Germany’s and European Union’s Indo-Pacific stance: towards a value-based pragmatism

Introduction. The growing use of the Indo-Pacific concept in the European and German discourses necessitates a closer scrutiny of its implementation. The author’s hypothesis, founded on the assumption of Germany’s central role in the European Union’s security and defence policy, consists in that Berlin, together with Paris, has been playing the role of a key contributor to the preparation and implementation of the European Union’s Indo-Pacific Strategy. The research is aimed at defining Germany’s and European Union’s stance with regard to the Indo-Pacific region.