The Africa Policies of the Southeast Asian Countries in the 21st Century DR. PÉTER KLEMENSITS PHD, SENIOR ANALYST PAGEO GEOPOLITICAL FOUNDATION, SOUTH- SOUTHEAST ASIA INSTITUTE

The South-South Relations South-South cooperation refers to a cooperative strategy between two or more countries, and is essentially political It represents a consensual strategy in which the main goal is to improve the international position of both parts

The ASEAN Countries

Interregional Cooperation Asian-African Sub- Regional Organizations Conference (2003) Declaration on the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership (2005) ASEAN-AU delegation meeting (2012) 60th Commemorative Asian-African Conference (2015)

Indonesia The Bandung legacy New pragmatic foreign policy Market diversification Increased diplomatic presence in Africa

The foreign policy of Mahathir Mohamad Asia’s top investor in Africa (2011) Diversified investments Relations with African Muslims Malaysian soft power Malaysia

Vietnam Increasing political aims Extensive bilateral cooperation Conferences with African countries Economic and trade relations

Thailand Look West Policy Thai-African Initiatives The biggest ASEAN trader with Africa (2012)

Singapore Economic cooperation Largest ASEAN investor in Africa (2013) Assisting the African industrialization

Conclusion In the globalizing world the development of the relationship between Africa and Southeast Asia not only the interest of certain states in these region, but the whole area Although the Southeast Asian countries have divergent goals in Africa, the relationship has great possibilities to be exploited by the concerned parties.

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