A new report from the EU ISS, “Look East, Act East: transatlantic agendas in the Asia Pacific“ is certainly worth a read. In it Andrew S. Erickson and Austin M. Strange argue that:
“It is essential that the US and its NATO allies do not simply pursue a ‘division of labour’ scenario in which the US handles the Alliance’s Asia-Pacific duties while EU members essentially concentrate resources in regions closer to home. In fact, from an EU perspective it may be desirable to develop a more direct presence in the Asia Pacific to help ensure that the US remains committed to the Alliance’s security interests in other regions that are traditionally perceived as more vital to European security.”
In the same report, Daniel Keohane proposes that Europe should be ‘a partner not a power’ in Asian security Continue reading
