Regional Perspectives on the EU's Indo-Pacific Strategy

Nicholas Ross Smith is a senior lecturer of international relations at the University of Waikato. His research coalesces around the regional implications of great power competition with a particular interest in the foreign policies of relatively smaller states that find themselves caught in the middle. His research has appeared in leading journals such as International Affairs, Review of International Studies, Global Policy, and The Pacific Review.Martin Holland holds a Jean Monnet Chair ad personam and is the founding director of National Centre for Research on Europe at Canterbury. He is internationally recognised for his work on EU Development policy, CFSP and Perceptions of the EU. In 2002, he initiated the “EU External Perceptions Project”, which has been recognised as one of the top 20 “Jean Monnet Success Stories”.

• Introduction: The European Union in the Indo-Pacific by Nicholas Ross Smith and Martin Holland Chapter 1: The EU’s Indo-Pacific Tilt in Historical and Theoretical Context by Nicholas Ross Smith Chapter 2: Australia and the EU: Like-Minded Yet Untapped Partners in the Indo-Pacific by Bruce Wilson, Katarzyna Kwapisz Williams, Anne McNaughton, Hector Samuel Martinez Sanchez-Mateos and Richard G. Whitman Chapter 3: China and the EU: Getting the Cold Shoulder in a Contested Region by Lai Suetyi, Ding Chun, Shang Lixue, and Jörn-Carsten Gottwald Chapter 4: India and the EU: Synergies and Challenges in the Indo-Pacific by Sheetal Sharma and Tobias Thieler Chapter 5: Japan and the EU: A Maritime Security ‘Expectations Deficit’ by Paul Bacon, Karolina Pomorska and Niels van Willigen Chapter 6: New Zealand and the EU: Normative Alignment yet Strategic Uncertainty in the Indo-Pacific by Nicholas Ross Smith, Juan Manfredi-Sánchez, Serena Kelly, Martin Holland and Matthew Castle Chapter 7: South Korea and the EU: Strong Potential Amidst Structural Constraints in the Indo-Pacific by Sung-Won Yoon, Sae Won Chung, Sunghoon Park and Michael Reiterer Chapter 8: Taiwan and the EU: From Trade Partners to Geopolitical Stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific? by Hungdah Su, Marc Cheng and Robert Kissack Chapter 9: Thailand and the EU: A Hub, Bridge, Buffer, and/or Broker in the Indo-Pacific by Natthanan Kunnamas and Heidi Maurer Conclusion: Reflections and Recommendations for the EU in the Indo-Pacific by Nicholas Ross Smith and Martin Holland