15/03/2021
This paper analyses the common and divergent interests of Japan and the EU in the Indo-Pacific and identifies the most promising areas for cooperation.
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Françoise NICOLAS
Senior Research Fellow and Director of Ifri's Center for Asian Studies
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Marc JULIENNE
Research Fellow, Head of China Research, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
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Céline PAJON
Research Fellow, Head of Japan Research, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
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John SEAMAN
Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies
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Sophie BOISSEAU du ROCHER
Associate Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies
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Isabelle SAINT-MEZARD
Associate Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies
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Claude MEYER
Senior Advisor, Center for Asian Studies
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