The Role of the European Union in Asia: China and India as Strategic Partners
ISBN: 9781315553283
Platform/Publisher: Taylor & Francis / Routledge
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Subjects: Politics & International Relations; Asian Politics; European Politics; International Political Economy;

Establishing strategic partnerships is a key objective for the European Union. These partnerships provide frameworks for flexible and long-term cooperation with global and regional players. This book focuses on the EU's strategy toward China and India and explores ways of promoting a stronger and more versatile role for the EU in Asia. The volume examines the emergence of China and India as global powers and the implications for the EU's common policies and strategies. It focuses on the role of the EU within Asia in terms of its political, security-related and cultural impact in addition to economic presence, and it explores the interplay of the EU, China and India in global governance and in utilizing and promoting multilateralism, especially in the context of climate change and energy security. The contributors discuss avenues for the EU to pursue its interests in Asia and to achieve its objectives in global governance and multilateralism through partnerships with China and India, while retaining its special relationship with the United States.

Dr Bart Gaens is Senior Research Fellow in the Global Security Research Programme at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Finland, Juho Jokela is Senior Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and Eija Limnell is a Visiting Researcher, at the University of Helsinki, Finland

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