ONLINE ARTICLE: "What Does the ASEAN-EU Strategic Partnership Mean?" by Philomena Murray, UNU-CRIS Associate Research Fellow
30 January 2021
Has the European Union finally found its strategy in its newly upgraded relationship with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations?
By Laura Allison-Reumann and Philomena Murray
After 44 years of formal partnership, ASEAN and the EU agreed to upgrade their relationship to a strategic partnership on December 1, 2020.
At first glance, this may seem like a long time coming. After all, these two regional bodies have been engaged in dialogue and agreements for several decades, so it is not completely unexpected. Yet it is also perhaps a surprise, given that the idea of a strategic partnership has been less on the radar in recent years.
Read the entire article in The Diplomat here.
