The European Union’s Conceptualization of Maritime Security

Organiser: European University Institute Dr. Christian Wirth (Speaker)

Organiser: European Policy Centre Dr. Christian Wirth (Consultant)

Roundtable discussion with Anna Fotyga, Member of the European Parliament;
Gabriele Visentin, EU Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific; H.E. Masaki Yasushi, Ambassador of Japan to the EU, and Shino Watanabe, Professor at Sophia University

Organiser: Sciences Po - Paris Institute of Political Studies Dr. Christian Wirth (Moderator), Dr. Hugo Meijer (Chair)

Presentation by Dr. Collin Koh, as part of the Franco-German Observatory of the Indo-Pacific series

After Russia invaded Ukraine, Germany increased its military spending substantially. Wary of the crisis closer to home, Berlin might not be able to play its role in providing security to other parts of the world.

Organiser: Observer Research Foundation Dr. Christian Wirth (Consultant)

President Raisi is working to revitalise the Islamic Republic’s revolutionary values. While direct responses to socio-economic discontent consist of taking repressive measures, the government is also implementing a policy mixture shaped by the “jihadi” management style of a re-revolutionising elite.

Policy makers have converged on the need to safeguard the “rules-based order” across the newly coined “Indo-Pacific” region. However, it is not clear, what exactly is to be preserved, and why the contested terms have rapidly found their way into policy debates. An analysis.

Naval deployments have taken centre stage in the implementation of Indo-Pacific policies. Yet, as the voyage of the frigate “Bayern” exemplifies, the German, similar to other European policies, suffers from contradictions that are hidden under the “rules-based order” label.

Organiser: Sciences Po - Paris Institute of Political Studies Dr. Christian Wirth (Speaker)

Presentation at the conference: The EU and the Indo-Pacific: what Strategy, with which Partners?

Organiser: European University Institute Dr. Christian Wirth (Speaker)

Organiser: European Policy Centre Dr. Christian Wirth (Consultant)

Roundtable discussion with Anna Fotyga, Member of the European Parliament;
Gabriele Visentin, EU Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific; H.E. Masaki Yasushi, Ambassador of Japan to the EU, and Shino Watanabe, Professor at Sophia University

Organiser: Sciences Po - Paris Institute of Political Studies Dr. Christian Wirth (Moderator), Dr. Hugo Meijer (Chair)

Presentation by Dr. Collin Koh, as part of the Franco-German Observatory of the Indo-Pacific series