ISAS Special Reports

As the European Union (EU) embarks on its own distinctive strategic outlook for the Indo-Pacific region, it should contribute to open, safe and inclusive digital connectivity and engage with the region’s thriving digital economies. While the Indo-Pacific countries have called for greater maritime presence by the European countries in their increasingly contested waters, the European actors may have more to offer in the less-discussed but equally contested high-technology and digital domains.

The Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael (or Clingendael Institute) and the Institute of South Asian Studies have brought out a Special Report which assesses tangible steps for the EU to build such partnerships with like-minded partners from the Asia-Europe Meeting to advance digital connectivity in and with the Indo-Pacific region, in line with its principles, approaches and standards on digitalisation.