#Reshaping Europe :
Europe is facing a multitude of serious challenges: The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and the Covid pandemic represent the most recent crises, which have detrimental effects on people's lives and our liberal order. Within its own borders, anti-democratic populism and illiberal developments are challenging the EU as a self-proclaimed “community of values”. In the new world order, which is characterized by strategic rivalry between authoritarian states on the one hand and liberal democracies on the other, these are alarming signals. Whether Europe succeeds in facing up to these challenges is therefore of global significance. The EU must show that free and democratic societies are best equipped to master major challenges.
Following the motto "Reshape Europe," we are therefore launching a global dialogue on how Europe can become more resilient in order to stand up to the enemies of freedom worldwide. This requires bold steps that strengthen the EU internally as well as externally: How can we strengthen European defense capabilities and thus make the EU a serious global player in security policy? How can the EU’s economic power be strengthened and its supply of raw materials and energy become less dependent on authoritarian regimes? What can the EU learn from other world regions in this regard? How to truly integrate and unite the EU politically so that it, together with its partners, is capable of defending the liberal world order as a global actor with a common voice?
News
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FNF Hackathon Empowers Asian Youth
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Southeast and East Asia (FNF) and the Asia Centre organized a Youth Hackathon on how to improve ASEAN-EU relations in Bangkok. 20 participants from the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Myanmar and Vietnam pitched their ideas. The winner will travel to Berlin.
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How to strengthen ASEAN - EU relations:
Aligned with FNF's global theme of #Reshaping Europe, FNF Southeast and East Asia is collaborating with Asia Centre on a hackathon centered around the question of "How to strengthen ASEAN - EU relations: What are your ideas on what could be done to bring ASEAN and the EU closer together?' Our aim is to inspire our young participants to conceive original and inventive concepts that can pave the way for a policy plan, project, or campaign that will foster stronger ties between ASEAN and the EU.
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EU-Thailand FTA Negotiations: Competition clauses, human rights implications and the impact of environmental provisions
After a 10 year hiatus, the EU and Thailand will resume Free Trade Negotiations. Commissioned by the Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation for Freedom, VA Partners, a Bangkok-based laws and economic consulting firm, examines core topics of the future FTA. Their in-depth research paper includes recommendations for negotiators to promote sustainable and responsible trade relationships.
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'One Year of Ukrainian War: What Does it Mean for Global Security and Southeast Asia?' - FNF Indonesia Alumni Gathering 2023
On February 10, 2023, FNF Indonesia held our annual alumni gathering in our office. Following the major subject of FNF Global #ReshapeEurope this year, we asked Prof. Olexiy Haran from the University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy (UKMA) in Kyiv, Ukraine, to speak about the war in Ukraine through the perspective of a Ukrainian and a Ukrainian scholar. We think that the event titled 'One Year of Ukrainian War: What Does it Mean for Global Security and Southeast Asia?' will help us comprehend how the war impacts global security, particularly in Southeast Asia.
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Global Europe – Global Expectations
Today, we are experiencing that the European Union and its model of democratic societies are losing their worldwide popularity. The growing global influence of actors with values, political systems, and worldviews that are diametrically opposing to those of the EU, as well as the renaissance of geopolitical blocs (as evidenced by the abstention of some states in the UN in condemning Russia's war of aggression), further reinforce this trend.
