The Indo-Pacific as a Strategic Space

The Observer Research Foundation, in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the GIGA is organising an invitation-only roundtable on The Future of the World Order. This roundtable is designed to host Members of Parliament, government officials, and experts from India and Germany to debate and ideate the contours of a post-pandemic world.

China and other major powers are attempting to redefine international norms as codified in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. This GIGA Forum aims to clarify the characteristics of the much-discussed rules-based order, how it is being challenged, changed or transformed in part or in whole.

This conference is organised in two distinct parts: on the first day, CERI (at Sciences Po) will host two semi-closed door sessions and one open to the public; on the second day, the IRSEM (at the Ecole Militaire) will host three sessions open to the public and a concluding semi-closed door workshop.

The 31st webinar of the Franco-German Observatory of the Indo-Pacific, hosted by the CERI, features Plamen Tonchev of the Athens-based Institute of International Economic Relations (IIER). He speaks about Mediterranean linkages and non-linkages to the Indo-Pacific

GIGA researchers Andreas Ufen, Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir, Nathanael Gratias Sumaktoyo, Oliver Schramm and Iris Wieczorek took part in this roundtable at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Berlin. The participants explored how far Indonesia’s and Germany’s foreign policy interests align and how Indonesian foreign policy is viewed in Berlin. They discussed the extraordinarily difficult geopolitical and geoeconomic condition in the region, and stressed the enormous potential of bilateral relations between Germany and Indonesia. Both countries would benefit from much more intensive cooperation in different policy areas.

Find out more about the key takeaways from this GIGA Talk here. The panel of high-level experts examined evolving alignments, external involvement, and conflict dynamics and discussed their implications for the region’s future.

India is an active BRICS member also deepening its ties with the West. With its strategy of “multi-alignment,” India claims to be a leader of the Global South. The GIGA’s team of India experts, Sharinee Jagtiani (German Marshall Fund), and Germany’s ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann, debate the country’s geopolitical sweet spot.

In the world’s largest democratic exercise, Indians elect a new parliament. We discuss the run-up to the elections, its likely outcomes, and potential repercussions for Indo-German relations.

The workshop will bring together participants from GIGA, various other research institutions and think tanks as well as experts from the Federal Foreign Office and other ministries for an informal discussion under Chatham house rules.

The European Union and Germany are implementing strategies for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. How does South Korea fit into the picture? In this GIGA Talk, we will present and discuss findings from a collaborative, policy-oriented research project examining the potential scope for closer cooperation therewith. Video now online!

This conference addresses the broad theme of Asian scripts (liberal or not) and asks how Asian states organise themselves and ally/partner with each other based on these scripts’ political/ economic features. It is hosted by the Cluster of Excellence SCRIPTS under the lead of GIGA President Prof. Amrita Narlikar and Prof. Michael Zürn.

The East Asia Institute (EAI), Seoul, and the GIGA co-hosted a seminar titled “Engaging in the Indo-Pacific: German and South Korean Views” on 6 July 2022 at the East Asia Institute conference hall. The panelists held an in-depth discussion on the vision for the Indo-Pacific region, measures for German-South Korean cooperation, and both countries’ strategies for engagement.

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.

Japan has been undergoing national crises and profound transformations since the early 1990s. At this GIGA event, renowned experts in social sciences will discuss the discrepancies between official rhetoric and political practice, along with current perceptions of decline and crisis, in contemporary Japan.

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.

Along with other European countries, Germany has also sent a warship, the frigate "Bayern", on a mission in the Indo-Pacific with the aim of securing “rules-based” international politics in the region. The experts of this GIGA Forum/GIGA Talk discuss the challenges of this mission. Video of event now online!

Along with other European countries, Germany has also sent a warship, the frigate "Bayern", on a mission in the Indo-Pacific with the aim of securing “rules-based” international politics in the region. The experts of this GIGA Forum/GIGA Talk discuss the challenges of this mission. Video of event now online!

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 experts at the GIGA Talk discuss whether European naval forces should participate in intensified naval exercises in Southeast Asian waters and how the dispute over freedom of navigation is affecting the potential peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

With the world in disarray, we are seeking for innovative approaches to the question on how a reformed rules-based international order should look like to assure a prosperous and secure future. We would like to present to you and discuss current must-reads of political analysis and commentary. Video of the event available.

The Observer Research Foundation, in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the GIGA is organising an invitation-only roundtable on The Future of the World Order. This roundtable is designed to host Members of Parliament, government officials, and experts from India and Germany to debate and ideate the contours of a post-pandemic world.

China and other major powers are attempting to redefine international norms as codified in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. This GIGA Forum aims to clarify the characteristics of the much-discussed rules-based order, how it is being challenged, changed or transformed in part or in whole.

This conference is organised in two distinct parts: on the first day, CERI (at Sciences Po) will host two semi-closed door sessions and one open to the public; on the second day, the IRSEM (at the Ecole Militaire) will host three sessions open to the public and a concluding semi-closed door workshop.