The V4 – ASEAN Perspectives Cooperation and Diplomatic Missions in Southeast Asia and Central Europe

Lukáš Laš

doi:10.18778/8331-310-8

The V4 – ASEAN Perspectives Cooperation and Diplomatic Missions in Southeast Asia and Central Europe

Lukáš Laš

University of Ostrava

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1243-9638 (unauthenticated)

Publication:

Rethinking Asia in World Politics

Series: Contemporary Asian Studies Series

Pages: 289-306

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8331-310-8.16

Keywords: South China Sea, People Republic of China, United States, Asia, Cambodia, Humanized birth, Taiwan issue, cross-strait relations, crisis, ASEAN, diplomatic mission

Published: 20 December 2023

Categories: Political science and international relations, Open Access

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This paper provides an overview of diplomatic missions between Central Europe and Southeast Asia and draws a picture of the political, economic, and cultural interactions between the countries of the two regions on vertical and horizontal levels. Desktop research is combined with selected theoretical views on diplomatic representation and international cooperation. A particular attention is paid to the interaction of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries with the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Descriptive empirical views are interpreted in a growing “Indo-Pacific” context. The potential of the V4-ASEAN cooperation format is recognized but not yet fulfilled, which is expected to change with implementation of the EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.

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Laš, Lukáš. 2023. “The V4 – ASEAN Perspectives Cooperation and Diplomatic Missions in Southeast Asia and Central Europe”. In Rethinking Asia in World Politics, edited by Joanna Ciesielska-Klikowska, 289-306. Contemporary Asian Studies Series. Poland: Lodz University Press. https://doi.org/10.18778/8331-310-8.16.