For no other country, with the possible exception of Indonesia, does the notion of the Indo-Pacific also serve so strongly as a form of self-description. Indeed, the term entered official discourse in both countries in the same year, 2013...
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Webinar – “The EU and the Indo-Pacific What Strategy, with which Partners?”
This conference features a series of roundtable sessions discussing the current geopolitical transformations taking place in the Indo-Pacific. The objective of this event is to debate the stakes of these evolutions, their implications for our understanding of international politics in Asia…
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The Republic of Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and Its Implications for ASEAN-ROK Relations
Upcoming Event
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 | 10:00‒11:00 a.m. (CEST) | 5:00‒6:00 p.m. (KST) |
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Opening session of the Franco-German Observatory of the Indo-Pacific
Co organized by Sciences Po-Ceri and The German Institute for Global and Area Studies (Giga)
Events
The Republic of Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and Its Implications for ASEAN-ROK Relations
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 | 10:00‒11:00 a.m. (CET) 5:00‒6:00 p.m. (KST)
Speaker:
Dr Ina Choi is an Associate Research Fellow at the Korean Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), Seoul. Prior to joining KIEP, Dr Choi was a Research Professor at the Institute for East Asian Studies at Sogang University (Seoul) and a senior researcher at the Korean Embassy in Singapore. She holds a PhD in politics from the University of Bristol.
Chairs & Moderation:
Dr. Antoine Bondaz is the Director of the Observatory of Multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific as well as Director of the Korea Program at the Paris-based Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS).
Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner is Vice President of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies, and a Professor of Political Science at Universität Hamburg.
The EU and the Indo-Pacific What Strategy, with which Partners?
20-21 January 2022
The Indo-Pacific is one of the priorities of the French Presidency of the EU Council which begins in January 2022 for six months. Paris is keen to make the Indo-Pacific a pillar of the EU’s foreign policy. But do other country members share the French vision of the region and what about other western partners, including the US? Last but not least, what do the countries of the Indo-Padific region expect from Europe? This two-day conference will try to respond to these questions. It will also focus on the security issues resulting from the military built-up in the region – where China is expanding its influence.
Cooperation Partners
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