The collection studies the interactions of the European Union and the Asia Pacific, focusing on the EU as an emerging global player in contemporary international relations.

Contents
List of tables
List of figures
Notes on contributors
Preface
List of abbreviations
Introduction: The European Union's Asia-Pacific strategies and policies at the crossroads
Weiqing Song and Jianwei Wang
Part I: General strategic context
1 The European Union in the Asia-Pacific: strategic reflections
Michael Reiterer
2 A European pivot towards Asia? Inter-regionalism in a new era
Julie Gilson
Part II: Major issues and themes
3 European Union security policy and initiatives in the Asia-Pacific
Fulvio Attinà
4 Assessing the European Union's economic relations with the Asia-Pacific
Miguel Otero-Iglesias
5 Public diplomacy of the European Union in East Asia
Suetyi Lai and Li Zhang
6 The European Union's approach to human security: lessons from the Asia-Pacific
Evangelos Fanoulis
Part III: Selected countries and groups
7 The European Union's partnership with China: navigating between trouble and promise
Gustaaf Geeraerts
8 Shifting constraints, evolving opportunities and the search for the "strategic" in the European Union-Japan bilateral partnership
Elena Atanassova-Cornelis
9 The European Union's security strategy in the ASEAN region
Reuben Wong
10 The European Union in Australia and New Zealand
Nicole Scicluna
Index