Middle Powers in a Contested Space: The Netherlands and Australia as Logical Partners

Middle Powers in a Contested Space - Hosted by the AIIA Queensland

Join us in-person or online with the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Australia, H.E. Ardi Stoios-Braken, who will discuss ongoing regional tensions that are shaping an incredibly contested geopolitical landscape and the need to strengthen the relationship between Australia and Europe.

📍 If you are attending in-person, please arrive at Holding Redlich at 5.30pm for registration and drinks.

💻If you are attending online, you will receive a follow-up confirmation email on the day containing further details on how to join the webinar.

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As the regional peace and stability landscapes in both the Euro-Atlantic theatre and the Indo-Pacific theatre are undergoing significant changes due to great power competition, questions emerge regarding the role of middle powers within this increasingly contested space.

Notwithstanding the vastly different geographic contexts in which the Netherlands and Australia are located, the enduring like-mindedness of both countries is noteworthy and presents an excellent opportunity for collaboration. While shared interests are the starting point for this collaboration, our shared values make this effort much easier.

In this interactive discussion, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, H.E. Mrs. Ardi Stoios-Braken, will discuss how increasing competition in Europe and the Indo-Pacific make a logical and pressing case for a closer partnership between Australia and Europe. She will present from the Dutch perspective the opportunities for diplomacy and practical collaboration to tackle the geo-political, geo-economic and climate-related challenges of our time.