When examining the extent of leverage and influence a state from outside of the Indo-Pacific area can build in that area, first ask whether anyone in that area has any existential need for assistance from that state.
No European state, not even the EU plays a role of fundamental importance in the Indo-Pacific. Russia is not in a strong position there either. The only state from outside that carries decisive weight there is the US.
A bit of realism about the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific area in the UK would mean the UK would be taken more seriously there.
For a European state, an Indo-Pacific strategy is a useful optional extra to assist export businesses and at best otherwise get listened to when others make the key decisions there
But that cannot compensate for the need to build a sustainable strategy towards the rest of Europe
But that cannot compensate for the need to build a sustainable strategy towards the rest of Europe
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