Explore more than 27,000 insights and analysis, 160 experts, and hundreds of events each year.

Trending topics

The Latest

Quick analysis from the experts
Part of NOW Series

The Pivot to Asia: Are the EU and the US Partners or Competitors?

Posted date/time:
7 minutes

The Obama Administration has spoken of a “pivot” or “rebalance” toward Asia as a foreign policy priority. But the U.S. is not alone in turning its sites toward the Pacific. The European Union continues to focus more and more on the Asian continent as well. Does the pivot present an opportunity for the EU and U.S. to draw upon shared values and a history of cooperation as they engage China and other Asian nations? Or will we see increased competition as both seek to benefit from the economic opportunities the region presents?

Global Europe Program

The Obama Administration has spoken of a “pivot” or “rebalance” toward Asia a foreign policy priority. But the U.S. is not alone in turning its sites toward the Pacific. The European Union continues to focus more and more on the Asian continent as well. Does the pivot present an opportunity for the E.U. and U.S. to draw upon shared values and a history of cooperation as they engage China and other Asian nations? Or will we see increased competition as both seek to benefit from the economic opportunities the region presents? We spoke with a former Senior Analyst for the European Union Institute for Security Studies to pose these questions and more. Our guest, Nicola Casarini, is a Public Policy Scholar with the Wilson Center’s Global Europe.

Read a Wilson Brief about the topic: How Europe and the United States Can Boost Cooperation and Manage Competition in Asia.

Guest

Nicola Casarini
Nicola Casarini
Fellow;
Senior Research Fellow, Instituto Affari Internazionali, Italy

Moderator

John Milewski
John Milewski
Director of Digital Programming; Moderator, Wilson Center NOW

Global Europe Program

The Global Europe Program is focused on Europe’s capabilities, and how it engages on critical global issues. We investigate European approaches to critical global issues. We examine Europe’s relations with Russia and Eurasia, China and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our initiatives include “Ukraine in Europe”—an examination of what it will take to make Ukraine’s European future a reality. But we also examine the role of NATO, the European Union and the OSCE, Europe’s energy security, transatlantic trade disputes, and challenges to democracy. The Global Europe Program’s staff, scholars-in-residence, and Global Fellows participate in seminars, policy study groups, and international conferences to provide analytical recommendations to policy makers and the media.   Read more

Global Europe Program

Explore More

Browse Insights & Analysis
Browse Insights & Analysis