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The compass is now supposed to show the way: The EU is currently debating its guiding strategy on defense and security – the so-called strategic compass. In the future, there is to be more commitment in the area of cyber defense. Brussels also wants to expand its involvement in the Indo-Pacific. That will anger Beijing.
By Amelie Richter
EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen called Brussels' Indo-Pacific strategy a "milestone". But just hours before its publication, a US-led security pact is taking the wind out of the plan's sails, angering France – and calling transatlantic cooperation in the region into question.
By Amelie Richter