Here’s the date to note on your shelves. It will be possible to follow this Science Po Paris conference through Zoom. It will be conducted in English.

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EU and Indo-Pacific What strategy, with which partners?

From Thu 20 to Fri 21 January from 9 am to 5:30 pm.

The Indo-Pacific is one of the priorities of the French presidency of the Council of the European Union, which begins for six months in January 2022. Paris wants to make the Indo-Pacific a pillar of the EU’s foreign policy. But do other member states share the French approach to the region and what about other Western partners, including the United States? Last but not least, what await the countries of the Indo-Pacific region of Europe?

In this two-day conference, an attempt will be made to find answers to these questions. It will also focus on security concerns arising from military build-up in the region – where China is expanding its influence.

first day:

9 am – 9:15 am Presentation: Christophe Jaffrelot, Sciencespo CERI/CNRS

9.15am – 1pm: How do the EU and major member states view the Indo-Pacific?

President: Rafael Khan, City University of New York

Gudrun Wacker, Stiftung Wiesenshaft and Politik – Berlin – La Politic de l’Eau et l’Indo-Pacific

Thorsten Benner, Global Public Policy Institute – Berlin – The German Approach to the Indo-Pacific

Nicolas Blarell, University of Leiden – Dutch Vision of the Indo-Pacific

Hugo Meijer, Science PO CERI/CNRS – French Indo-Pacific Strategy

2:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Which Western partners are there for Europe in the Indo-Pacific?

Speaker and Speaker: David Camaroux, CERI-Sciences PO/CNRS Garima Mohan, German Marshall Fund – Berlin – American Indo-Pacific Strategy and the EU

Alessio Patalano, King’s College – London – Global UK and EU in the Indo-Pacific

4.30 pm – 5.30 pm Keynote speaker: France and the European Indo-Pacific Strategy: How to meet the expectations of partners in the region?

Christophe Penot, Ambassador for the Indo-Pacific, French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs

President: Christophe Jafferlot

President: Amrita Narlikar, President of the German Institute for Global and Regional Studies

The seminar will be online through Zoom.

second day:

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Europe’s partners in the Indo-Pacific

Speaker and Speaker: Patrick Kollner, German Institute for Global and Space Studies

Delphine Ales, National Institute of Oriental Languages ​​and Civilization – What does “ASEAN centrality” mean for the European Union?

Antoine Bondaz, Foundation for Strategic Research – South Korea as an Indo-Pacific Power: A Companion Underestimated by Too Many Europeans”

Guiborg Delmotte, National Institute of Oriental Languages ​​and Civilization – Japan, France and EU partner in the Indo-Pacific

David Cameroux, Science PO CERI – Indo-Pacific Australia and EU

Walter Ladwig, King’s College – London – India: A partner for the EU, France and the UK?

2 pm – 5.30 pm: Security issues and the rise of military power in the Indo-Pacific

President and President: Marjorie Wanbelingam, Military School of Strategic Research Institute

Mathieu Duchtel, Institut Montaigne – People’s Liberation Army: Strengths and Weaknesses in the Taiwan Strait

Marianne Perón Dois, Military School of Strategic Research Institute – Coast Guard in the Indo-Pacific: Defending Good Order at Sea

Christian Wirth, German Institute for Global and Ares Studies – Collective security versus cooperative security: Europe’s struggle to navigate the Indo-Pacific conflict of “rules-based orders”

Nicolas Regaud, Strategic Research Institute of the Military School – Strategic Issues and Military Role for Europeans

For any information request: [email protected]

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