Junior Research Fellow
“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.”
