The Palgrave Handbook of EU-Asia Relations

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
The Historical Relations of Europe and East Asia — From Partnership to Post-colonialism....Pages 15-29
The Evolution of EU-Asia Relations: 2001–2011....Pages 30-44
Prospects for Multipolarity and Multilateralism in World Politics....Pages 45-58
Images of European Integration in Asia....Pages 59-74
The Role of ‘Strategic Partnerships’ in the EU’s Relations with Asia....Pages 75-89
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Regionalism and EU-Asia Relations: Patterns, Trends and Determinants....Pages 93-107
Europe-Asia Studies: The Contribution of Comparative Regional Integration....Pages 108-123
European and Asian Responses to the Global Financial Crisis — And its Precedent....Pages 124-142
Dealing with Terrorism, Corruption and Organised Crime: The EU and Asia....Pages 143-161
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
EU-China Relations on Human Rights in Competing Paradigms: Continuity and Change....Pages 165-180
The Securitisation of EU-Asia Relations in the Post-Cold War Era....Pages 181-197
Sanctions and Embargoes in EU-Asia Relations....Pages 198-210
Socio-cultural and Educational Cooperation between the EU and Asia....Pages 211-225
Regional Integration Support by the EU in Asia: Aims and Prospects....Pages 226-243
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
EU-Asia Trade Relations....Pages 247-262
Market Access and Trade Facilitation....Pages 263-276
International Banking, Asia and Europe....Pages 277-296
Coordinating Regional Financial Arrangements with the IMF: Challenges to Asia and Lessons from the EU....Pages 297-309
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
The Institutional Dimension of EU-ASEAN/ASEAN Plus Three Inter-regional Relations....Pages 313-329
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
The Asia-Europe Meeting....Pages 330-343
The ASEAN Regional Forum and the EU’s Role in Promoting Security in the Asia-Pacific....Pages 344-358
Strategic Bilateralism or Effective Multilateralism? The EU, the SCO and SAARC....Pages 359-373
Front Matter....Pages 375-375
The EU, Asia and the Governance of Global Trade....Pages 377-391
The EU and Asia in the United Nations Security Council....Pages 392-405
Nuclear Non-proliferation....Pages 406-420
The Security Role of the US in the Asia-Pacific....Pages 421-435
From Polarisation towards a Consensus on Development? The EU and Asian Approaches to Development and ODA....Pages 436-450
Europe, Asia and Climate Change Governance....Pages 451-468
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Security and the Role of China....Pages 471-480
China in EU-East Asia Economic Relations....Pages 481-491
EU-China Relations....Pages 492-505
Front Matter....Pages 507-507
EU-Japan Relations....Pages 509-520
The EU and the Two Koreas — One Strategic Partner, One Strategic Liability....Pages 521-537
EU-Taiwan Relationship since 1981....Pages 538-553
EU-Indonesia Relations: No Expectations-Capability Gap?....Pages 554-570
The EU and India: Strategic Partners but Not a Strategic Partnership....Pages 571-586
EU-Pakistan Relations: The Challenge of Dealing with a Fragile State....Pages 587-602
EU-Australia Relations....Pages 603-617
Conclusion....Pages 618-642
Back Matter....Pages 643-664