The research includes 5 chapters analyzing the EU’s and its member states’ approaches to cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region:
- Chapter 1. The EU’s strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region
- Chapter 2. France’s Indo-Pacific strategy
- Chapter 3. Germany’s Indo-Pacific perspective
- Chapter 4. The Netherland’s Indo-Pacific perspective
- Chapter 5. Vietnam’s perception of European engagement in the region
The researchers participating in the research are from USSH, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen and Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam.
The launching event was held on November 11, 2021 with the participation of researchers, lecturers and students in the field of international relations and European studies. At the event, the presentation about main results of the research given by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Hong Hanh, USSH, was followed by the panel discussion with the participation of three panelists:
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thu My, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, VASS
- Dr. Pham Cao Cuong, Director of Institute of Indian and Southwest Asian Studies, VASS
- Dr. Luu Thuy Hong, Vice Dean, Faculty of International Relations, Academy of Journalism and Communication
The panelists gave comments about the research, affirmed its valuable results and suggested potential topics for the second phase. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thu My emphasized that the results of this research are original contributions to the study of the EU’s strategy towards the Indo-Pacific region which had not received much attention in Vietnam. Dr. Luu Thuy Hong and Dr. Pham Cao Cuong said that it is difficult to analyse the perception of Vietnam or any other countries of the EU’s strategy because it had been launched for less than two months. However, the researchers’ analysis was based on historical and contextual understanding of the whole region and the relationship between Vietnam and the EU. Therefore, the research arguments had scientific and practical basis. The researchers should develop this study to learn more about how this strategy would be implemented in the future and about the perception and response of the countries in the Indo-Pacific region.
