Events

As part of the Munich Security Conference framework programme, the GIGA and Körber Stiftung launch the report of their joint Körber Multilateralism Lab. With a renowned international panel, we will discuss meaningful reform of the multilateral order while embracing the momentum of reinvigorated transatlantic relations. Video of the event available.

This conference will discuss India's engagements in the Indo-Pacific. A closed-door roundtable with policymakers and experts will focus on how the recently released German “Indo-Pacific Guidelines” and the French “Strategy in the Indo-Pacific” may contribute to a European approach towards this region.

The GIGA Global Transitions Conference 2020 on the global order – under the lead of Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar and Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner – will seek reflection on the current state of the world and an exchange of ideas for ways forward.

The Franco-German Observatory invites key actors from the Indo-Pacific to discuss questions of a strategic nature, of economic interdependence and independence, and the expectations the countries of the Indo-Pacific might have towards the “West”. Upcoming lecture by Ambassador Romana Vlahutin and Dr. Maaike Okano-Heijmans.

For the launch of the International Affairs Centenary special issue “International relations: the ‘how not to’ guide”, Chatham House invites for a discussion with Prof. Drezner, Prof. Narlikar, and Prof. Rosoux on how policymakers and researchers can learn from the worst pitfalls.

This series of seminars on Advances in Comparative Area Studies (CAS 2.0) brings together numerous renowned scholars from Europe, North America and beyond. The upcoming authors` workshop will lead to a successor volume to CAS: Methodological Rationales and Cross-Regional Applications (Oxford University Press 2018).

GIGA President Prof. Amrita Narlikar contributed to the event as moderator and speaker. As a follow-up to the SCRIPTS conference in February, Prof. Narlikar shared her analyses on the liberal script in Asia, also in light of current developments, the Russian aggression, and Europe’s relation to the Indo-Pacific region, with a high-level panel of foreign policy practitioners and scholars.

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Latin American countries particularly hard and exposed structural vulnerabilities in the region. At a joint workshop of the EU-LAC Foundation and the GIGA, scholars will assess key policy challenges in the areas of social protection, labour informality, education, health, state capacity, migration, and more.

The Indo-German 1.5 Track Dialogue was launched in the context of the intergovernmental consultations in Delhi in 2019. The exchange of think-tanks and diplomats is envisioned to become a pillar of the bilateral relations between both countries. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Indo-German 1.5 Track Dialogue will have to take place as a digital format.

This conference discusses the current geopolitical transformations taking place in the Indo-Pacific. The objective is to debate the stakes of these evolutions, their implications for our understanding of international politics in Asia, and their policy implications for European states and the European Union.

The GIGA is proud to bring you Ambassador Shri Vijay Gokhale to speak with GIGA President Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar about his book “The Long Game. How the Chinese Negotiate with India”. The audience will have the opportunity to engage in discussion. Video of the event now online!

Our expert panel will discuss the long-standing partnership that India and Germany share in a historical perspective, and identify common interests, the potential for joint future action, and the role their interaction could play on the global stage. This event is part of the India Week Hamburg 2021.

Analytical Report now online! In this webinar, the Land Matrix Initiative launched its third analytical report, “Taking Stock of the Global Land Rush”. Guests got the opportunity to discuss the findings and policy recommendations emerging from the report with its authors as well as other prominent experts in the field.

In the face of the failed Bundeswehr engagement in Afghanistan, peace missions are in need of re-evaluation. Experts from the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg and from the GIGA discussed the future of German deployments abroad.

The German Federal Cabinet has recently approved the country’s first White Paper on Multilateralism, "Multilateralism for the People: Adapting the Multilateral Order to the 21st Century". Together with GPPi we organise the launch of the English-language version of this White Paper. Video of the event availiable.

As part of the Munich Security Conference framework programme, the GIGA and Körber Stiftung launch the report of their joint Körber Multilateralism Lab. With a renowned international panel, we will discuss meaningful reform of the multilateral order while embracing the momentum of reinvigorated transatlantic relations. Video of the event available.

This conference will discuss India's engagements in the Indo-Pacific. A closed-door roundtable with policymakers and experts will focus on how the recently released German “Indo-Pacific Guidelines” and the French “Strategy in the Indo-Pacific” may contribute to a European approach towards this region.

The GIGA Global Transitions Conference 2020 on the global order – under the lead of Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar and Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner – will seek reflection on the current state of the world and an exchange of ideas for ways forward.