“This alignment between French and Italian priorities finds its most tangible expression in a shared commitment to regional multilateralism – one that necessarily entails stronger ties with ASEAN and support for its centrality in the Indo-Pacific architecture. This ambition has already taken concrete institutional form when the EU and ASEAN elevated their relationship to a Strategic Partnership in 2020. Enhanced cooperation between the two blocs would also reduce vulnerability to unilateral pressure from China and the United States, thereby fostering a more balanced multilateral framework.”
Paco Milhiet (Nanyang Technological University) and Emanuele Ballestracci (T.wai) are authors of the commentary “Why France and Italy Should Engage the Indo-Pacific Together” for the Rajaratnam School of International Studies of Nanyang Technological University.
Junior Research Fellow
Emanuele Ballestracci is Junior Research Fellow at T.wai.
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