The Role of the European Union in Asia

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.

Introduction, Juha Jokela, Bart Gaens; Chapter 1 The EU-India-China Strategic Partnership and the Impact of Regional Constructs, Timo Kivimäki; Chapter 2 The European Union as an International Actor: Europeanization and Institutional Changes in the Light of the EU's Asia Policies, Juha Jokela; Chapter 3 The Development of the EU's Asia Strategy with Special Reference to China and India: Driving Forces and New Directions, Bart Gaens; Chapter 4 EU-India Relations: An Expanded Interpretive Framework, Stig Toft Madsen; Chapter 5 Thinking Clearly on Political Strategy: The Formulation of a Common EU Policy Toward China, Mikael Mattlin; Chapter 6 Sino-European Relations: From the Height to the Width, Zhang Tiejun; Chapter 7 China's Evolving Approach to Multilateralism and Global Governance: Implications for the European Union, Gill Bates; Chapter 8 1The author is grateful to Gao Shan and Alex Luta for their research assistance during the writing of this chapter., Linda Jakobson; Chapter 9 Engaging the European Superpower: India and the European Union, Rajendra K. Jain; Chapter 10 The Ambiguities in the China-India Relationship, Claudia Astarita; Chapter 11 Conclusions and the Way Forward, Eija Limnell;