospects and opportunities for developing effective cooperation mechanisms with ASEAN, which has been gaining importance on the global stage.

The second panel focuses on the ASEAN Plus Three (APT) cooperation, with its multi-layered activities, such as political, economic, and security cooperation. Such an ambitious partnership is bound to attract interest, especially from the European Union, as its relations with East Asian actors have recently strengthened considerably, especially with the EU-Japan Partnership Agreement signed in September 2019. In this second session, international experts will discuss the nature and relevance of the APT cooperation for the European Union.

The invited experts taking part in the debate included
▸ Xavier NUTTIN, Senior Associate, European Institute for Asian Studies
▸ Rahul MISHRA, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator (IMERI), Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya And the discussion
▸Moderator: Tamás KOZMA, Head of Department, Asian and African Relations Department, Antall József Knowledge Centre