... activities of the organization, and subsidiary organs that perform special functions”.
Considering practical implications, one could draw comparisons with intergovernmental organizations that have undergone institutionalization.
Alice D. Ba explores
ASEAN institutionalization practices and argues for a more unconventional understanding, in which “some of the most durable (“institutionalized”) practices are not products of such legal or centrally enforced structures at all, but rather the discipling ...
... cooperation through existing multilateral mechanisms. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a core element of the Asia-Pacific regional architecture. 2024 will mark the fifth year since the establishment of a strategic partnership between Russia and the ASEAN. Russia actively participates in various activities led by the ASEAN. Thanks to these efforts, we have laid the necessary foundation for further development of multi-field cooperation with the Asia-Pacific region and will continue to strengthen ...
... perspective on this, believing “the Indo-Pacific” to be an opportunity to expand its political and economic presence east of the Strait of Malacca. As far as this standpoint goes, the central place in the emergent mega-region is assigned to the ASEAN nations rather than the U.S.
Obviously, India will not give up on fostering closer ties with its numerous partners in the Asia-Pacific, ranging from Japan and South Korea in the north up to Australia and New Zealand to the south, and this will be ...
... with which they are best connected logistically.
International organisations in Greater Eurasia arose amid fundamentally different conditions than in Europe, and the closest analogue can only be the cooperation of the Southeast Asian countries within ASEAN. A distinctive feature of the European institutions for security and cooperation is their forceful nature. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe was created on the basis of agreements between East and West during the Cold War. ...
... main regions of the Global South. These criteria potentially can narrow down the circle of countries that may be viewed as the second wave of BRICS to the following emerging economies:
East Asia:
Indonesia
as a G20 member and the largest economy in ASEAN
South Asia:
Pakistan
as the second most significant economic power in South Asia after India
Africa:
Egypt
as one of the leading economic powers in Africa
Latin America:
Argentina
as one of the heavyweights in Latin America
Eurasia:
Kazakhstan
...
... terms of civil rights and freedoms. However, socialist Vietnam could take advantage of its geopolitical position - the growth of Chinese power pushed the smaller countries of Southeast Asia to forget about past grievances and integrate this country into ASEAN.
Cuba's geopolitical position is much more complicated. Its proximity to the US mainland and remoteness from other great powers leaves no room for any serious reconciliation with the Americans. Objective economic data and other development indicators ...
... case it is more inclusive, open and balanced with respect to the interests of developed and developing economies.
GT: Southeast Asia has become an important venue for multilateral cooperation this year, a year that you have called "the Year of ASEAN centrality." Can you elaborate on what role ASEAN has played in the G20 and the world?
Lissovolik:
ASEAN is at the heart of a region of the global economy that is demonstrating some of the highest growth rates in the world. The share of ASEAN ...
The effectiveness of ASEAN’s institutional balancing—now a hallmark of the association—has been somewhat compromised
In 2022, three ASEAN nations assumed the chairmanship of significant regional and global dialogue structures. For the first time in the history, G20 ...
... forming their integration platforms. This prompts increasing competition for platforms in the most dynamic regions of the developing world, as is exemplified by the exacerbating competition between the U.S. and China in Asia-Pacific.
The nations of ASEAN make the acute competition between Beijing and Washington particularly obvious. This regional bloc exhibits one of the best dynamics, both in its pace of economic growth and in building a ramified network of economic alliances in global economy....
ASEAN can become one of the leading forces of a rejuvenated drive at a globalisation that is balanced, inclusive and sustainable
Given its neutrality and mediation capabilities ASEAN could lead the creation of a global platform for regional integration ...
