Table 7

Regional trade intensity and conflict issues

Regional organizationsIntra-regional trade intensity indexIntra-regional trade share (%)Total trade growth (%)Regional conflict issues
ASEAN2.9922.4313.85Reunification of Vietnamese, Kampuchea issue, Communist threat (Buszynski Leszek, 1987)
APEC1.4469.8810.96Clash with powerful (developed states) and weaker states (Langdon & Job, 1997)
Africa5.3615.3110.89Political violence and war in one third of African countries (Mazrui, 2003)
Central Asia15.417.3913.96Territorial disputes on Fergana Valley (Mendikulova and Beshimov, 2023)
East Asia1.6336.369.15Disputes on territorial issues (Streltsov, 2023)
Europe1.8669.4310.34Border issues and interstate conflicts are mitigated by European Union (Stefanova, 2006)
Latin America and Caribbean2.7615.911.4Most violence prone continent (Imbusch, Misse, & Carrion, 2011)
Middle East2.8614.8415.86Poverty and ethnic dominance (Sorli Mirzam, Gleditsch, & Strand, 2005)
Southeast Asia322.4513.91Transnational conflicts on religion, language, and historicity (Croissant & Trinn, 2009)
Source(s): Data compiled from Asia Regional Integration Centre (aric.adb.org)

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