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This chapter highlights the importance of the growing ties between Europe and the countries of Asia. The changing international political environment given the U.S.’s decreasing international commitments is highlighted in this chapter. The overviews of the constituent chapters of this edited volume is also discussed.

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Chand, B., Danner, L.K. (2021). Introduction. In: Chand, B., Danner, L.K. (eds) New Challenges and Opportunities in European-Asian Relations. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68632-1_1

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