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Western Competition for Asian Markets is Heating Up

Nicola Casarini

Wilson Center Public Policy Nicola Casarini authored an opinion piece in The National Interest. The article, entitled “Western Competition for Asian Markets is Heating Up,” discusses the Western pivot to Asia.

Western Competition for Asian Markets is Heating Up

Wilson Center Public Policy Nicola Casarini authored an opinion piece in The National Interest. The article, entitled “Western Competition for Asian Markets is Heating Up,” discusses the Western pivot to Asia. In the article, Casarini describes President Obama’s push for passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP), a trade agreement between twelve nations. But according to Casarini, the European Union is simultaneously pursuing an economic rebalance toward Asia. As a result of the economic crisis and the realization that Asia is central to global growth and prosperity, the EU has ramped up its efforts to engage in the region. Casarini argues that the EU is at an advantage over the US when it comes to building an Asian partnership; the EU, unlike the US, is not deemed a security or strategic threat and has a history of supporting regional integration. Both the EU and US would benefit from stronger economic relations with Asia, says Casarini, and it is for exactly that reason that the two Western allies become competitors when it comes to Asian economics.

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Nicola Casarini

Nicola Casarini

Fellow;
Senior Research Fellow, Instituto Affari Internazionali, Italy
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