The life and times of regional studies / Peter Vale -- The Association of South East Asian Nations / Lee Chong Kai -- Australia and the South Pacific forum / Philip McElligott -- The European Community / Jerome Heldring -- A form of regionalism and its challenges / Philippe Moreau-Defarges --...

In recent years, it has become apparent that South-South economic relations are increasing, and will continue to do so. There will be more trade agreements and more trade, more economic alliances and more political alliances with economic goals, more investment flows and an increasing...

This article provides a review of literature on African Agency and the drivers of change within EU–African trade politics in negotiations on Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union and African governments.

Whereas aspects of the old forms and structures of regional interactions remain important in regional politics in West Africa, evidence points to the emergence of a “new West Africa.” Using the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a metaphor for articulating the forces...