Date/Time
Date(s) - 20/02/2024
09:00 - 10:30
Location
Press Club Brussels Europe
Categories
CONCEPT
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its four partner countries in the Indo-Pacific – Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand – have entered a period of increased engagement. This engagement is taking shape in the context of the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine, NATO’s growing awareness of the security challenges posed by the People’s Republic of China, and important structural changes in the international system, including the return of strategic competition between the United States and China and Russia. It is occurring not only in bilateral NATO-partner relations, but also between NATO and these Indo-Pacific countries as a group, known informally as the Indo-Pacific Partners.
To increase understanding of Indo-Pacific partner perspectives on NATO as well as the dynamics of NATO and Indo-Pacific partner relations, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) convened a study group which brought together experts from Australia, Europe, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, and North America.
The report, based on the deliberations of the study group, will be jointly launched in Brussels by the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) and USIP. The event will present the findings and policy options of the report and will also discuss the opportunities and complexities of the relation between NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners.
PROGRAMME
08:30 – 09:00 REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE
09:00 – 09:05 WELCOME REMARKS
Luis Simón
Director, Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy – VUB
09:05 – 09:45 PANEL DISCUSSION
Chair
Giulia Tercovich
Assistant Director, Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy – VUB
Speakers
Benedetta Berti
Head of Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary General, NATO
Mirna Galic
Senior Policy Analyst, China and East Asia, United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Caroline Millar
Ambassador, Embassy of Australia to the EU, NATO, Belgium, and Luxembourg
Tomasz Szatkowski*
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to NATO
09:45 – 10:30 Q&A
10:30 Ends