ISPI (Italian Institute for International Political Studies) : The EU Indo Pacific Bid ( Report on the EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo - Pacific)

 

THE EU INDO-PACIFIC BID

SAILING THROUGH ECONOMIC AND SECURITY COMPETITION

Over the past five years, the Indo-Pacific region's importance for Europe has grown significantly. However, the launch of the EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific in September 2021 and its subsequent implementation have been affected by growing polarisation between the US and China, and by a fast-changing  scenario caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This Report examines the state and perspectives of the EU's Indo-Pacific strategy, 18 months after its launch. Are there avenues for cooperation with regional military initiatives, such as the QUAD? How is the economic landscape changing, in particular after the start of negotiations for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)? What are the main strategies of Indo-Pacific countries for the green transition? And how do the US, China, and ASEAN countries view and act in the Indo-Pacific region?

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Report edited by: Filippo Fasulo (ISPI)

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction, Paolo Magri (ISPI Executive Vice President) 1. The EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: Where We Are Filippo Fasulo (ISPI) 2. QUAD Plus EU: A Viable Option for the Times? Jagannath Panda (Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs) 3. The US’ Regional Economic Pillar: The Current State of IPEF Aidan Arasasingham (Center for Strategic and International Studies) 4. The Rush To Regulate Data in the Indo-Pacific Joshua P. Meltzer (Brookings Institution) 5. The Green Tech Race Is a Story for the Entrepreneurial State Sun Ryung Park, Yves Tiberghien (University of British Columbia) 6. ASEAN Strives for Regional Centrality in the Age of Great Power Competition Rahul Mishra (Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya) 7. China Counters the Indo-Pacific Concept You Wang (Jinan University), Dingding Chen (Jinan University), Yingfan Chen (Intellisia Institute) Conclusions Filippo Fasulo (ISPI)

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