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In: Journal of Asia and Europe Relations 2021
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments October 20, 2021 erstellt
Beschreibung:
The European Union (EU) is one of the oldest dialogue partners of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Relations between the two blocs began in 1972 and were initially focused on trade and investments. Over the years, ASEAN-EU relations expanded and developed to include economic, cultural, and political matters. In 2020, relations between the two have been upgraded into a strategic partnership solidifying the commitment of both parties to cooperate on various key areas. Recently, environmental and climate issues have also been emphasised by the two groups, leading to the establishment of the High-Level Dialogue on Environment and Climate Change in 2019. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused unprecedented social, economic, and political disruptions, is widely regarded as having a zoonotic origin. As such, the pandemic has extensively been framed as an environmental issue and has concretised the transnational effects of environmental degradation. Using the theoretical framework of neoliberal institutionalism, the article posits that the pandemic will reinvigorate environmental diplomacy between states in the post-pandemic world, particularly between ASEAN and the EU. The article furthermore analyses the concept of environmental diplomacy and historicises the relationship between these two intergovernmental organisations