The End of a Troubled Year: Europe, ASEAN and China in the Indo-Pacific Contexts

27 November 2026 14.00 - 18.00
Inalco
Rue de Lille, 2 | Paris | France

Maison de la Recherche de l’INALCO, 2 rue de Lille, Paris, France

Indo-Pacific

The Current Dynamics in Southeast Asia seminar series continues with a new session exploring the evolving relationships between Europe, ASEAN and China in the Indo-Pacific, with a particular focus on European regional strategies and Chinese economic engagement in Southeast Asia.

The seminar will feature contributions from researchers affiliated with T.wai, alongside a presentation of the forthcoming volume Mapping Chinese Investment in Southeast Asia.

Program

Chair: Astrid Norén Nilsson (ACE, Lund University)

Guest of Honor and Speaker: Giuseppe Gabusi (T.wai – Torino World Affairs Institute & University of Turin)

European Indo-Pacific Strategies and Their Implications for Italy

Discussant: Guibourg Delamotte (INALCO, IFRAE)

Book Presentation

Mapping Chinese Investment in Southeast Asia (Springer, 2027)

Authors:

  • Elsa Lafaye de Micheaux (INALCO, CASE)
  • Muriel Périsse (Université d’Artois, LEM)

Young Researcher Session

Speaker: Emanuele Ballestracci (T.wai – Torino World Affairs Institute)

Chinese Economic Engagement in Sarawak

Discussant: David Delfolie (Decript, Sciences Po Lille)

About Current Dynamics in Southeast Asia

Current Dynamics in Southeast Asia is a European seminar series dedicated to the political economy and comparative politics of Southeast Asia.

It is organised and supported by CASE-Inalco (Paris), ASEAN-China Norms, CERI Sciences Po (Paris), the Center for East and Southeast Asian Studies (ACE, Lund University), and T.wai – Torino World Affairs Institute.


 

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