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Indonesia has been a leader within ASEAN in promoting the development of the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), which underscores for the first time some of the organization’s shared values and norms in the context of the Indo-Pacific. [...] The Indo-Pacific as part of ASEAN’s vision The AOIP promotes four clusters of cooperation, each focusing on business and economic cooperation: 14 A NEW OUTLOOK: STRENGTHENING COOPERATION BETWEEN CANADA, INDONESIA AND ASEAN IN THE INDO-PACIFIC | OCTOBER 2021 • Since the realm of the Indo-Pacific is the “seascape” of the Pacific and In- dian Oceans, maritime cooperation should be the main priority. [...] Third, the growing awareness of the geopolitical and economic importance of the Indo-Pacific is reflected in the third reason for Europe’s interest in deepening its engagement in the region, namely, the desire to maintain a rules-based order and preserve the importance of multilateral arrangements, both in political-security and trade. [...] It has four key elements: the integration of the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions; the promotion of dialogue and cooperation in- stead of rivalry; development and prosperity of all; and the importance of the maritime domain in the regional architecture (Parameswaran 2019). [...] In the last few years, the role of being the provider of public goods and the sponsor of collective efforts appears to have diminished, especially for the state(s) with the capac- ity to do so, like the United States.