Bibek Chand & Lukas K. Danner 
New Challenges and Opportunities in European-Asian Relations 
Navigating an Assertive China and a Retrenching U.S.

This book highlights the emerging bidirectional interactions between Europe—primarily the EU—and Asia in the fields of political economy, development, environmental policy, security, diplomacy, and inter-institutional relations within the context of two recent global trends: the rise of China and the growing withdrawal of the U.S. from multilateral commitments. The volume incorporates nine different aspects and dimensions of Asian-European relations. In recent decades, Asia has (re-)gained rising importance on the world stage, which also entails closer interconnections with Europe. In an age of receding American global leadership and reduced commitments to its European allies, the EU and its member states have increasingly become more open to seeking and considering new partnerships. The rising economic prowess of Asia has made it of particular interest for European states. The book’s focus lies on potential challenges and opportunities in the bidirectional interactions between European and Asian states and institutions.

Cuprins

Part I: The Rise of European-Asian Relations.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part II: Europe & East Asia.- Chapter 2: The EU as Pivotal Player in the Growing China-US Conflict.- Chapter 3: Making Sense of the EU-China Relations: Partners and Rivals.- Chapter 4: Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Free Trade Agreements with European States in an Age of U.S. Protectionism.- Part III: Europe & Southeast Asia.- Chapter 5: The ASEAN-EU Relations and the ASEAN Regional Integration.- Chapter 6: An Analysis of EU Free Trade Agreements and Negotiations with Southeast Asian Countries.- Chapter 7: EU-Southeast Asian Relations: What Lies Ahead?.- Part IV: Europe & South and Central Asia.- Chapter 8: EU-India Relations and New Political Realities: Normative Convergence and its Implications for Shared Strategic Concerns.- Chapter 9: The European Union’s Impact in South Asia: Norms or Geopolitics?.- Chapter 10: The COVID-19 Pandemic: Crisis and Opportunity for a Different Approach to EU-Afghanistan Migration Management.- Part V: The Future of European-Asian Relations.- Chapter 11: Conclusion.

Despre autor

Bibek Chand is Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the University of North Georgia, USA. His research interests include Sino-Indian interactions in Asia, international relations of small states, security studies, the emerging notion of the Indo-Pacific, and geopolitics.




Lukas K. Danner is Research Associate at the Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Florida International University, USA, and Fulbright-NSF Arctic Research Scholar at the University of Iceland. His research interests include small states, security studies, foreign policy, and geopolitics of Europe, Asia, and the Arctic.