Rebooting Germany’s Foreign Policy towards China

States in the global South want to choose themselves where and with whom they cooperate. This is how they safeguard their autonomy in an increasingly multipolar world characterized by great power rivalries. In the Global South Russia is not a pariah-state.

This article was republished in Opinion Global Policy Blog (07.09.2020), and a shorter version of this essay appeared in the Hindustan Times.

China is at the top of the transatlantic agenda. Throughout the first half of 2021, the Distinguished Reflection Group on Transatlantic China Policy worked to advocate a more joined-up approach to China. Prof. Amrita Narlikar contributed to the policy report as member of this group of noted senior specialists.

GIGA-Präsidentin Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar begrüßt die Einladung von Vertreter:innen Afrikas und Lateinamerikas zur Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz und konstatiert mangelndes Verständnis des Westens für die Länder des Globalen Südens.

Der Ukraine-Krieg wird Beispiel für das Ringen um den Süden. China will sich als Friedensmacht zeigen, die USA und Europäer sind uneins über Antwort auf Peking. GIGA-Präsidentin Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar ordnet ein.

GIGA President Professor Amrita Narlikar has shared her expert analysis and advice on China in the Financial Times article.

Comparing US and European China policies of recent years reveals a widening gap. While the Biden administration’s China policy is fixated on competition and national security, and preoccupied with renewing US global leadership, the EU essentially remains open to cooperation with China.

Das Interview mit Amrita Narlikar wurde von der Redaktion von "Internationale Politik" als einer der Texte des Jahres 2023 ausgewählt. Wozu Hochmut gegenüber dem Globalen Süden führt, was deutsche Außenpolitik besser machen kann und warum Indien nicht in die gleiche Ecke gehört wie China.

This chapter analyzes the origins, evolution, and crisis of trade governance. Among others, Prof. Narlikar discusses difficulties and bargains of the multilateral order, and also provides directions of reform. She evaluates the GATT and WTO, weaponized interdependence, and the role of the Global South.

Organiser: University of Cambridge Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar (Speaker)

The President of GIGA and Honorary Fellow of Darwin College, Prof. Amrita Narlikar, will give a lecture on interconnectedness and isolationism in international relations and their implications for research and policy as part of the Darwin College Lecture Series.

The interview with GIGA President Prof. Amrita Narlikar on the future of globalisation and cooperation between democracies is available in 10 languages, including Spanish, Turkish and Chinese.

Prof. Narlikar shares her insights on the war in Ukraine, the Global South, and the future of the international order in an interview with APuZ. 

The War in Ukraine has put China in a delicate position. Even though it has an interest in de-escalation, its strategic rivalry with the United States forbids China from abandoning Russia. If Europeans nonetheless seek to make China nudge Russia towards ending the war, they must make China an offer.

Fighting climate change requires cooperation among all major emitters. This Focus explores the impact of growing tensions between India and China on the global climate regime, set in an increasingly multipolar order that defies clear divisions between partner and rival.

New Horizons of International Cooperation: Exploring Synergies between G7 and G20, Hybrid Event Organisers: Research and Information System for Developing Countries, German Embassy New Delhi Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar (Speaker, Panelist), Dr. Stephan Grabherr (Moderator), Sandeep Chakravorty (Moderator)

GIGA Präsidentin Prof. Amrita Narlikar, wurde von der Botschaft der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in Neu-Delhi und dem RIS eingeladen, um über die Partnerschaft zwischen Indien und Deutschland und ihre gemeinsamen sowie unterschiedlichen Ziele zu diskutieren. Der Runde Tisch wurde moderiert von Botschafter Dr. Stephan Grabherr und dem indischen Staatssekretär Sandeep Chakravorty. Video der Veranstaltung verfügbar.

Core Course on Security Policy, Berlin und andere, Berlin Organisers: Federal Academy for Security Policy Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar (Speaker, Consultant)

GIGA-Präsidentin Amrita Narlikar wurde eingeladen, die Debatte über globale Trends in diesem Hauptseminar einzuleiten. Sie teilte ihr Fachwissen durch eine Analyse der globalen wirtschaftlichen Entwicklungen und der Auswirkungen auf die Sicherheit sowie in einer ausführlichen Diskussionsrunde mit Teilnehmern aus verschiedenen Bundesministerien, der Wirtschaft und dem Sicherheitssektor zur Verfügung.

States in the global South want to choose themselves where and with whom they cooperate. This is how they safeguard their autonomy in an increasingly multipolar world characterized by great power rivalries. In the Global South Russia is not a pariah-state.

This article was republished in Opinion Global Policy Blog (07.09.2020), and a shorter version of this essay appeared in the Hindustan Times.

China is at the top of the transatlantic agenda. Throughout the first half of 2021, the Distinguished Reflection Group on Transatlantic China Policy worked to advocate a more joined-up approach to China. Prof. Amrita Narlikar contributed to the policy report as member of this group of noted senior specialists.