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Critical to the strengthening of the international order are the interfaces between international economic and security orders, the role of state sovereignty, and the new economic and social actors invoked by globalization. The United States as a hyper-state of the world has been the largest factor and actor in this field in recent decades. But as this Council for Asia-Europe Cooperation (CAEC) volume points out, it is essential that there be debate among Asian and European states concerning the nature of international order so that they too can contribute to the strengthening of international order.The authors delve into the emergence of international order by taking stock of its principles; looking at the agenda for its enhancement by focusing on the traditional political and security agendas, economic problems, and new security issues; and defining policy implications that arise from their analyses.Contributors include Zakaria Haji Ahmad (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia), Stuart Harris (Australian National University), Joachim Krause (Research Institute of the German Council on Foreign Relations), Kuik Cheng-Chwee (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia), Jean-Pierre Lehmann (International Institute for Management and Development, Switzerland), Hanns W. Maull (University of Trier), Roberto Menotti (Centre for International Political Studies, Rome), Simon Nuttall (College of Europe, Bruges), Ogata Shijuro (former deputy governor for international relations, Bank of Japan), Ferruccio Pastore (Centre for International Political Studies, Rome), John Roper (College of Europe, Bruges), Manuel Rosini (World Bank), Busadee Santipitaks (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand), Gerald Segal, International Institute for Strategic Studies, London), Djisman S. Simandjuntak (Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta), Darmp Sukontasap (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok), and Jusuf Wanandi (Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta).The Japan Center for International Exchange acts as the Asian secretariat for CAEC.
The end of the cold war and the terrorist attacks of 9/11 have brought about profound changes in international politics. A new system of global governance —one that is better suited for the new political realities —is desperately needed. Global governance is defined here as a structure for consultation and cooperation among states to maintain global order, to contain disorder, to promote global prosperity through shared management of an open world economy, and to address the difficult issues of global equity, rights, and justice. This Council for Asia-Europe Cooperation (CAEC) book attempts to redefine the roles of Asia and Europe in a changed world. The authors analyze the ways cooperation could enhance global governance —through future multilateralism and international institutions, international economic and financial institutions, trade and development, and new security challenges.
This edited volume examines contemporary relations between Europe and Asia through the prism of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). ASEM is an informal forum for dialogue and cooperation between 53 partners from both regions. Having started in 1996, ASEM aims to enhance political dialogue, strengthen economic cooperation, and promote socio-cultural exchange. The book provides insights into past achievements, current challenges, and possible new directions for ASEM as a dialogue forum. The chapters focus on institutional design, the security agenda, economic cooperation, and cultural exchange and civil society outreach through the Asia-Europe Foundation. They also zoom in on ASEM’s Parliamentary Partnership, and the ongoing challenge of public awareness and visibility. Furthermore, they critically examine the implications of the widening process, the attempts to reinvigorate the forum, and the varied perspectives on ASEM’s value for both regions. Appealing to policy-makers, researchers, and students, this volume provides an in-depth analysis of a wide range of issues relating to the role of ASEM in contemporary international relations.
This book explores the transformation of the American-led alliances, as well as of US allies’ responses to potential American disengagement from regional security amid the rising Russian and Chinese threats. The post-Cold War international order has led to three challenges for the West. The first challenge was the ending of the Cold War, which had served as the fundamental rationale of the US-centred alliance systems in both Europe and Asia. The second challenge was that while the fear of US disengagement in the post-Cold War era was initially about its political willingness, the relative decline of the US has gradually turned the question into that of capability. And the third challenge is that for the first time since very long, a war in which one of the great (nuclear) powers is involved takes place on European territory. In Europe, the immediate consequence of the war has been a strengthening of NATO. In Asia and the Indo-Pacific, regional reactions to the war have been much more muted, for the division between “friends and foes” remains less clear-cut than in Europe. The chapters in this volume bridge the dynamics in the European and Asian theatres and provide a comparative framework for examining security alignments amid the shifting strategic context of the Indo-Pacific. With 4 new chapters and a revised Introduction, this book will be of great interest to students and researchers of Politics and International Relations, Asian and European studies. The other chapters were originally published in Asian Affairs.
Establishing strategic partnerships is a key objective for the European Union. These partnerships provide frameworks for flexible and long-term cooperation with global and regional players. This book focuses on the EU's strategy toward China and India and explores ways of promoting a stronger and more versatile role for the EU in Asia. The volume examines the emergence of China and India as global powers and the implications for the EU's common policies and strategies. It focuses on the role of the EU within Asia in terms of its political, security-related and cultural impact in addition to economic presence, and it explores the interplay of the EU, China and India in global governance and in utilizing and promoting multilateralism, especially in the context of climate change and energy security. The contributors discuss avenues for the EU to pursue its interests in Asia and to achieve its objectives in global governance and multilateralism through partnerships with China and India, while retaining its special relationship with the United States.
This book summarizes the work of several Council for Asia-Europe Cooperation (CAEC) task forces and reviews the role of Asia-Europe cooperation in the contemporary world. Convinced that the most important rationale behind Asia-Europe cooperation is the shared interest in preventing a further deterioration of multilateralism and of international institutions, editor Karl Kaiser finds it crucial for the two regions to cooperate--in order to ensure that multilateral rules, regimes, and institutions remain the basis of the emerging world order. The book explores the specific roles of Asia and Europe in the twenty-first century and ways they can work together to avert crises, restore peace where necessary, and create a better structure of global governance.
How are the rising mutual concerns of Asian and European countries shaping their approaches to the international order? Contributors to this volume discuss emerging critical issues in International relations, including the Indo-Pacific constructs, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and the progress of established regional security mechanisms like the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. They also compare western and non-western approaches to these issues, with a holistic perspective on the origins and evolutions of these approaches. Both the Indo-Pacific constructs and BRI present a remarkable set of opportunities for Europe as well as Asia. This book presents key implications of the changing politico-security dynamics in the two regions from the perspectives of both Asian and European scholars and theoretical traditions. A must-read for scholars of International Relations with a focus on relations between Asia and Europe.
The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), officially established in 1996, is an inter-regional forum consisting of the 15 member states of the European Union and the European Commission, 7 member of the 10 states of ASEAN and China, Japan and South Korea. In this important volume academics from Asia and Europe examine the level of engagement between both continents and highlight how the ASEM process has been conducive in enhancing the political, economic and cultural ties between the various Asian and European countries. They address questions such as: how does the euro fit in the developing East Asian monetary cooperation; how does ASEM influence the process of East Asian identity building and what is the ASEM factor in the formulation of the new foreign policy of China? ASEM is wrongly a little known process because it plays a key role in formulating the emerging multilateralist world order of the 21st century.
"Europe-Asia Relations analyses the increasingly complex and close-knit interactions between these two regions. By addressing both key thematic topics - trade, investment, diplomacy and security - and crucial bilateral relations with major actors, such as China, Japan, India, as well as middle powers and regional organizations, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of the interregional relationship. By exploring the substance, manner and dynamics of these interactions at the bilateral, multilateral, and interregional levels, this volume examines how the various countries and peoples relate to each other and to the emerging multipolar and multilateral global order. The Europe-Asia relationship is often described as the weak link in the global power triangle with the United States. Yet, by using a multinational and multidisciplinary group of authors, this volume sheds new light on this increasingly important relationship, which will be crucial to the future dynamics of international order."--BOOK JACKET.
Focuses on the institutionalsiation of intra-regional and inter-regional cooperation in the international system with emphasis on the changing relationship between the EU, China and India