Sebastian Biba is a lecturer and research fellow at the Institute of Political Science of Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, and a visiting fellow at the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University, USA.

Reinhard Wolf is a Professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.

1. Introduction Sebastian Biba and Reinhard Wolf Part I: Europe's Agency in the International System 2. A new US-China bipolar system: What role for Europe in security and defence? Øystein Tunsjø [...]ope in between US-Chinese strategic competition: the role of a middle power Liselotte Odgaard 4. The sub-national dimension of the European Union's relations with China: A Solution for Tough Times? Tomasz Kami¿ski and Joanna Ciesielska-Klikowska Part II: Geostrategic Issues and Europe's Security 5. The EU's Asia security policy in the Trump era: challenges and opportunitiesEmil Kirchner [...]ope and the South China Sea: Challenges, constraints, and optionsMichael Paul [...]ope and the North Korea conundrum: Navigating the ChinäSouth KoreäUnited States triangle Ramon Pacheco Pardo Part III: Geo-economic Issues and Europe's Welfare [...]ope's economic and technological relationship with the United States and China: A difficult balancing act Margot Schüller [...]opean and American approaches towards Chinese foreign direct investment in post-COVID times: Opportunities, challenges and policy responses Philippe Le Corre [...]ope and the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI): Infrastructure and Connectivity Claude Zanardi 11. Can the EU and China co-lead the international climate change regime if the US withdraws from the Paris Agreement? Mario Esteban and Lara Lázaro Part IV: Concluding Remarks 12. Sustaining the European project in an age of Sino-American confrontation: An end to complacency Sebastian Biba and Reinhard Wolf