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South Korea's evolving Indo-Pacific strategy: opportunities and challenges for cooperation with the EU
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract 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 ad... view more
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)... view less
Keywords
South Korea; foreign policy; security policy; Indian Ocean; Pacific Rim; bilateral relations; international relations; international cooperation; EU; United States of America; alliance policy; economic relations
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Moon, Jae-in; Außenpolitische Neuorientierung; Außenpolitische Strategie; Implikation; Außenpolitische Interessenkonvergenzen; Strategische Partnerschaft; Verteidigungs- und sicherheitsbezogene Beziehungen; Maritime Sicherheit; Wirtschaftliche Sicherheit; Informationssicherheit
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
32 p.
Series
SWP Research Paper, 2/2023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2023RP02
ISSN
1863-1053
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications