Europe-Asia Relations Building Multilateralisms

The EU is now a major player in globalization due to its economic power and position in trade relations. The enlargement has led to a higher IR profile for the EU and EU external diplomacy has been deeply affected by the events surrounding 9/11. At the same time economic development and transition politics have also transformed regional and international relations among the Asian states over the past two decades. Europe and Asia are therefore two major centres for the development of multi-polar and multi-lateral relations. This volume explores the substance and manner in which the member countries of the EU and their Asian counterparts interact at bilateral, multi-lateral and inter-regional levels.

RICHARD BALME is Professor at Sciences Po, Paris and is Academic Director of the Global Public Policy Program in China at Peking University, China. BRIAN BRIDGES is Professor in the Department of Politics and Sociology at Lingnan University, Hong Kong.