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Podcast: Asia Matters Podcast
Episode: How the EU Fits into Asia’s Security Puzzle
Description: This week we turn our attention to the Indo-Pacific -  the new geopolitical groupings emerging there, from multilateral trade deals to nascent security arrangements - and how Europe fits in to the picture. The most well-known of these new security groups is probably the Quad, a grouping of the major democracies with skin in the game in the region - namely India, Japan, Australia, and the US.  But what of Europe, the world's largest trading bloc? Back in April, the EU published a strategy document aimed at boosting its presence in the region. But w...