As the global order becomes increasingly multipolar and interconnected, relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are acquiring new strategic significance.
ASEAN–GCC Relations and Cross-Regional Dynamics brings together scholars and policy experts to examine the evolving political, economic, institutional, and cultural ties between these two influential regions. Moving beyond conventional accounts centred primarily on trade and energy, the volume explores regional governance, strategic autonomy, major-power competition, environmental cooperation, maritime connectivity, Islamic diplomacy, and the changing geopolitics of West and Southeast Asia.
Through comparative and country-specific perspectives— including those of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines—the contributors assess both the opportunities and structural challenges facing ASEAN–GCC cooperation. Particular attention is given to China’s expanding role, Iran–Saudi reconciliation, Palestine and Kashmir, green development, and the institutional differences shaping cross-regional engagement.
This volume offers a timely and multidisciplinary resource for scholars, policymakers, diplomats, students, and readers seeking to understand how stronger ASEAN–GCC relations may contribute to a more connected, balanced, and cooperative international order.
