The Franco-German Observatory invites key actors from the Indo-Pacific to present their vision of the region, how they conceive of it geo-strategically and the place of China, the US, and Europe within this framework. We look forward to debating questions of economic interdependence and independence, of trade and investment, and the expectations the countries of the Indo-Pacific might have towards the “West” in general, and Europe, in particular.

Speaker:

Prof. Dr. Yves Tiberghien (Ph.D. Stanford University, 2002; Harvard Academy Scholar 2006; Fulbright Scholar 1996). Professor of Political Science and Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. Director Emeritus of the Institute of Asian Research, and Director of the Center for Japanese Research. Yves is also Distinguished Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada and a Visiting Professor at Sciences Po. His latest book is The East Asian Covid-19 Paradox Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Moderation:

• Dr. Elsa Lafaye de Micheaux, Professor of Asian Political Economy at INALCO
• Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen, Lead Research Fellow and Head of the Research Programme Global Orders and Foreign Policies at GIGA