#ASEMDay 2020 Celebration: A Selection of 5 Insightful Readings on ASEM

To celebrate #ASEMDay 2020, we launched a social media campaign in March to share one insightful reading every Tuesday.

We selected 5 readings to cover from ASEM's present relevance to its faced challenge of strengthening multilateralism, from its effort to enhance connectivity to the latest upcoming Summit’s host, Cambodia’s view on ASEM.

So, if you haven’t read any of them, pick any piece that interests you to know more about us!

1. ASEM Day – What does it say about Asia-Europe relations?
   "What is ASEM Day supposed to be? A celebration of blossoming Asia-Europe relations, or a reminder of the need for more engagement between Asia and Europe? Is it supposed to be a commemorative occasion or a call for action? We believe that ASEM Day is BOTH." More here
   
2. Brussels Report on Strengthening Asia-Europe Connectivity
   "Connectivity is the most visible face of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) ... Through connectivity, ASEM can strengthen its ability to address global challenges and deliver local results." More here
   
3. Four propositions from foraus on how the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) can better live up to its mission
   "It invokes threegeopolitical trends and makes four propositions about areas in need of deeper, or more
   prominent, dialogue and collaboration among ASEM partners moving forward." More here
   
4. “Multilateralism Light”? The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and the Rescue of a Rules-Based International Order
   "...it was welcome that the ASEM12 Summit held in October 2018 in Brussels came out with a chair statement which strongly called for the preservation of multilateralism and a rules-based international order. Yet this paper shows that the Asia-Europe Meeting’s (ASEM) seeming unity for the maintenance of a multilateral international order is fragile. " More here
   
5. ASEM in the Eyes of Cambodia: A Key Diplomatic Option for Her Future Global and Regional Integration
   "Notably, Cambodia has been honoured to host the 13th ASEM Summit in 2020. Therefore, this article is to seek answers to a pertinent question, 'How does ASEM fit Cambodia’s foreign policy?'. To achieve this
   end, the article will cover three key aspects: Overview of ASEM characteristics and its roles, Cambodia’s engagement in its process and how it fits the kingdom’s foreign policy." More here