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Regionalization Processes in Central Asia and Southeast Asia: Similarities, Differences, Challenges and Central Asia’s Integration Perspectives in the Light of the ASEAN’s Experience Cover

Regionalization Processes in Central Asia and Southeast Asia: Similarities, Differences, Challenges and Central Asia’s Integration Perspectives in the Light of the ASEAN’s Experience

By: Aris Marghelis  
Open Access
|Sep 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 84 - 97
Submitted on: Dec 10, 2024
Accepted on: Aug 4, 2025
Published on: Sep 24, 2025
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