January 16, 2026 | 9:15–16:45 | ROOM LO.01, Inalco, Paris
An international workshop organized by T.wai – Torino World Affairs Institute and hosted by Inalco – Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, with Sciences Po as scientific partner
9:15 – 9:30 Opening remarks
Giuseppe Gabusi (University of Turin and T.wai)
Elsa Lafaye de Micheaux (INALCO)
9:30 – 10:30 Panel 1 / France’s Indo-Pacific Vision: Oceania, Southeast Asia, and Regional Challenges
Chair: Raimondo Neironi (T.wai and University of Rome Tor Vergata)
The Oceania factor in the evolving French Indo-Pacific strategy
Céline Pajon (Center for Asian Studies, IFRI – Institut français des relations internationales)
France and Southeast Asia: Building like-minded partnerships across the Indo-Pacific region
Paco Milhiet (RSIS- S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University)
Myanmar in an Indo-Pacific ‘Black Hole’: Explaining European indifference
David Camroux (Sciences Po)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 13:00 Panel 2 / Germany in the Indo-Pacific: Security, Economy, and Strategic Recalibration
Chair: Elsa Lafaye de Micheaux (INALCO)
China and Germany’s Indo-Pacific policy
Gudrun Wacker (GIGA – German Institute for Global and Area Studies)
Germany’s Indo-Pacific guidelines after five years: Mission accomplished?
Patrick Kollner and Oliver Schramm (GIGA – German Institute for Global and Area Studies)
Zeitenwende and the Indo-Pacific – Assessing Germany’s regional security engagement
Clara Horning (GIGA – German Institute for Global and Area Studies)
How’s the track record? Assessing the engagement of Germany’s current government with the Indo-Pacific
Linda Liang (Heidelberg University)
Germany’s Indo-Pacific strategy through Korean eyes: Perceptions and prospects for cooperation
In Young Min (Heidelberg University)
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch break
15:00 – 16:00 Panel 3 / Learning from Partners: European Indo-Pacific Strategies and Lessons for Italy
Chair: Giuseppe Gabusi (University of Turin and T.wai)
From The Hague to Rome: Lessons from the Dutch case for Italy’s Indo-Pacific turn
Gul-i-Hina van der Zwan (Leiden University and Institute of Political Science)
Chinese economic footprint in the Asia-Pacific and consequences for Italy
Alessia Caruso (Rhodium Group)
France’s Indo-Pacific strategy and regional cooperation: Lessons for Italy
Raimondo Neironi (T.wai and University of Rome Tor Vergata)
The French Navy and the Pacific Ocean: Greening the Navy, securitising the marine environment
Juliette Kon Kam King (Center for International Studies, Sciences Po)
16:00 – 16:45 Discussion and concluding remarks
