Leaders from Southeast Asia, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and China are meeting for the first-ever ASEAN-GCC-China Economic Summit—a new trilateral dialogue that could reshape the contours of international cooperation. Against the backdrop of shifting global power, this summit brings together three of the world’s most dynamic economic regions, each with its own strategic ambitions. But while economic opportunity headlines the agenda, geopolitical undercurrents are hard to ignore. What does this new triangle of cooperation say about the future of power, partnership, and influence across Asia and the Middle East? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Phar Kim Beng, Professor of ASEAN Studies at International Islamic University Malaysia, and Visiting Faculty of Universiti Malaya’s Asia Europe Institute.
