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    German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a joint press conference, at Hyderabad House, on October 25, 2024 in New Delhi, India.
    Indo-Pacific
    Germany-China

    Germany and the epicenter of the global reordering

    Bernhard Bartsch
    Mikko Huotari
    Comment
    Nov 04, 2024
    Fregatte Baden-Württemberg

    The German navy wades into the waters of the Taiwan Strait

    Helena Legarda
    Comment
    Sep 25, 2024

    The dangerous waters of the South China Sea, with Helena Legarda

    Podcast
    Aug 06, 2024
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    Rising tensions in the South China Sea: risks and implications for Europe

    Helena Legarda
    Rebecca Arcesati
    François Chimits
    Katja Drinhausen
    Jacob Gunter
    Grzegorz Stec
    China Security and Risk Tracker
    Jul 02, 2024

    Taiwan’s 2024 elections: Perspectives from the region and beyond (ISDP)

    Abigaël Vasselier
    External publication
    Apr 01, 2024
    German frigate Baden-Württemberg

    The Bundeswehr returns to the Indo-Pacific

    Helena Legarda
    Comment
    Mar 27, 2024
    A Chinese coast guard ship blocks Philippine coast guard ship, BRP Sindangan as it tried to head towards Second Thomas Shoal at the disputed South China Sea during rotation and resupply mission on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

    Troubled waters in the South China Sea

    Helena Legarda
    Comment
    Nov 09, 2023

    The Taiwan visit conundrum (IP Quarterly)

    Helena Legarda
    External publication
    Apr 05, 2023
    Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the G20 leaders' summit in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.

    Xi’s Indo-Pacific charm offensive

    Helena Legarda
    Comment
    Dec 07, 2022

    Wie weit geht China im Südchinesischen Meer? (Zeit Online)

    Helena Legarda
    External publication
    Nov 04, 2022
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    Germany’s shaky turn to the Indo-Pacific

    Helena Legarda
    Comment
    Oct 18, 2022
    Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, from left, pose for media in a group photo of Indo-Pacific partners nations during the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.

    China and Russia bring NATO and the Indo-Pacific together

    Helena Legarda
    Comment
    Jul 26, 2022
    Chinese and Japanese national flags flutter on the lamppost in front of the Tian'anmen Rostrum

    Beijing’s revealing silence on Japan's economic security legislation

    Aya Adachi
    Comment
    Jul 12, 2022
    Anthony Albanese, Joe Biden, Narendra Modi are greeted by Fumio Kishida during his arrival to the Quad leaders summit at Kantei Palace

    A return of bloc politics?

    Helena Legarda
    Comment
    Jun 14, 2022
    Workers from China Railway No.2 Engineering Group (CREC-2) weld the first seamless rails for the China-Laos railway in the northern suburb of Vientiane, Laos, on June 18, 2020

    Growing US-China rivalry in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia: Implications for the EU

    Matt Ferchen
    Report
    Mar 24, 2022
    High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and delegates pose for a photo during the Indo-Pacific Ministerial Cooperation Forum

    Indo-Pacific watch: Lessons from Ukraine for the Indo-Pacific

    Helena Legarda
    Comment
    Mar 15, 2022
    From September 2020 to April 2021, the nuclear attack submarine Emeraude was deployed in the Indo-Pacific, allowing France to reaffirm its interest in this strategic area.

    Balancing China in the Indo-Pacific: the role of France and Germany

    Mathieu Duchâtel
    Roderick Kefferpütz
    Comment
    Feb 22, 2022

    Mathieu Duchâtel on the role of France in the EU's Indo-Pacific Strategy

    Podcast
    Oct 19, 2021
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    The gaps in the new regional security architecture for the Indo-Pacific

    Hanns W. Maull
    Comment
    Oct 19, 2021

    Helena Legarda on the EU security in the Indo-Pacific

    Podcast
    Oct 15, 2021

    Gunnar Wiegand on the EU's Indo-Pacific Strategy, AUKUS, and Taiwan

    Podcast
    Oct 13, 2021

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