European Union Security and Defence Relations with ASEAN
European Union Security and Defence Relations with ASEAN

Summary/Abstract: The European Union has developed from a purely economic organization to the one that aims to integrate its Member States in a variety of fields, including security and defence policy and foreign policy. To achieve the objectives of those policies, cooperation with third countries and international organizations is vital as such issues can have a global impact. In its security and defence-related relations with ASEAN, it can be seen that despite emphasising the importance of such cooperation, both sides have demonstrated a lack of commitment, which can be partly explained by the fundamental difference of the natures of the two organizations, with ASEAN countries unwilling to subject themselves to a foreign intitution's power. This individualist approach can severely hamper the cooperation of ASEAN members within the organization and with the EU.

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