NADI Workshop on “Strengthening ASEAN’s Capacity and Resilience in the ADMM-Plus amid Global Geopolitical Changes”
The NADI Workshop on “Strengthening ASEAN’s Capacity and Resilience in the ADMM-Plus amid Global Geopolitical Changes” was held from 2 to 5 October 2023 in Hue, Viet Nam, organised by the Institute for Defence Strategy (IDS), Ministry of National Defence. Major General Vu Cuong Quyet, Director General, IDS, chaired the Workshop.
The Workshop examined how the shifting state of regional and global geopolitics, including Sino-US strategic competition, was impacting defence cooperation and ASEAN Centrality in the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), as well as the strengths and weaknesses of ADMM-Plus cooperation. The Workshop further discussed the way forward for strengthening ASEAN’s capacity and resilience in the ADMM-Plus. To that end, the delegates provided recommendations, for the consideration of ASEAN and the ADMM.
The Chairman’s Report of the NADI Workshop, together with the agenda and programme, are attached.