Explainer Series Why is Germany interested in the Indo-Pacific? April 2025 Bertil Wenger, Director, Regional Office of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung for Australia, New Zealand and the Southern Pacific. Bertil is the director of the regional office of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung for Australia, New Zealand and the Southern Pacific since 2021. He is a […]
Explainer Series Why is the Australia-Germany relationship important? April 2025 Volkmar Klein, Member of German Bundestag and Chair of German-Pacific Parliamentary Friendship Group Volkmar Klein is a German politician from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and has been a member of the Bundestag since 2009, where he chairs the German-Pacific Friendship Group and the Economic […]
Indo-Pacific Outlook. The UK deal on Diego Garcia is positive, but it won’t reverse declining support for the rules-based order Dr Kate O’ShaughnessyResearch director, Perth USAsia Centre October 2024 This article by Dr Kate O’Shaughnessy was originally published in The Interpreter by The Lowy Institute on 7 October 2024. China and Russia might argue this […]
Indo-Pacific Analysis Brief Vol 46 The French Indian Ocean Overseas Collectivities in France’s Indo-Pacific Strategy August 2024Paco Milhiet Dr Paco Milhiet holds a PhD in International Relations jointly conferred by the University of French Polynesia and the Catholic Institute of Paris. He is currently a Visiting Fellow at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), […]
All eyes on sports diplomacy at Paris 2024 By Sarah Leary and Dr Kate O’Shaughnessy As athletes worldwide participate in the Paris Olympics, foreign policy analysts are also preparing to observe and officiate the geopolitical contests that loom. What will France make of its time in the global sports diplomacy spotlight? Will the 2024 games […]
Failing to seize the moment European policymakers are currently not leveraging the full potential of the EU-ASEAN partnership. They should learn from Australia’s approach. This article by Dr Pia Dannhauer was originally published by International Politics and Society (IPS) Journal on 15 March 2024. In early March, Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations […]
The UK’s Indo-Pacific ‘Tilt’ is good for Australia and India ties By the Honourable Lisa Singh, University of Melbourne and Professor Gordon Flake, Perth USAsia Centre. This article was originally published in ‘Pursuit’ by the University of Melbourne on 11 December 2023. Despite the increasing closeness of the Australia-India relationship, witnessed again most recently at the Second […]
What’s Europe’s interest in the Indo-Pacific? Recently, the EU and individual European countries have released Indo-Pacific strategies. But, while France has territories in our region and the UK and Netherlands have historic ties, what are they and other European nations seeking to achieve through engaging with the Indo-Pacific? Katja Theodorakis, with German heritage and Europe […]
On 7 October, the Perth USAsia Centre and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung hosted a webinar to officially launch the report. James Bowen, Policy Fellow and editor of the report, moderated a panel discussion between chapter authors Veerle Nouwens, Lynn Kuok, and Rory Medcalf. Topics covered included the UK’s tilt to the Indo-Pacific in pursuit of a balanced approach […]
Towards a European Indo-Pacific Strategy Professor Gordon Flake was recently invited by the European Council on Foreign Relations to sit on an expert panel, as part of the launch of their new Indo-Pacific project. He was joined by Vijay Gokhale – former Foreign secretary of India and Indian ambassador to China; Mihoko Matsubara – Chief Cybersecurity Strategist, NTT Corporation in […]