In a first phase of work in 2021, the research asked about the geopolitical strategies of individual European states (Germany, France, the Netherlands) on the one hand, and of the European Union as a whole on the other, and also looked at the reactions to these strategies in Vietnam and its immediate environment. Here now, in a second phase of work, which covers the year 2022, the research deals with more far-reaching questions that resulted from Phase I. However, these were formulated before Russia’s attack on Ukraine – an event that changed the international system considerably. The authors begin by presenting their original question horizon and then, building on this, take a further step to ask about those changes that the Ukraine war has brought about. The questions for research in 2022 originally focused on how European initiatives in the context of the Indo-Pacific problem are perceived by actors such as the USA, Japan, South Korea, China, India, ASEAN, Indonesia, Thailand and Australia.

Here is a short list of authors and their topics:

• Prashanth Parameswaran (USA)
• Go Ito (Japan)
• Le Thi Thu Giang (South Korea)
• Nguyen Thuy Chi (China)
• Vo Xuan Vinh (India)
• Alan Chong (ASEAN)
• Muhadi Sugiono (Indonesia)
• Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang (Thailand)
• Bui Hai Thiem (Australia)