The Transformation of the Liberal International Order: Evolutions and Limitations (SpringerBriefs in International Relations)

Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Editors
Abbreviations
1 Introduction: Japan and the Reform of the Liberal International Order
	The Decline of the Liberal International Order
	Japan and Europe Defend the Liberal International Order
	Between the West and the Rest
	Reforming the Liberal International Order
	References
2 American Strategy and the Liberal International Order
	Differing Views of Power and Influence
	The Dangers of Misdiagnosing Polarity
	(Mis)Managing Multipolarity
	References
3 East Asia, Europe and the High Sea: The Geostrategic Trinity of the U.S.-Led Order
	A U.S.-Led International Order
	The Order’s Hardware
	References
4 The EU’s Connectivity Strategy 2.0: Global Gateway in the Indo-Pacific
	Introduction
	Connectivity and the Liberal International Order
		Indirect China Policy
		Indirect Liberal International Order Strategy
		The Role of United States
		EU Connectivity in the Indo-Pacific and the LIO: Four Dilemmas
	Europe’s Connectivity Efforts in the Indo-Pacific
		Towards Connectivity 2.0
		Restraining but Not Containing China
		Connectivity Partnerships
		The EU’s Turn to the Indo-Pacific
		Enhancing Digital Connectivity in the Indo-Pacific
	EU Connectivity Partners in the Indo-Pacific
		Go-To Partners in the Region
		Cooperating with the United States
		Engaging with Networks: Quad, NATO
	Divergences and Convergences on the LIO in Europe and “The West”
		What (Element of the) LIO Is Addressed?
		Industrial Policies Undermining the LIO?
		Can We Connect the Dots?
		What Are (Hidden) Differences Between Rhetorical Devices and Conceptualizations?
	Conclusion
	References
5 Germany’s Indo-Pacific Turn: Towards a Contribution to the Rules-Based Order?
	Shifting Interest in the Indo-Pacific
	Botched Start: Germany’s Indo-Pacific Deployment in 2021–2022
	Beyond the Frigate: Contributing to the Rules-Based Order
	Conclusion
	References
6 France’s Indo-Pacific Approach: Salvaging the Rules-Based Order and Staying Relevant
	China’s Challenge to the Rules-Based Order and Macron’s Diplomacy: Two Important Drivers for the French Indo-Pacific Strategy
	Advancing the Three Pillars of the Rules-Based Order, with a Focus on Security
	A “Balancing Power”? Strategic Autonomy and the Aims to Foster a Stable Rules-Based Order
	The AUKUS Shock and the Sustainability of France’s Approach
	Conclusion
	References
7 India, the Quad, and the Liberal International Order
	India’s Ambivalence About the Liberal International Order
	The Quad: Necessary but Insufficient
	Multiple Building Blocks
	References
8 Countering Chinese Economic Coercion and Corrosive Capital in Southeast Asia
	The BRI and Corrosive Capital
	Europe and America Missing—But Not Japan
	Geoeconomics Before Security
	References
9 The Challenge of China for the Liberal International Order
	References
10 Northeast Asia’s Energy Transition–Challenges for a Rules-Based Security and Economic Order
	Introduction: Energy Transition and Energy Security in Northeast Asia Since the Asian Financial Crisis
	Rising LNG Demand from NEA Economies and National Responses
	A Future Sub-Regional Monopoly in Gas Supply in the Making?
	Conclusion: Turning Geoeconomics on Its Head? Implications of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine 2022
	References
11 The Liberal International Order and Economic Security
	The Liberal Democratic Party’s Recommendations on Economic Security
	Supply Chain Imperatives
	Distinction Between Economic Security and Economic Statecraft
	Economic Security in the Free Trade Regime
	Conclusion
	References
12 The Future of the Liberal International Order
	A Contested Concept
	Indo-Pacific Objectives
	Beyond a Defensive Approach
	References