Prospects for the Development of the Great Tumangan Initiative (GTI) in the New Geopolitical Reality

Abstract

The subject of the study is the process of East Asian regionalism, considered in the context of the development of the Great Tumangan Initiative. The proposed goal is to characterize, analyze and evaluate the impact of the new geopolitical reality on the prospects for integration processes in Northeast Asia. The main research methods used in the study are a literature review on the topic and a descriptive method. As a result of the work, the following can be distinguished: analysis of geopolitical factors affecting the integration processes in Northeast Asia; the features of the development of the Great Tumangan Initiative are determined and the main problems limiting the effectiveness of this initiative are identified. The scientific novelty lies in the substantiation of the priority directions for the development of the untapped potential of the Great Tumangan Initiative: improvement of institutional support; the need to cooperate simultaneously at four levels: regional, local, multilateral and bilateral. It is concluded that the achievement of regional connectivity is the main priority in the development of regional cooperation and economic integration in Northeast Asia.