The Transformation of the Liberal International Order : : Evolutions and Limitations.

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in International Relations Series
• Author: Hosoya, Yuichi.
• TeilnehmendeR: Kundnani, Hans.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer,, 2023.; ©2024.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in International Relations Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (140 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Japan and the Reform of the Liberal International Order -- The Decline of the Liberal International Order -- Japan and Europe Defend the Liberal International Order -- Between the West and the Rest -- Reforming the Liberal International Order -- References -- 2 American Strategy and the Liberal International Order -- Differing Views of Power and Influence -- The Dangers of Misdiagnosing Polarity -- (Mis)Managing Multipolarity -- References -- 3 East Asia, Europe and the High Sea: The Geostrategic Trinity of the U.S.-Led Order -- A U.S.-Led International Order -- The Order's Hardware -- References -- 4 The EU's Connectivity Strategy 2.0: Global Gateway in the Indo-Pacific -- Introduction -- Connectivity and the Liberal International Order -- Indirect China Policy -- Indirect Liberal International Order Strategy -- The Role of United States -- EU Connectivity in the Indo-Pacific and the LIO: Four Dilemmas -- Europe's Connectivity Efforts in the Indo-Pacific -- Towards Connectivity 2.0 -- Restraining but Not Containing China -- Connectivity Partnerships -- The EU's Turn to the Indo-Pacific -- Enhancing Digital Connectivity in the Indo-Pacific -- EU Connectivity Partners in the Indo-Pacific -- Go-To Partners in the Region -- Cooperating with the United States -- Engaging with Networks: Quad, NATO -- Divergences and Convergences on the LIO in Europe and "The West" -- What (Element of the) LIO Is Addressed? -- Industrial Policies Undermining the LIO? -- Can We Connect the Dots? -- What Are (Hidden) Differences Between Rhetorical Devices and Conceptualizations? -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Germany's Indo-Pacific Turn: Towards a Contribution to the Rules-Based Order? -- Shifting Interest in the Indo-Pacific.

Botched Start: Germany's Indo-Pacific Deployment in 2021-2022 -- Beyond the Frigate: Contributing to the Rules-Based Order -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 France's Indo-Pacific Approach: Salvaging the Rules-Based Order and Staying Relevant -- China's Challenge to the Rules-Based Order and Macron's Diplomacy: Two Important Drivers for the French Indo-Pacific Strategy -- Advancing the Three Pillars of the Rules-Based Order, with a Focus on Security -- A "Balancing Power"? Strategic Autonomy and the Aims to Foster a Stable Rules-Based Order -- The AUKUS Shock and the Sustainability of France's Approach -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 India, the Quad, and the Liberal International Order -- India's Ambivalence About the Liberal International Order -- The Quad: Necessary but Insufficient -- Multiple Building Blocks -- References -- 8 Countering Chinese Economic Coercion and Corrosive Capital in Southeast Asia -- The BRI and Corrosive Capital -- Europe and America Missing-But Not Japan -- Geoeconomics Before Security -- References -- 9 The Challenge of China for the Liberal International Order -- References -- 10 Northeast Asia's Energy Transition-Challenges for a Rules-Based Security and Economic Order -- Introduction: Energy Transition and Energy Security in Northeast Asia Since the Asian Financial Crisis -- Rising LNG Demand from NEA Economies and National Responses -- A Future Sub-Regional Monopoly in Gas Supply in the Making? -- Conclusion: Turning Geoeconomics on Its Head? Implications of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine 2022 -- References -- 11 The Liberal International Order and Economic Security -- The Liberal Democratic Party's Recommendations on Economic Security -- Supply Chain Imperatives -- Distinction Between Economic Security and Economic Statecraft -- Economic Security in the Free Trade Regime -- Conclusion -- References.

12 The Future of the Liberal International Order -- A Contested Concept -- Indo-Pacific Objectives -- Beyond a Defensive Approach -- References.