South Korea's evolving Indo-Pacific strategy: opportunities and challenges for cooperation with the EU
| Autor: | Ballbach, Eric J. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Internationale Beziehungen
International relations Moon Jae-in Außenpolitische Neuorientierung Außenpolitische Strategie Implikation Außenpolitische Interessenkonvergenzen Strategische Partnerschaft Verteidigungs- und sicherheitsbezogene Beziehungen Maritime Sicherheit Wirtschaftliche Sicherheit Informationssicherheit internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik International Relations International Politics Foreign Affairs Development Policy Südkorea Außenpolitik Sicherheitspolitik Indischer Ozean Pazifischer Raum bilaterale Beziehungen internationale Beziehungen internationale Zusammenarbeit EU USA Bündnispolitik Wirtschaftsbeziehungen South Korea foreign policy security policy Indian Ocean Pacific Rim bilateral relations international relations international cooperation United States of America alliance policy economic relations 10500 |
| Zdroj: | 2/2023, SWP Research Paper, 32 |
| Druh dokumentu: | Arbeitspapier<br />working paper |
| ISSN: | 1863-1053 |
| DOI: | 10.18449/2023RP02 |
| Popis: | South Korea has been late to embrace the concept of the Indo-Pacific. Its strategic approach developed from initial neglect to mere tactic acknowledgment and careful engagement under the Moon administration (2017-2022), to the now clear support for a distinct Indo-Pacific strategy under the Yoon administration (since 2022). While South Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy represents an important step in formulating its own interests in the region, its implementation will be influenced by the larger strategic environment, the dynamic relationships between a network of different actors in the region, and the coordination of its approach with like-minded partners. Despite the Yoon administration’s closer alignment of its Indo-Pacific strategy with that of the US, there are ample opportunities to strengthen cooperation between the EU and the Republic of Korea (ROK or South Korea) on the Indo-Pacific. This is a consequence of overlapping interests regarding the Indo-Pacific region, which are expressed through strong similarities in the respective strategy papers of South Korea and the EU. Building on a solid existing basis of bilateral cooperation enabled by their strategic partnership, cooperation between the EU and the ROK should now be deepened beyond their already well-developed bilateral frameworks within the economic realm to the wider field of security cooperation. As South Korea's and the EU's Indo-Pacific strategies highlight similar areas of action, economic security, maritime security and cyber security are the most likely issue-areas in which the two sides will expand their links. (author's abstract) |
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