Myanmar broadens its foreign relations: the European Union

Marchi, Ludovica ORCID: 0000-0002-7371-6128 (2020) Myanmar broadens its foreign relations: the European Union. In: Marchi, Ludovica, (ed.) The European Union and Myanmar: Interactions via ASEAN. Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series. Routledge, London, UK, 61 - 78. ISBN 9781138599178

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Abstract

This chapter deals with former Myanmar President Thein Sein’s efforts to counterbalance Beijing’s sway over Yangon and attempts by the European Union (EU) to identify a role for itself in the region. It focuses on an important marker of the Myanmar-EU connection, which is provided by Sein’s undertaking of diplomatic contacts in 2013 with the European capitals and the EU. It questions whether Sein was possibly attempting to free the country from subjection of other powers, specifically China, and offers an insight into Beijing-Yangon relations. Sein’s slightly distancing Myanmar from influential China had the effect of encouraging activity on Myanmar at the EU level. The chapter explores the EU’s policies on Yangon and whether these attempted to respond to Sein’s search for assistance. It argues that by supporting the 2016 Special Partnership for Democracy, Peace and Prosperity with Myanmar, the EU might have aspired to further some of its own goals in the region.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author
Divisions:	International Relations
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2024 11:21
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 23:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/124993

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