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Germany's Approach to the Indo-Pacific - Hosted by the AIIA Queensland
Join us either in-person or online with H.E. Dr. Markus Ederer, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Australia, who will speak on Germany's approach to the Indo-Pacific in light of current challenges to the rules-based international order.
Ambassador Ederer will be interviewed on the couch by Adjunct Professor Ian Kemish AM a former Australian Ambassador to Germany and Australian High Commissioner to PNG.
If you are attending in-person, please arrive at Holding Redlich at 5.30pm for registration and drinks. This event will be available online. After registering, on April 18 you will receive a follow-up confirmation email containing further details on how to join the webinar which will commence at 6pm AEST. The event is free for AIIA Queensland members and AIIA members from all states. Non-members pay $10 and student non-members $5.
If you arrive after 6pm, the lifts may not be accessible. Ring 0403 777 541 for assistance.
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The international rules-based order is facing unprecedented challenges: from Russia's invasion of the Ukraine to rising geopolitical and geoeconomic tensions in the Indo-Pacific.
In view of these worrying developments in international politics, Germany, too, is readjusting its role. Beyond its role as a key pillar of the European Union and a proponent of climate change action, Germany recalibrates foreign policies in line with broader international security interests. Relations in the Indo-Pacific are being enhanced, including with the appointment of a Special Envoy for the Pacific Island States. Germany is in the process of producing a National Security Strategy and also a specific China Strategy.
In implementing its Indo-Pacific Guidelines, Germany is also committed to deepening even further cooperation with partners, such as Australia, to preserve multilateral and rules-based approaches to the regional and global order, but also in the context of readjusting energy supply options.
But what progress has been made and what are the opportunities and challenges associated with a more ambitious engagement of Germany (and the EU) in the Indo-Pacific region?
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