Defining ASEAN's Role in a Multipolar World

Southeast Asia’s location in the Indo-Pacific region puts the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN in a geopolitical spotlight and in the centre of the growing conflict between China and the United States. Moreover, the world today observes the rise of other countries like India, South Africa, Brazil, or the United Arab Emirates, and that is drawing a picture of multipolar world. Multinational blocs like the European Union and BRICS also play their role as important global actors. What role can ASEAN play in this new dynamics of global powers?

Giang Duong is a Project Manager at RLS Hanoi. Her article was first published on rosalux.de.