It is another wake-up call for Europeans that at the very moment when they are presenting their own Indo-Pacific strategy, something happens we have no agency in
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However, due to the higher cruising speed, nuclear submarines are still unbeaten in terms of loitering in remote operational areas
Most anger [in the French communiqué] seems to be directed at the US – there is not actually that much about Australia
By cancelling the submarine deal, Europeans have been blindsided
Any new initiative must rapidly lead to an increase in actual high-quality infrastructure projects in countries of strategic concern to EU interests – particularly in the Indo-Pacific region
Taiwan has been increasing its outreach to Europe for a while, as European sentiment towards China is changing and Europe’s role in the emerging conflicts with China becomes much more pronounced
The “Indo-Pacific” is the geographical translation of a strategic interest shared by all those countries, but there are as many “Indo-Pacific” as there are entities defining it.
The conclusions of the Council are a step in the right direction. But they reflect the ambivalency of the Member States towards China