The EU’s strategic projection in the Indo-Pacific

IF 0.2 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto Pub Date : 2022-01-28 DOI:10.18543/ced-03-2022pp29-49

J. López-Aranguren

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Abstract

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 2021Accepted: 05 November 2021

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欧盟在印太地区的战略规划

印太地区正在成为地球上新的地缘政治轴心，原因有很多，其中有三个很突出:安全(该地区有6个核大国，其中一些国家的紧张局势明显加剧)、人口(占世界人口的64%)和经济(占世界GDP的62%)。自成立以来，欧盟一直缺席该地区战略的制定，最近，随着三个成员国(法国、德国和荷兰)的国家战略的发布，以及欧盟对该地区未来战略的宣布，这种缺席已经结束。这种模式的转变可能不仅标志着欧洲在战略投射方面更大的凝聚力，而且标志着欧洲在新冠疫情后的印太和其他地区更大的地缘政治自信。本文将追溯印度太平洋概念的诞生和演变，将确定其对欧盟地缘战略重要性的原因，并将分析法国，德国和荷兰的三个国家战略以及欧盟宣布的该地区战略。收稿日期:2021年9月01日接收日期:2021年11月05日

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0.50

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20.00%

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审稿时长

16 weeks

期刊介绍： Deusto Journal of European Studies (DJES) is a university journal specialised in the study of the European Union from an interdisciplinary perspective. It primarily aims at disseminating knowledge on the different aspects of the European construction process (historical, political, legal, economic, social, cultural issues, etc.). It also aims at encouraging reflection on and critical assessment of the different factors that determine European Union''s evolution and transformation. First published in 1987, Deusto Journal of European Studies (DJES) is issued twice a year. Its contents include a section on doctrinal articles, a section commenting the jurisprudence of the EU Court of Justice and a section on current European issues.