ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to provide insights into crisis-induced institutional development at the regional and inter-regional level and relates these two levels of governance with each other. It draws upon the question of institutional complementarity or competitiveness to assist in structuring the discussion and differentiating the various inter-organizational relations at play. The chapter focuses on understanding the impact of the selected crises on the institutional landscape at the Thai national, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional, European Union (EU)–ASEAN inter-regional level and UN global level. It takes a look at the institutional reaction to the Rohingya boat people crisis in the Andaman Sea in May 2015. Focus on state response capacity and sovereignty originates to a large extent in the heterogeneity and competitiveness of ASEAN member states. The nationalist backlash of various contemporary crises invite to comparative studies on crises and regional disintegrative dynamics which could interfere with the inter-organizational space between the EU and the international levels of governance.
