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Oct 3, 2025

Navigating Turbulent Waters: The Philippines’ Changing Indo-Pacific Strategy

The Philippines finds itself at the heart of the Indo-Pacific region, in close proximity to several geopolitical flashpoints. Aware of its delicate position within a shifting regional security environment–characterized by the resurgence of great power competition and the challenges to existing institutions designed to maintain the regional security architecture–Manila has…

Oct 2, 2025

Italy as Europe’s Bridge to the Global South: A Southeast Asian Perspective

As Rome navigates the geopolitical complexities that come with the rise of the Indo-Pacific order, a key challenge is deeper structural and functional engagement with Southeast Asia. For Southeast Asian countries and ASEAN, embrace of Indo-Pacific semantics has been sluggish and calculated, considering how the “Indo-Pacific” has been associated with…

Oct 2, 2025

Italian Development Cooperation in ASEAN: A Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Growth

This chapter examines Italy’s development cooperation in Southeast Asia through the ASEAN-Italy partnership, with a focus on the strategic and operational role of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). It explores how Italy aligns bilateral and regional initiatives with ASEAN priorities and broader EU frameworks, particularly in key sectors…

Oct 1, 2025

Challenges and Opportunities in Forging Closer ASEAN–EU Relations: An Indonesian Perspective

This paper explores the evolving dynamics of ASEAN–EU relations from an Indonesian perspective, contextualised within the lingering shadows of colonial legacies and the opportunities of twenty-first-century strategic cooperation. It analyses the “bipolar” nature of Indonesia’s stance, which is characterised by a mix of historical resentment and pragmatic cooperation.

Oct 1, 2025

China-ASEAN Engagement: Implications for EU’s Relations with Southeast Asia

China’s expanding influence in the Asia/Indo-Pacific region, particularly in Southeast Asia, has become a focal point for geopolitical rivalry involving major powers like the U.S., Japan, Australia, India, and European countries. This paper explores how China has engaged with ASEAN countries over the past few decades and examines the implications…

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