The European Union as a Security Actor in the Indo-Pacific

This edited volume provides state perspectives on Europe's security engagement in the Indo-Pacific from four different sub-regions and twelve different countries in the Indo-Pacific, namely East Asia (Japan, China and South Korea); Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore); Oceania (Australia, New Zealand and Fiji) and lastly South Asia (India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives). By engaging with diverse countries, the framing in the book also allows for the inclusion of established and emerging regional groupings, such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad).

Explains Europe's emerging security policy in the Indo-Pacific amidst growing Sino-US strategic competition Contextualises the perceptions and response of Indo-Pacific states to Europe's role as a security actor in the region Elucidates how Europe's increasing security footprint is engendering greater friction with China

Autorentext

Yogesh Joshi is a Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at the National University of Singapore. He is also a non-resident Global Policy Fellow with the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Washington DC.

Ippeita Nishida is a Senior Fellow of the Security Studies Program at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF). In this position, he conducts research on Japan's foreign engagement policies and tools, in particular, foreign aid and security cooperation (defence diplomacy).

Devyani Chaturvedi is a Research Analyst at the Institute of South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore. She graduated with a Master's in International Affairs from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS), specialising in International Economics and Development.

Klappentext

This edited volume provides state perspectives on Europe s security engagement in the Indo-Pacific from four different sub-regions and twelve different countries in the Indo-Pacific, namely East Asia (Japan, China and South Korea); Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore); Oceania (Australia, New Zealand and Fiji) and lastly South Asia (India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives). By engaging with diverse countries, the framing in the book also allows for the inclusion of established and emerging regional groupings, such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad).

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part I: The EU in the Indo-Pacific.- The EU And Security Cooperation In The Indo-Pacific: A Lamb In The Lion's Den?.- Part II: The EU and East Asia Security.- Chapter 3: Japan's Changing Perception Of The EU As A Security Provider In The Indo-Pacific: Basic Motivations And Renewed.- Chapter 4: America's Appendage? How China Sees The EU In The Indo-Pacific.- Chapter 5: EU(Or Member States) As A Security Provider In The Indo-Pacific: South Korea's Perception And Security Cooperation between The Two.- Part III: The EU's Security Role in Oceania.- Chapter 6: The EU As A Security Actor And Australia-Pathways For Cooperation And Divergence On China.- Chapter 7: The EU And New Zealand Amidst The Changing Geopolitics Of The Indo-Pacific.- Chapter 8: Feeling The Tides of Security: The Evolving European Union- Pacific Islands Partnership In The Indo-Pacific.- Part IV: EA as a Security Actor in Southeast Asia.- Chapter 9: Indonesia's Security Relationship With The EU: Prospects And Possibilities For Growth.- Chapter 10: The EU In Vietnam's Diversification Of Security Partners.- Chapter 11: The European Union As A Security Actor In The Indo-Pacific: Perception And Responses From Singapore.- Part V: The EU's Security Role in South Asia.- Chapter 12: India-EU Security Partnership In Indo-Pacific: Between Interests And Capabilities.- Chapter 13: The EU's Security Strategy In The Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka's Perception And Concerns.- Chapter 14: EU's Security Role In South Asia: Perspectives From the Maldives.