Tilting’ the balance? An evaluation of Britain’s strategic approach to the Indo-Pacific
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6298652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas S Wilkins (0000-0002-9805-8950, The University of Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 658-668 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/01925121231195605 |
| OpenAlex | W4387454283 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 2 |
Notwithstanding its exit from the European Union itself, the United Kingdom still remains an influential European power with significant interests and equities in the Indo-Pacific region. This article probes the substance of London’s engagement with the region through a distillation of relevant policy documents/statements appertaining to the Indo-Pacific. It reconciles this material within a three-tiered analytical framework that encompasses British ‘aims’; the ‘assets’ it holds; and then ‘assesses’ its performance and prospects. Like the other European actors considered in this Symposium, it reveals the strong confluence of economic, security and normative elements that define its regional strategic outlook. While there are many synergies with the approaches of the other European powers, what makes the United Kingdom case distinctive is a more prolific set of regional partnerships alongside multilateral engagement (‘networks and grids’), and a greater accent on hard power capabilities. The latter however are placed in service of the former – Britain has no aspirations to shift the regional balance of power independently
Balance (ability · Economics · Economy · European union · Indo-Pacific · International trade · Normative · Political economy · Political science · Power (physics · Sociology · Stress (linguistics · Treaty · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Political Systems and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |