Asia-Europe Meeting: Contemporary Challenges and the Way Forward. Avia Policy Brief Issue 2019 No. 12 August 2019

Hwee, Yeo Lay (2019) Asia-Europe Meeting: Contemporary Challenges and the Way Forward. Avia Policy Brief Issue 2019 No. 12 August 2019. [Policy Paper]

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Abstract

The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) was launched in 1996. Since its establishment, ASEM has experienced expansion of membership and a broadening of the scope of meetings and events. ❖ ASEM is an informal forum for dialogue that is meant to be candid and comprehensive but often ended being quite scripted. ❖ ASEM has been criticized as merely talk shops with no specific or concrete deliverables, and it has low public visibility and profile. ❖ In the current uncertain and volatile world, ASEM could fade into oblivion if it maintains the current practices of informal and low-key engagement. ❖ To make ASEM relevant in a more complex and contested world, there is a need to rethink ASEM’s objectives and modus operandi. ❖ ASEM can be transformed into a more dynamic and vibrant “marketplace” where ideas and actions flow.

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