A Commemorative EU-ASEAN Summit

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A Commemorative EU-ASEAN Summit

Expectations were high for the first in-person EU-ASEAN summit in years but the meeting agenda did not rise to the occassion. Despite having plenty of common ground, the bloc missed an opportunity to strengthen its commitment to ASEAN by leaving the big ticket items to the side.

By Lizza Bomassi

Published on Dec 14, 2022

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Lizza Bomassi

Former Deputy Directory, Carnegie Europe

Lizza Bomassi was the deputy director of Carnegie Europe.

Foreign Policy Economy Asia Europe Southeast Asia Western Europe Iran

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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