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Japan and Strategic Connectivity: Policies, Partners, and Possibilities

Written by

Wrenn Yennie Lindgren
Senior Research Fellow
Jagannath Panda
Prannavan Surendran
Ville Sinkkonen
Bart Gaens

Ed.

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Summary:

This report analyses the increasingly important role of infrastructure development and connectivity as a central arena of global geopolitical competition, particularly focusing on Japan’s connectivity policy under the banner of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific. The core aim of this report is to explore how Japan seeks to utilise strategic connectivity, specifically through its multi-layered approach, as a pivotal geopolitical instrument to project influence and promote a rules-based order, amidst rising competition with China. The report offers ten actionable policy recommendations, in particular, for the European Union.

Themes

  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • Regional integration
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Asia

Written by

Wrenn Yennie Lindgren
Senior Research Fellow
Jagannath Panda
Prannavan Surendran
Ville Sinkkonen
Bart Gaens
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