Heads of state and senior diplomats of ASEAN countries and Japan pose for a family photo in Jakarta on Sept. 6, 2023, during the start of the ASEAN-Japan Summit as part of the 43rd ASEAN Summit. (AFP/Willy Kurniawan/Pool)
THE term “Global South” is difficult to define, as it encompasses a diverse range of countries, each with its own unique foreign-policy objectives as well as domestic and external challenges.
One common feature across Global South nations is, however, the presence of economic disparities and under-development, which have had a profound influence on such states’ foreign policy decision-making processes.
