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Subject
Outlook for the Indian Ocean Rim Association.
Significance
Indonesia on March 5-7 hosted the first summit of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). Indonesia currently chairs the IORA, and President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo views the oceanic focus of the IORA as a means of pursuing his own vision of making Indonesia a ‘global maritime fulcrum’.
Impacts
The IORA lacks the credibility and muscle to help resolve the South China Sea dispute.
The body may be effective over time in curbing maritime refugee crises and piracy.
Indonesia will remain averse to multilateral trade deals, at least under Jokowi.
Keywords:
Indian Ocean,
South-east Asia,
AP,
Australia,
India,
Indonesia,
Iran,
Malaysia,
Myanmar,
Pakistan,
Saudi Arabia,
Singapore,
South Africa,
Thailand,
international relations,
foreign policy,
regional,
security,
airlines
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2017
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