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China’s sovereignty violations in the East and South China Seas: How should Europe respond?
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
|---|---|
| Author | Southgate, Laura |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | The EU has been content to remain a marginal actor in the maritime sovereignty disputes in the East and South China Seas. It has adopted a diplomatic strategy that stresses the importance of upholding freedom of navigation and confidence building between the states party to the conflict. As argued here, this approach does not take account of the crucial interests Europe has at stake in the conflict. It is made even less tenable by China’s increasingly assertive behaviour towards securing its sovereignty in the region. Europe is at a crossroads: the EU may seek to overcome internal and external challenges to enhance its hard power capabilities, or it may continue to pursue a wholly soft power approach. Either way, how the EU deals with the current dispute will determine, in large part, its future role as a global security actor. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1781685819882863?download=true |
| Starting Page | 242 |
| Ending Page | 249 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| ISSN | 17816858 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 18 |
| Journal | European View (EUV) |
| e-ISSN | 18655831 |
| DOI | 10.1177/1781685819882863 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications UK |
| Publisher Date | 2019-10-10 |
| Publisher Place | London |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © The Author(s) 2019 |
| Subject Keyword | ASEAN Europe China Sovereignty South China Sea Japan Southeast Asia |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
