The ‘Zeitenwende’ and resetting Europe-Asia Relations

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been seen by the West, in particular in Europe, as a threat to its conception of the world order. But this view is not shared in Asia-Pacific, where the assessment is more nuanced. Imposing a binary response of with-us-or-against-us on countries in the region ignores their own geopolitical realities, and risks alienating them.