In terms of security coopera6on, EAS could help as it is also
a forum for strategic dialogue. Its membership includes all
the big powers in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, making it
an important venue in the management of major power
rela7ons
• It is interes6ng to note that the size of EAS is larger than
APT but smaller than ARF
• EAS is a summit-level mee7ng afended by heads of states
unlike the ARF which is a ministerial-level mee7ng
afended mainly, but not solely, by officials of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
• As such, EAS is a high-profile mee7ng for regional security
coopera6on