Why Is IORA Considered to Have Failed to Become a Mega-Regional Organization?

International relations are interactions between international actors, one of which is a sovereign state. According to an expert named McClelland, international relations states that international relations is the study of interactions between certain types of social units and also includes studies that discuss the relevant circumstances surrounding the interactions. Meanwhile, according to another expert, namely J.C. Johari, international relations is a study of interactions between countries in the sovereign world. Interaction in international relations can take the form of international cooperation. In this interaction, there are two types of international cooperation, namely bilateral and multilateral. Bilateral cooperation is usually considered more effective in producing decisions or policies for both parties because it only involves two parties. However, unlike multilateral cooperation which involves many parties or actors, multilateral cooperation requires an organization as a forum or forum for cooperation to produce the most profitable or best policies or decisions for the participating parties. One example of a forum for multilateral cooperation in the international scope is IORA.