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Germany's value-based partnerships in the Indo-Pacific
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract Diversifying Germany's bilateral partnerships in the Indo-Pacific is one of the central goals of German policy. On the one hand, this diversification aims to reduce economic dependence on China, and on the other - in the context of systemic rivalry with authoritarian states - to bring about cooperat... view more
Diversifying Germany's bilateral partnerships in the Indo-Pacific is one of the central goals of German policy. On the one hand, this diversification aims to reduce economic dependence on China, and on the other - in the context of systemic rivalry with authoritarian states - to bring about cooperation with states that share common values with Germany, so-called Wertepartnern (value-based partners). However, it is not clearly defined which values are fundamental to value-based partnerships. It also remains unclear which states in the Indo-Pacific are referred to as value-based partners and how these value-based partnerships differ from "normal" bilateral relations with other states in the region. Instead, this study shows that the significance that is rhetorically attached to cooperation with value-based partners is at odds with the vague concept of "value-based partnership" and its limited importance as a basis for bilateral cooperation. A comparison of value-based partners with a control group of non-value-based partners across different policy areas produces mixed results. The assumed correlation between being categorised as a value-based partner and closer international cooperation based on shared norms and values cannot, with any coherence, be demonstrated empirically. A comprehensive revision of the hitherto diffuse concept of value-based partnerships is recommended - either by normative sharpening, combined with a narrowing of the circle of states designated as value-based partners, or by eradicating the term from the political vocabulary. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; defense policy; security policy; value system; cultural factors; standard; international cooperation; foreign policy
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
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Verteidigungs- und sicherheitsbezogene Beziehungen; Indopazifik; sicherheitspolitische Interessen; kulturelle Werte und Normen; sicherheitspolitische Zusammenarbeit; außenpolitische Interessendivergenzen
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
25 p.
Series
SWP Research Paper, 4/2024
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2024RP04
ISSN
1863-1053
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications