Date: 2024
Type: Other
Multilateralism and potential European Union intervention in the Indo-Pacific : co-ordination of geopolitical and commercial interests
EUI, RSC, Policy Brief, 2024/21, Global Governance Programme, [Europe in the World]
POLITI, Alice, Multilateralism and potential European Union intervention in the Indo-Pacific : co-ordination of geopolitical and commercial interests, EUI, RSC, Policy Brief, 2024/21, Global Governance Programme, [Europe in the World] - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/77097
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This policy brief examines the European Union's (EU) increasing strategic interest in the Indo-Pacific, highlighted by the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific (2021) and the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence (2022). The brief argues that the EU strategy continues to prioritise economic leverage and commercial power while incorporating a security dimension, reflecting a less confrontational approach to China, unlike the US strategy. This entails strengthening ties with regional actors, reflecting a cooperative stance shared by partners like the UK, US, Japan, and India. Differing from the US approach of direct containment, the EU focuses on partnership and economic engagement, prioritizing trade and investment over geopolitical confrontation. Despite the challenge of coordinating the diverse interests of its 27 member states, the EU has achieved a certain level of consensus, with countries like Italy and France enhancing their commercial and strategic presence in the Indo-Pacific. However, the brief calls for the development of a coherent framework to manage the EU’s current ‘tripartite’ approach to China with its strategic stance in the Indo-Pacific.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/77097
Full-text via DOI: 10.2870/539914
ISBN: 9789294666000
ISSN: 2467-4540
Series/Number: EUI; RSC; Policy Brief; 2024/21; Global Governance Programme; [Europe in the World]
Publisher: European University Institute
Keyword(s): European Union EU China Indo-Pacific Multilateralism