1st Edition
Regional Perspectives on the EU's Indo-Pacific Strategy Beyond Brussels
Introduction
The European Union in the Indo-Pacific
Nicholas Ross Smith and Martin Holland
Chapter 1
The EU’s Indo-Pacific Tilt in Historical and Theoretical Context
Nicholas Ross Smith
Chapter 2
Australia and the EU: Like-Minded Yet Untapped Partners in the Indo-Pacific
Bruce Wilson, Katarzyna Kwapisz Williams, Anne McNaughton, Hector Samuel Martinez Sanchez-Mateos and Richard G. Whitman
Chapter 3
China and the EU: Getting the Cold Shoulder in a Contested Region
Lai Suetyi, Ding Chun, Shang Lixue, and Jörn-Carsten Gottwald
Chapter 4
India and the EU: Synergies and Challenges in the Indo-Pacific
Sheetal Sharma and Tobias Thieler
Chapter 5
Japan and the EU: A Maritime Security ‘Expectations Deficit’
Paul Bacon, Karolina Pomorska and Niels van Willigen
Chapter 6
New Zealand and the EU: Normative Alignment yet Strategic Uncertainty in the Indo-Pacific
Nicholas Ross Smith, Juan Manfredi-Sánchez, Serena Kelly, Martin Holland and Matthew Castle
Chapter 7
South Korea and the EU: Strong Potential Amidst Structural Constraints in the Indo-Pacific
Sung-Won Yoon, Sae Won Chung, Sunghoon Park and Michael Reiterer
Chapter 8
Taiwan and the EU: From Trade Partners to Geopolitical Stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific?
Hungdah Su, Marc Cheng and Robert Kissack
Chapter 9
Thailand and the EU: A Hub, Bridge, Buffer, and/or Broker in the Indo-Pacific
Natthanan Kunnamas and Heidi Maurer
Conclusion
Reflections and Recommendations for the EU in the Indo-Pacific
Nicholas Ross Smith and Martin Holland
Index
Biography
Nicholas Ross Smith is Senior Lecturer of International Relations at the University of Waikato. His research coalesces around the regional implications of great power competition with a particular interest in the foreign policies of relatively smaller states that find themselves caught in the middle. His research has appeared in leading journals such as International Affairs, Review of International Studies, Global Policy, and The Pacific Review.
Martin Holland holds a Jean Monnet Chair ad personam and is the founding Director of National Centre for Research on Europe at Canterbury. He is internationally recognised for his work on EU Development policy, CFSP and Perceptions of the EU. In 2002 he initiated the “EU External Perceptions Project” which has been recognized as one of the top 20 “Jean Monnet Success Stories”.
