| ID | 101977 |
| Title Proper | Driver's seat phenomenon |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kanaev, E |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | ON THE WHOLE, ASEAN has succeeded on all platforms for multi-sided dialogue (both outside and inside its region). Indeed, it is the heart and soul of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM); the Association is in the "driver's seat" (to borrow the term from negotiators and analysts) in these structures, at the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in the ASEAN + 3 format and at the East Asia Summit (EAS). This means that the Association is responsible for the "route" and the "rules" while the partners, many of which carry more economic and political weight, merely accept them. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 56, No. 6; 2010: p.33-39 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 56, No. 6; 2010: p.33-39 |
| Key Words | ASEAN ; Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ; Asia - Europe Meeting (ASEM) ; Russia ; Diplomacy |