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The EU’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific: from bilateral to multilateral?
The EU dual-use dilemma: balancing openness, security and competitiveness
Addressing India’s structural dependence on China
Will Europe’s AI Act set new standards?
How the EU seeks to shape global rules for artificial intelligence while balancing innovation, ethics,…
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The EU’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific: from bilateral to multilateral?
The Indo-Pacific has become central to the European Union’s economic security and geopolitical future, as its trade routes and defence-industrial supply chains are increasingly shaped by Sino–US rivalry. Therefore, the EU has adopted an Indo-Pacific strategy and has expanded its presence. However, a gap persists between ambition and capacity. EU-level initiatives remain largely limited to connectivity, capacity building, and coordination, while meaningful security engagement has been driven primarily by national initiatives. The paper argues that France, as the only European resident power in the Indo-Pacific, illustrates both the potential and the limit of a nationally driven approach.
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The EU’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific: from bilateral to multilateral?
The Indo-Pacific has become central to the European Union’s economic security and geopolitical future, as its trade routes and defence-industrial supply chains…
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The EU dual-use dilemma: balancing openness, security and competitiveness
This paper situates dual-use technologies at the core of the EU’s security–competitiveness agenda, among intensifying great power competition. It traces the shift…
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Addressing India’s structural dependence on China
As one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, India aspires to become a global manufacturing hub, thus reducing its reliance on external actors,…






