Asya-Avrupa Diyaloğu: Zirve Diplomasisi Bağlamında Bir Değerlendirme

Year 2022, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 189 - 205, 01.07.2022

Samet Yılmaz

Abstract

Bu çalışma, zirve diplomasisi bağlamında, Asya-Avrupa Diyaloğu (Asia-Europe Meeting-ASEM) zirvelerinin, diyalog sürecine ve ASEM’in küresel yönetişim içerisindeki işlevlerine yönelik katkısını tartışmaktadır. Asya ile Avrupa arasındaki etkileşim kanallarından biri olan ASEM, bölgesel örgütler, devletler, çeşitli gruplar ve sivil toplumun dâhil olduğu, çok boyutlu ve çok aktörlü bir platformudur. Bu yapı içerisinde, katılımcı devletlerin devlet veya hükümet başkanları ile Avrupa Birliği (AB) Konseyi ve Avrupa Komisyonu Başkanlarının ve Güneydoğu Asya Uluslar Birliği (Association of Southeast Asian Nations-ASEAN) Genel Sekreteri’nin katılımıyla düzenlenen zirveler, kilit bir role sahiptir ve diyalog sürecine ivme kazandırmaktadır. ASEM’e siyasal liderlerin bizzat dâhil olması, katılımcı devletlerin ilgili etkileşim kanalının değerine (added value) yönelik farkındalığını göstermektedir. Bu bağlamda çalışmada, ASEM zirvelerinin, ASEM’in esnek ve enformel işleyişiyle uyumlu olduğu ve ASEM sürecinin küresel yönetişim içerisindeki işlevlerinin gerçekleştirilmesine destek verdiği ileri sürülmektedir.

Keywords

ASEM, Zirve diplomasisi, Diyalog, Küresel Yönetişim

Asia-Europe Meeting: An Evaluation in the Context of Summit Diplomacy

Abstract

This study evaluates Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), one of the channels of interaction between Asia and Europe, in the context of summit diplomacy. ASEM is a multi-dimensional and multi-actor interaction platform, including regional organizations, states, various groups and civil society. ASEM summits, the attendants of which are the heads of state or government of the participating states, the Presidents of the European Council and of the European Commission, and the Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, have a key position in this structure. But the effectiveness of ASEM, a flexible and informal platform, is controversial. It is stated that the political documents published after the summits do not turn into concrete results, and the effectiveness of ASEM in global governance is limited. However, ASEM, a form of interregional relations, presents an interaction channel for the actors in two continents, and the direct participation of political leaders in the process shows the awareness of the participating states towards this interaction channel. In this framework, the study discusses how the summits, which are compatible with the characteristics and functioning of ASEM, contribute to the dialogue process and global governance.

Keywords

ASEM, Interregional relations, Summit diplomacy, Dialogue, Global Governance

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