Central Asia and Southeast Asia : exploring the dynamics of greater engagement

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Тематические рубрики

• Politics - Foreign policy and international relations of individual countries and regions
• Asia, Central - Foreign economic relations - Southeast Asia
• Southeast Asia - Foreign economic relations - Asia, Central

Аннотация

This book explores Central Asias relationship with Southeast Asia and ASEAN. It examines the Southeast Asian vector in the Central Asian countries mostly multi-vector foreign policies and the key dynamics that are transforming interregional relations into one of greater engagement. It argues that Central Asian states are interested in developing stronger ties with Southeast Asian countries, amongst others, as part of their hedging strategy in order to diversify their foreign economic relations and to lessen their overdependence on neighbouring great powers. It also looks at Central Asian views of ASEAN as a successful model of regionalism and as a hedging platform for Central Asian states to collectively manage relations with external powers. Paradorn Rangsimaporn is a Thai diplomat and independent researcher.