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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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
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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) |
spellingShingle | Juan Luis López-Aranguren The EU’s strategic projection in the Indo-Pacific Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto Indo-Pacific Europe geopolitics security 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 |
title_sort | eu s strategic projection in the indo pacific |
topic | Indo-Pacific Europe geopolitics security Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) |
url | https://ced.revistas.deusto.es/article/view/2337 |
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