THE EUROPEAN UNION AND SECURITY IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
Abstract
Viewing global trends and changes that take place in security architecture of Asia-Pacific region, the careful attention is drawn by one of the world largest economic powers, the European Union (EU). The soft power policy of the EU is strongly associated with making economic and financial decisions. However, it is questionable whether the EU has enough potential to influence security policy, especially in such geographically distant regions as Asia and Pacific in which the USA and China are key actors in defence and security. The regional environment and ways of security issues decision-making are analyzed in the paper. The reasons that compound security policy-making for the EU in the region are outlined. Regional treaties and institutions of contemporary security structure are evaluated. The EU potential and major directions of the EU external policies in the region are illustrated. Some opportunities of collaboration in regional security are revealed for the EU and regional middle powers.
About the Author
A. V. Budenkova
Siberian Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anna V. Budenkova – Candidate of History, Assistant Professor at the Department of World History, Siberian Federal University.
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Budenkova A.V. THE EUROPEAN UNION AND SECURITY IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. SibScript. 2015;(3-2):172-177. (In Russ.)
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