01174nas a2200205   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653000700052653001900059653002800078653002300106653002600129653003000155100001900185245004900204300001000253490000700263520069800270       2024                            d  c202410aEU10aEuropean Union10amultilateral engagement10astrategic autonomy10astrategic competition10astrategic interdependence1 aKatrin Bastian00aThe European Union and Strategic Competition  a72-910 v233 a<p>The European Union perceives the world as multipolar, with countries of the Global South expanding their political and economic influence alongside the rivalry between the United States and China. Cooperation, compromise, and multilateral engagement are central to the EU&#039;s mode of operation, and the European Union and its member states favor this approach in shaping international relations. However, in a security environment characterized by strategic competition, the European Union, as the world&#039;s largest trading bloc, must assert its role. &quot;Strategic interdependence&quot; appears to be the EU&#039;s response to addressing the complexities of a changing world.</p>