This book explores Central Asia's relationship with Southeast Asia and ASEAN. It examines the
Southeast Asian vector in the Central Asian countries' mostly multi-vector foreign policies and
the key dynamics that are transforming interregional relations into one of greater engagement.
It argues that Central Asian states are interested in developing stronger ties with Southeast
Asian countries amongst others as part of their hedging strategy in order to diversify their
foreign economic relations and to lessen their overdependence on neighbouring great powers. It
also looks at Central Asian views of ASEAN as a successful model of regionalism and as a
hedging platform for Central Asian states to collectively manage relations with external
powers.
