In November 2024, the European Union and Japan expanded on their 2018 agreements with a new security and defence partnership. While it promises greater cooperation, the agreement remains largely exploratory and vague, lagging behind the rapid pace of global geopolitical shifts. Shared concerns over rising authoritarian powers and threats to the rules-based order underpin the partnership, but domestic political and economic constraints limit both the European Union and Japan’s ability to strengthen security ties or project influence beyond their regions.
New article on Japan-EU security relations

Paul O'Shea published a peer-reviewed article with East Asia Forum on the developments in EU-Japan political and security relations.