Explainer Series

Indo-Pacific explainer:
Europe’s growing engagement in the Indo-Pacific

6 May 2026

Despite the geographic distance, Europe is rapidly deepening its stake in the Indo-Pacific. As our strategic and economic spheres converge, European nations are expanding trade, investment, and security ties across the region. For Australia, this Indo-Pacific pivot and the EU-Australia free trade deal opens the door to bigger opportunities with trusted partners.

This explainer outlines Europe’s expanding footprint in the Indo-Pacific – from individual states to the EU – and what this means for Western Australia and Australia as a whole.

This guide is provided as part of the Perth USAsia Centre’s ‘explainer series’ and is intended for education purposes. It is free to use and share but attribution to the Perth USAsia Centre is required.