This book comparatively analyses the role of the EU in influencing the policies of other regional organisations by assessing its role in leading the institutionalisation of ASEAN disaster management institutions.

Giulia Tercovich is Assistant Director of the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Brussels School of Governance (BSoG), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.

Introduction 1. A framework beyond EU uniqueness 2. The Crisis Management context: National, global and regional norms and policies 3. The emergence of an ASEAN regional approach to disasters 4. The institutionalisation of the AADMER Agreement 5. The institutionalisation of the AHA Centre. Conclusions: What role for the EU in the inter-regional cooperation with ASEAN?