Asia & Europe: The Dawning of a New Era?

US President Donald Trump has called into question major general geo-political issues such as globalisation, the post-Cold War balance of powers and free trade. He challenged America’s traditional political, security and economic relations both with Asia and with Europe: the bilateral US-Asian alliances, NATO, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

This is forcing Asian and European countries to not only reassess their respective relationships with the United States, but also rethink their own regional and global positions and roles. While these changes in the international environment are posing new challenges, they may also offer opportunities for Asians and Europeans to reflect within their respective regions, to take a fresh look at each other, and to adjust or even reinvent their relationships.

This video highlight is created based on the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) conference panel discussion: "Asia & Europe: The Dawning of a New Era?", where the panelists discuss about the issues pertinent to the Asian-European relationship in the changing international environment, and possible implications for the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) process and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).

This event was organised by Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), together with the Foreign Correspondents' Association Singapore (FCA) and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

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