The relationship between Europe and Asia is of increasing importance in the
twenty-first century. The challenges straddling the two continents include
immigration, poverty, environmental degradation, terrorism, drugs, nuclear
proliferation and internecine strife. This book explores the significance of
Asia for Europe in general and the EU in particular, calling for a much more
sophisticated mutual understanding. George Wiessala analyses the existing Asia
Policy of the European Union, tracing its development over the past 30 years, to
the 2001 publication of the new strategy document, "Europe and Asia: A Strategic
Framework for Enhanced Partnership." He also looks in detail at the importance
of ASEM, and at the relationship between
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9780826460912
Language English
Binding Paper Back
Publisher Continuum International Publishing Group