We would like to highlight several recent events organised over the past weeks. These include the EU–China Briefing Seminar on Global Governance in a Multipolar Era, which explored great power dynamics and their implications for global governance, as well as a dedicated discussion on the Middle Corridor, focusing on its current realities and future prospects. In addition, we co-organised the Embassy of Malaysia and EIAS ASEAN Forum 2025, assessing the outcomes of the 47th ASEAN Summit and the future of ASEAN–EU relations beyond 2025. Our event activities also extended to Southeast Asia–Europe relations more broadly, notably through a seminar on countering corruption and promoting good governance in Southeast Asia and the EU. We also hosted an EU – Kazakhstan roundtable.
Beyond the events, we are pleased to share a range of recent publications. These include a new briefing paper: EU-China Trade: Facilitating Bilateral Trade Through a Joint Fiat-Backed Stablecoin; The Trans-Caspian Corridor: Financial Risk Mitigation for Unlocking EU Connectivity with the Greater Caspian Region and Central Asia, which focuses on managing financial risks to enhance EU connectivity; as well as several policy briefs including Chinese Banks in the EU: Structures, Functions and Regulatory Challenges, which examines the role and regulatory environment of Chinese financial institutions in the EU; and The Trans-Caspian Corridor: Understanding the Financial Framework for Attracting and Derisking Foreign Capital, exploring investment frameworks and financial instruments.
Finally, we are delighted to highlight a series of recent op-eds engaging with key regional and strategic debates. These include:
- CEPA and the EU’s Indo-Pacific Test: Can Strategic Pragmatism Meet Sustainability?;
- ASEAN’s Kuala Lumpur Summit: The Test of Regional Relevance
- Converging Interests of Europe and ASEAN in a (More) Multipolar Global Economy
- A Call for Action; Meditations on the EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy in Light of the 4th Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum and AOIP 2025
- Japan at odds again with its own History
- India and China Re-engage at the SCO: A Signal of a Shifting Multipolar Order.
- The Joint Communication on a New Strategic EU-India Agenda: Will Brussels and New Delhi Deliver?
We wish you a wonderful winter break and happy holidays and look forward to welcoming you at EIAS in 2026.
Enjoy the reading.
The EIAS Team
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