Europe-Asia Interregional Relations (The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series)

This book examines the interregional relations of the European Union with East Asia through the prism of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). ASEM currently brings together 16 Asian countries, the 27 member states of the European Union, as well as the ASEAN Secretariat and the European Commission. ASEM's ten-year anniversary and the Sixth Summit in Helsinki prompted reflection on the forum's accomplishments in three dimensions of interaction, its working methods, democratic involvement, public awareness and global strategic potential. The volume provides an in-depth evaluation of ASEM's first decade from a European perspective, including the achievements of the ASEM6 Summit and its implications for the future of the process. It also analyzes the role of interregional interaction as a tool for EU foreign policy. Contents......Page 6 List of Graphs......Page 8 List of Tables......Page 10 Notes on Contributors......Page 12 Foreword......Page 14 Foreword......Page 16 List of Acronyms......Page 18 Introduction......Page 22 1 ASEM’s Background and Rationale......Page 30 2 ASEM as an Economy-oriented Partnership......Page 50 3 ASEM, Multilateralism, and the Security Agenda......Page 70 4 Human Rights and Burma/Myanmar in the ASEM Dialogue......Page 90 5 ASEM as a Tool to “Bridge the Cultural Divide”......Page 106 6 ASEM and Civil Society......Page 122 7 ASEM’s Institutional Infrastructure......Page 136 8 ASEM in the Context of the European Union’s External Relations......Page 156 9 The Outcomes of the ASEM6 Summit in Helsinki......Page 170 Summary and Conclusions......Page 190 Bibliography......Page 198 A......Page 218 E......Page 219 L......Page 220 W......Page 221

This book examines the interregional relations of the European Union with East Asia through the prism of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). ASEM currently brings together 16 Asian countries, the 27 member states of the European Union, as well as the ASEAN Secretariat and the European Commission. ASEM's ten-year anniversary and the Sixth Summit in Helsinki prompted reflection on the forum's accomplishments in three dimensions of interaction, its working methods, democratic involvement, public awareness and global strategic potential.

The volume provides an in-depth evaluation of ASEM's first decade from a European perspective, including the achievements of the ASEM6 Summit and its implications for the future of the process. It also analyzes the role of interregional interaction as a tool for EU foreign policy.

Asem's Background And Rationale / Bart Gaens -- Asem As An Economy-oriented Partnership / Bart Gaens -- Asem, Multilateralism, And The Security Agenda / Timo Kivimäki -- Human Rights And Burma/myanmar In The Asem Dialogue / Silja Keva -- Asem As A Tool To Bridge The Cultural Divide / Bart Gaens -- Asem And Civil Society / Silja Keva -- Asem's Institutional Infrastructure / Silja Keva And Bart Gaens -- Asem In The Context Of The European Union's External Relations / Teija Tiilikainen -- The Outcomes Of The Asem6 Summit In Helsinki / Bart Gaens. Edited By Bart Gaens. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [177]-196) And Index. This volume provides an in-depth evaluation of the Asia-Europe Meeting's first decade from a European perspective, including the achievements of the ASEM6 Summit and its implications for the future of the process. It also analyzes the role of interregional interaction as a tool for EU foreign policy. Examines the inter-regional cooperation of the European Union with East Asia through the prism of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). This volume provides an in-depth background to ASEM and frames Europe's political and economical expectations within the post-Cold war context