Approaching the Indo-Pacific: American, French, Indian and Japanese Visions
Practical information
The Indo-Pacific has become a buzzword since 2017, as it came to be used by all major players in the region stretching from East Africa to the Pacific.
The relevance of this new terminology is grounded in the common challenges the countries from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific face in terms of development, connectivity and maritime security. This conference will help deciphering the various visions for the Indo-Pacific and understanding the implications in terms of strategy and cooperation for France, India, Japan, and the US. It will take the form of an interactive discussion, organized around a set of key questions.
The conference will be held in English.
Programme
9:00-11:00 – In search of the Indo-Pacific: Experts debate four visions for the region
Chair: Françoise NICOLAS, Director, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
- The Japanese vision: Tsuneo WATANABE, Senior Fellow, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Tokyo
- The French vision: Isabelle SAINT-MEZARD, Associate research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
- The American vision: Mira RAPP-HOOPER, Senior Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center, University of Yale and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution
- The Indian vision: Abhijit SINGH, Head, Maritime Policy Initiative, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi
11:00-11:30 – Wrap-up Remarks: A French strategic vision of the Indo-Pacific region
- Nicolas REGAUD, Special Representative to the Indo-Pacific, French Ministry for the Armed Forces
Related Subjects
Other events
Is Fusion Coming Faster and Cheaper than Expected?
ITER was for long time the embodiment of fusion as an international, long standing R&D cooperation objective to seek a new way to produce safe, low carbon and abundant low carbon electricity. Yet over past years, fusion start ups, several governments and investors have decided to push fusion R&D and deployment to complement ITER. Major efforts are ongoing notably in the United States, China, Germany, Italy.
EV Supply Chains for Japan and Europe: Strengthening Economic Security
Economic security aims to ensure the resilience of supply chains for key industries: the case of electric vehicle production in Japan and Europe will be discussed.