Freihandel als Funktion des Politischen: PACER Plus und australische Sicherheitsinteressen

Andreas Holtz

doi:10.5771/0175-274X-2017-3-19

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- I–IV Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis I–IV
- 1–47 THEMENSCHWERPUNKT 1–47
  - 1–7 Effizienz ist wichtig – Verteilung auch! Die negativen Polarisierungsfolgen der Globalisierung Thomas Straubhaar Thomas Straubhaar 1–7
  - 8–12 America First: Power and Geopolitics in US Trade Policy under President Trump Holger Janusch, Witold Mucha Holger Janusch, Witold Mucha 8–12
  - 13–18 Der Preis der Pax Americana Josef Braml Josef Braml 13–18
  - 19–26 Freihandel als Funktion des Politischen: PACER Plus und australische Sicherheitsinteressen Andreas Holtz Andreas Holtz 19–26
  - 27–31 Raw Materials and International Relations Raimund Bleischwitz, Rüya Perincek Raimund Bleischwitz, Rüya Perincek 27–31
  - 32–36 Französische Rohstoffpolitik im Zeichen der Souveränität Yann Wernert Yann Wernert 32–36
  - 37–41 CPEC: One Potentially Treacherous Road in China’s Grand Plan? Shah Meer Baloch Shah Meer Baloch 37–41
  - 42–47 China’s Approach to Regional Free Trade Frameworks in the Asia Pacific: RCEP as a Prime Example of Economic Diplomacy? David Groten David Groten 42–47
- 48–52 BEITRÄGE AUS SICHERHEITSPOLITIK UND FRIEDENSFORSCHUNG 48–52
  - Multilateralismus minus eins? Caroline Fehl, Johannes Thimm Caroline Fehl, Johannes Thimm
- 53–55 DOKUMENTATION 53–55
  - Das Zweiprozentziel gehört auf den Prüfstand
- 56–57 NEUERSCHEINUNGEN 56–57
- 57–60 BESPRECHUNGEN 57–60
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S&F Sicherheit und Frieden , Seite 19 - 26

Freihandel als Funktion des Politischen: PACER Plus und australische Sicherheitsinteressen

Autoren

Andreas Holtz

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0175-274X-2017-3-19
- ISSN print: 0175-274X
- ISSN online: 0175-274x
Zusammenfassung

The WTO’s global trade regime sets out to achieve global reach which is reflected in local Free Trade Agreements (FTA). The text discusses this, using Oceania as a case study to demonstrate the potential political instrumentalization of FTAs among asymmetrical partners. The regional FTA Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus is factually a part of the Pacific Plan for Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Integration which - apart from its economic aspects - expressly shows a political dimension through its additional core targets of good governance and security and thus contains the potential political instrumentalization of FTAs. PACER Plus is assumed to have caused negative economic consequences for the Pacific Island States (PIS); simultaneously Australia’s influence is likely to grow through the probable increase in economic dependencies. This intentional rise in influence serves to stabilize the regional system and thus Australian security interests in the face of China’s growing regional involvement and of the internal political instability of the PIS. Australia’s regional economic and trade policy is thereby being instrumentalized for security-political purposes.

Abstract

The WTO’s global trade regime sets out to achieve global reach which is reflected in local Free Trade Agreements (FTA). The text discusses this, using Oceania as a case study to demonstrate the potential political instrumentalization of FTAs among asymmetrical partners. The regional FTA Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus is factually a part of the Pacific Plan for Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Integration which - apart from its economic aspects - expressly shows a political dimension through its additional core targets of good governance and security and thus contains the potential political instrumentalization of FTAs. PACER Plus is assumed to have caused negative economic consequences for the Pacific Island States (PIS); simultaneously Australia’s influence is likely to grow through the probable increase in economic dependencies. This intentional rise in influence serves to stabilize the regional system and thus Australian security interests in the face of China’s growing regional involvement and of the internal political instability of the PIS. Australia’s regional economic and trade policy is thereby being instrumentalized for security-political purposes.
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