Europe’s Global Gateway: A New Instrument of Geopolitics

IF 2.5 3区社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Politics and Governance Pub Date : 2023-11-20 DOI:10.17645/pag.v11i4.7098

Eugénia C. Heldt

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Abstract

In December 2021, the EU member states agreed on the Global Gateway strategy to mobilize public and private funds of up to €300 billion between 2021 and 2027, to invest in digital, climate and energy, transport, health, education, and research fields. With a geographical focus on Africa, Global Gateway links infrastructure investment projects with condition principles—including democratic values, good governance, and transparency—and catalyzes private investment into EU development financing. Against this backdrop, this study explores why EU member states agreed on this new geopolitical instrument. This piece posits that the confluence of three factors enabled the creation of Global Gateway. First, the EU established this new instrument to counter China’s role as a global infrastructure lender in Africa. Second, Global Gateway was possible through the shift to private investment in multilateral development financing. Equally important for the establishment of Global Gateway was the European Commission’s transformational leadership as an entrepreneurial agent in designing this geopolitical strategy of the EU’s power projection. The conclusion outlines future research avenues and enables readers to consider the wider prospects and caveats of the Global Gateway strategy.

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欧洲的全球门户：地缘政治的新工具

2021 年 12 月，欧盟成员国就 "全球门户"（Global Gateway）战略达成一致，在 2021 年至 2027 年期间调动高达 3000 亿欧元的公共和私人资金，投资于数字、气候和能源、交通、卫生、教育和研究领域。全球门户 "以非洲为地理重点，将基础设施投资项目与条件原则（包括民主价值观、良好治理和透明度）联系起来，并促进私人投资与欧盟发展融资的结合。在此背景下，本研究探讨了欧盟成员国为何同意采用这一新的地缘政治工具。本文认为，有三个因素促成了 "全球门户 "的建立。首先，欧盟建立这一新工具是为了对抗中国在非洲作为全球基础设施贷款人的角色。其次，通过在多边发展融资中转向私人投资，全球门户得以实现。同样重要的是，欧盟委员会在设计欧盟权力投射的这一地缘政治战略时，作为创业者发挥了转型领导作用。结论概述了未来的研究途径，使读者能够考虑全球门户战略更广泛的前景和注意事项。

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