Japan and its Trilateral Cooperations as the Alternative Partners for ASEAN Countries suffered from European Union Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR)

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10.2991/978-94-6463-918-6_47How to use a DOI?

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ASEAN; EUDR; Trilateral Cooperation

Abstract

This article aims to criticize the European Union Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) policy by exploring the potential of Japan-Korea-China trilateral cooperation as a more inclusive and sustainable export market alternative for ASEAN countries. Using descriptive qualitative approach with document and literature analysis, this article is analyzed through the framework of Regional Security Complex Theory (RSCT), the concept of regional partnership and the principle of sustainable development. The results show that Japan-Korea-China trilateral cooperation can be an alternative trade in agricultural commodities for ASEAN countries because it tends to develop sustainable trade mechanisms that are more adaptive without repressive approaches such as EUDR. Such cooperation has the potential to provide new market shares, provide effectiveness in trade activities, strengthen Asia’s bargaining position in global forums, increase regional solidarity between East Asia and ASEAN, and create economic resilience as an integral part of regional security. This article contributes to finding solutions to trade barriers caused by EUDR, especially in the Asian region.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rosabela Izza
AU  - Henny Saptatia Drajati Nugrahani
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/16
TI  - Japan and its Trilateral Cooperations as the Alternative Partners for ASEAN Countries suffered from European Union Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR)
BT  - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Strategic and Global Studies 2025 ((ICSGS 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 767
EP  - 784
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-918-6_47
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-918-6_47
ID  - Izza2025
ER  -