Abstract
The aim of this article is to review the strategic partnership of the European Union-Japan in the context of the changing global order, exploring economic, normative and security dimensions. This leads to wider reflections allowing us to theorize international relations with regards to the concept of strategic partnerships. The research question concentrates on what the foundations of the strategic partnership between the European Union and Japan are, and how it answers the challenges in the three above indicated fields. The hypothesis is formulated from the perspective of strategic partnership theory. Methodologically, the work is based on the analysis of primary and secondary sources, as well as on qualitative methods implemented in the form of semi-structured interviews. The key findings reveal that the changing global order and international environment have pushed both partners to create a strategic partnership that has spilled over from economic relations to the normative, political and finally security fields.
Highlights
The global involvement of the European Union (EU) has led, over the last decades, to tailor-made approaches designed with regard to specific regions or single partner states
Their complexity seems to be growing, following the widening geographical scope of the EU’s interest that started in the immediate neighborhood and ended up in remote global regions. This process is illustrated well with the example of EU-Japan relations that have developed into a form of strategic partnership
The work is based on the analysis of primary and secondary sources as well as on qualitative methods implemented in the form of semi-structured interviews conducted among experts in Japan in September 2019
Summary
The global involvement of the European Union (EU) has led, over the last decades, to tailor-made approaches designed with regard to specific regions or single partner states Their complexity seems to be growing, following the widening geographical scope of the EU’s interest that started in the immediate neighborhood and ended up in remote global regions. This process is illustrated well with the example of EU-Japan relations that have developed into a form of strategic partnership. The aim of this article is to overview this partnership in the context of the changing global order, exploring its economic, normative and security dimensions This shall lead to wider reflections allowing us to theorize international relations with regard to the concept of strategic partnerships. DISCLAIMER: The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein
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