INVITATION | Pacific Talks: Security Challenges for the Pacific, EU and Russia

We would like to invite you to a debate called "Security Challenges for the Pacific, EU and Russia " in the EU-PACIFIC Talks series. The debate will take place online on Friday, December 2 at 11:30.

The ongoing war in Ukraine has created geopolitical shifts in the EU’s security focus. While conflict on Europe’s borders wages and increased tensions with Russia rages on, security challenges around the world will continue. While the US and EU work on securing Europe’s borders, intensified tension in the Pacific could re-shift the EU and US security focus. We see that the challenges the region faces go well beyond traditional security threats, as we see other key issues such as maritime security, connectivity, digital and cybersecurity, the fight against climate change, and energy transition among a list of issues at stake. As the world shifts its view towards Ukraine, it is imperative that the EU keep a vigilant eye on the Indo-Pacific to strengthen the regions shifting balance of power.

Speakers:

• Alexandr Burilkov, Associate, German Institute for GLobal and Area Studies
• Benedetta Girardi, Strategic Analyst, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
• Eva Pejšová,  Senior Advisor of the Asia Pacific Research and Advice Network
• Ito Shoichi, Senior Analyst, Institute of Energy Economics (IEEJ)

Moderator: Alexandra Visnerova, Senior Project Manager, EUROPEUM

We will be broadcasting the event live and you can watch the live stream on our Facebook. You will be able to join the discussion directly during the debate by commenting below the video.
If you already have any questions, please post them in the discussion section of the Facebook event.

The live stream and a recording of the discussion will also be available here: https://www.facebook.com/europeumprague/live/

Alexandra Visnerova
Senior Project Manager, Transatlantic Policy Forum