EIAS LATEST

Converging Interests of Europe and ASEAN in a (More) Multipolar Global Economy

12/05/2025

The 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur took place amid rising geoeconomic uncertainty, reaffirming ASEAN’s commitment to rules-based trade and welcoming Timor-Leste as its 11th member. The meeting was overshadowed by US President Trump’s pursuit of bilateral deals with individual ASEAN states, exposing varying national vulnerabilities to US tariff measures and their economic fallout. In this context, the EU has a key opportunity to strengthen its role as a stable and predictable economic partner, underlineing the opportunity for a deeper ASEAN-EU partnership grounded in predictability, mutual benefit and in respect of ASEAN’s unique regional order.

ASEAN’s Kuala Lumpur Summit: The Test of Regional Relevance

12/05/2025

The 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur demonstrated that ASEAN still has diplomatic relevance: it expanded to include Timor-Leste, brokered a truce between Cambodia and Thailand, and attracted high-level participation from global powers. Yet, the Summit also exposed the limits of ASEAN’s influence. Political momentum is real, but fragile, and whether these outcomes lead to lasting progress will depend on implementation under the Philippines’ incoming chairmanship.

The Trans-Caspian Corridor: Understanding the Financial Framework for Attracting and Derisking Foreign Capital

12/03/2025

The development of the Greater Caspian region has become a geopolitical imperative for the European Union. The war in Ukraine, instability in the Middle East, and disruptions along the Suez and Red Sea route have brought Central Asia and the Greater Caspian Region into sharper focus for the EU. Due to its wealth of resources of fossil fuels, hydrogen, and Critical Raw Materials (CRMs), the region holds materials which are vital for a number of core elements of the green transition, particularly in the manufacture of battery technology to store green energy. The region holds the potential to serve an essential role in the European Union’s environmental pivot.

PAST EVENT – Countering Corruption and Good Governance in Southeast Asia and the EU

12/02/2025

PAST EVENT: Embassy of Malaysia and EIAS ASEAN Forum 2025: The Outcome of the 47th ASEAN Summit – The Way Forward on ASEAN-EU Relations Beyond 2025, 05.12.2025

11/20/2025

EIAS LATEST

Converging Interests of Europe and ASEAN in a (More) Multipolar Global Economy

ASEAN’s Kuala Lumpur Summit: The Test of Regional Relevance

The Trans-Caspian Corridor: Understanding the Financial Framework for Attracting and Derisking Foreign Capital

Events

PAST EVENT – Countering Corruption and Good Governance in Southeast Asia and the EU

PAST EVENT: Embassy of Malaysia and EIAS ASEAN Forum 2025: The Outcome of the 47th ASEAN Summit – The Way Forward on ASEAN-EU Relations Beyond 2025, 05.12.2025

Op-eds

Converging Interests of Europe and ASEAN in a (More) Multipolar Global Economy

ASEAN’s Kuala Lumpur Summit: The Test of Regional Relevance

Briefing Papers

South Korea as the New International Defence Industrial Powerhouse: Implications For Europe

The Middle Corridor Initiative – Where Europe and Asia Meet

Policy Briefs

The Trans-Caspian Corridor: Understanding the Financial Framework for Attracting and Derisking Foreign Capital

The Middle Corridor: EU Connectivity through Infrastructure Digitalisation and a Single Window Environment

EIAS Talks

ASEAN-EU Relations: The Road to 45

30 Years of Independence: The Future of Uzbekistan and Uzbek-EU Relations EIAS Talk with H.E. Ambassador Dilyor Khakimov

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