The EU’s strategic projection in the Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific is becoming the new geopolitical axis of the planet for multiple reasons, among which three stand out: security (with six nuclear powers in the area, some of them amidst clearly growing tensions), demography (with 64 percent of the world population) and economy (with 62 percent of w...

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Main Author: Juan Luis López-Aranguren
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Language:English
Published: Universidad de Deusto 2022-01-01
Series:Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto
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Online Access:https://ced.revistas.deusto.es/article/view/2337
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description The Indo-Pacific is becoming the new geopolitical axis of the planet for multiple reasons, among which three stand out: security (with six nuclear powers in the area, some of them amidst clearly growing tensions), demography (with 64 percent of the world population) and economy (with 62 percent of world GDP). Since its founding, the European Union has been absent in the development of a strategy for the region, an absence that has recently ended with the publication of national strategies of three member states (France, Germany, and the Netherlands), as well such as the EU announcement of a future EU strategy for the region. This paradigm shift may mark the beginning not only of greater European cohesion in terms of strategic projection, but also of greater European geopolitical assertiveness in a post-COVID-19 world in the Indo-Pacific and other regions. This article will trace the birth and evolution of the Indo-Pacific concept, will identify the reasons for its geostrategic importance for the European Union, and will analyze both the three national strategies of France, Germany, and the Netherlands as well as the announced EU strategy for the region. Received: 01 September 2021 Accepted: 05 November 2021
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spelling doaj.art-0bc07ba7a90749b8b934cff7a20730eb2022-12-21T19:47:23ZengUniversidad de DeustoCuadernos Europeos de Deusto1130-83542445-35872022-01-010310.18543/ced-03-2022pp29-49The EU’s strategic projection in the Indo-PacificJuan Luis López-Aranguren0University of Zaragoza, SpainThe Indo-Pacific is becoming the new geopolitical axis of the planet for multiple reasons, among which three stand out: security (with six nuclear powers in the area, some of them amidst clearly growing tensions), demography (with 64 percent of the world population) and economy (with 62 percent of world GDP). Since its founding, the European Union has been absent in the development of a strategy for the region, an absence that has recently ended with the publication of national strategies of three member states (France, Germany, and the Netherlands), as well such as the EU announcement of a future EU strategy for the region. This paradigm shift may mark the beginning not only of greater European cohesion in terms of strategic projection, but also of greater European geopolitical assertiveness in a post-COVID-19 world in the Indo-Pacific and other regions. This article will trace the birth and evolution of the Indo-Pacific concept, will identify the reasons for its geostrategic importance for the European Union, and will analyze both the three national strategies of France, Germany, and the Netherlands as well as the announced EU strategy for the region. Received: 01 September 2021 Accepted: 05 November 2021https://ced.revistas.deusto.es/article/view/2337Indo-PacificEuropegeopoliticssecurityFree and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)
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The EU’s strategic projection in the Indo-Pacific
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Europe
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Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)
title The EU’s strategic projection in the Indo-Pacific
title_full The EU’s strategic projection in the Indo-Pacific
title_fullStr The EU’s strategic projection in the Indo-Pacific
title_full_unstemmed The EU’s strategic projection in the Indo-Pacific
title_short The EU’s strategic projection in the Indo-Pacific
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topic Indo-Pacific
Europe
geopolitics
security
Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)
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