Southeast Asia: between the Collective West and the World Majority

On December 9, as part of the VII International Conference “The World Majority and the West amid Geoeconomic and Civilizational Transformations”, the section “Southeast Asia: between the Collective West and the World Majority” took place. The section was organized by the School of International Regional Studies (SIRS), Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs. It was moderated by Dr.Sc (History), SIRS Professor Evgeny Kanaev. English was the working language of the section.

Connie Rahakundini Bakrie (St. Petersburg State University) — “Southeast Asia’s Position between the Collective West and the World Majority in the Year of ASEAN Community 2025”;

Evgeny Kanaev and Aisylu Garaeva (HSE University) — “ASEAN and the Global Digital Governance”;

Alexander Korolev (HSE University) — “ASEAN Countries in the BRICS Plus Format as Part of the World Majority”;

Valeria Vershinina and Nikita Kuklin (MGIMO University) — “Enhancing ASEAN–Russia Cooperation: Lessons Learned from ASEAN’s Dialogue Partnership Experience”;

Ekaterina Vaseneva (Russian Embassy in the Republic of Singapore) — “Shifting Priorities from Vision 2025 to Vision 2045: How ASEAN Recalibrates its Agenda amid New Regional Challenges”;

Zhuang Bowen (East China Normal University) — “Russia’s Science and Technology Diplomacy towards ASEAN: Opportunities, Challenges, and Prospects”;

Daniel Khataei (HSE University) — “The ASEAN–China–GCC Summit: ASEAN’s Strategic Hedging”;

Maxim Ivanov (HSE University) — “ASEAN between the US and China amidst the Establishment of the ASEAN Community 2025”.

The discussions centered on issues relevant to building tools that consolidate the interests of ASEAN and the World Majority. Political, economic, and technological dimensions of these processes were examined through the prism of ASEAN’s prospective planning and capacities. The session concluded with a fruitful discussion on directions, measures, and instruments for consolidating World Majority countries amid increasing global entropy.