Assessing EU-ASEAN Cooperation in the New Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific

Assessing EU-ASEAN Cooperation in the New Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific Assessing EU-ASEAN Cooperation in the New Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific: Commonalities, Challenges and Prospects’ is the second talk of the public forum series by the EU Delegation to Thailand (EUD) and ISIS Thailand. It will explore the EU’s relations with ASEAN following the first-ever summit between their leaders recently held in Brussels (14 December 2022). The summit commemorated 45 years of EU-ASEAN diplomatic relations, where leaders reaffirmed their commitment to a rules-based international order and multilateralism, and accelerated a series of new initiatives to realise the full potential of the EU-ASEAN Strategic Partnership. The talk will feature speakers from the EU and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, along with political scientists from Chulalongkorn University and Thammasat University. It will discuss recent developments in EU-ASEAN relations, strategic interests of the blocs and the outlook of their collaboration, at a timely occasion to reflect on EU-ASEAN collaboration within the Indo-Pacific context. It will also analyse EU-Thai relations within the same context, considering Thailand’s role as an important ally in implementing the EU-ASEAN Strategic Partnership and the EU’s strategic priorities in the Indo-Pacific.