Conferences and Workshops

U.S. FONOPs in the South China Sea officially serve a limited legal purpose, but they have caused much confusion and consternation. Why? Analyzing U.S. FONOPs as a form of signaling, we explain why they are ambiguous foreign policy signals and which signaling interpretations are the most plausible.

This event launches the first-of-its-kind online tracker of the patterns and trends of anti-fake news lawfare in six countries of South and Southeast Asia and their countermeasures.

This talk will discuss whether and how China-related power shifts have unfolded at the UN over the last two decades, focusing on the UN's three main pillars. It also covers UN relations with China’s Belt and Road Initiative and more recent Chinese attempts to promote the Global Development Initiative.

The third MIASA Policy Conference “Dealing with conflict, preparing for sustainable peace” will provide space for exchange between researchers, policymakers and other key stakeholders in sustainable peace-making to present and discuss state-of-the-art research and its policy implications. Emphasis will be given to African perspectives on intervention practices and peacebuilding efforts on the continent, drawing on insights from both research and practice.