The European Union and Myanmar: Interactions via ASEAN (Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series)

The EU's engagement in the Asia-Pacific / Michael Reiterer -- The EU in the non-European world : the case of ASEAN and Myanmar / Ludovica Marchi -- The EU's engagement of Myanmar in security cooperation / Ludovica Marchi -- Myanmar broadens its foreign relations : the European Union / Ludovica Marchi -- European and Chinese development cooperation in the context of ASEAN : the case of Myanmar / Thomas Henökl and Christian Webersik -- The Rohinya issue : can the EU contribute to the solution? / Sophie Boisseau du Rocher -- The EU and Myanmar in the post-2016 scenario : setting a constructive tone for peace / Moe Thuzar. "This book examines how the EU interacts with Myanmar amid the balancing power context and competition politics in the Pacific Southeast Asian region. Contributors explore Myanmar's dynamics of change and inertia to change as intertwined processes in the country and the EU's role therein as a Global Actor. The chapters investigate the windows of opportunity arising in Myanmar and the ways in which the EU can contribute. This book first introduces Myanmar, setting the country within its relations with ASEAN and the EU, and subsequently debates the importance of diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region, the processes that both the EU and the EU via ASEAN have activated and their limits and success in seeking to induce Myanmar to reconsider its past position. It explores the EU's relation to Myanmar since its sanction policy-making up to the 2015 elections and beyond and traces the EU's efforts at the ARF in seeking to persuade Myanmar to become involved in security cooperation. A timely and important contribution to the growing literature on EU-ASEAN relations, this book will be of interest to academics in the field of International Relations, European politics and foreign policy, Comparative Regionalism, East Asian and Southeast Asian Studies"-- Provided by publisher This book analyses European foreign policy as the activity of the European Union (EU) as a global actor and explores its efforts to raise its visibility in Southeast Asia through its relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Myanmar. Contributors examine the EU's engagement in a process of dynamic consolidation of its relationship with Asia and the Pacific region. They shed light on how interregional relations with ASEAN and interactions with Myanmar can be viewed as a perfect opportunity to promote the EU's presence in the region. Chapters examine the EU's efforts to inspire Myanmar to connect with security cooperation and Myanmar's engagement with the EU to diversify its foreign relations with China. The book also explores the extent to which the EU has failed regarding the Rohingya crisis and whether the EU's effort to support the peace process in Myanmar has been beneficial. A timely and important contribution to the growing literature on the EU's role in the world and its relations with East and Southeast Asia, this book will be of interest to academics in the field of International Relations, European Politics and Foreign Policy, Comparative Regionalism, East Asian and Southeast Asian Studies.