Emotions, International Hierarchy, and the Problem of Solipsism in Sino-US South China Sea Politics

Organiser: Sciences Po - Paris Institute of Political Studies Dr. Christian Wirth (Speaker)

Presentation at the conference: The EU and the Indo-Pacific: what Strategy, with which Partners?

Organiser: European University Institute Dr. Christian Wirth (Speaker)

Policy makers have converged on the need to safeguard the “rules-based order” across the newly coined “Indo-Pacific” region. However, it is not clear, what exactly is to be preserved, and why the contested terms have rapidly found their way into policy debates. An analysis.

Naval deployments have taken centre stage in the implementation of Indo-Pacific policies. Yet, as the voyage of the frigate “Bayern” exemplifies, the German, similar to other European policies, suffers from contradictions that are hidden under the “rules-based order” label.

Organiser: Sciences Po - Paris Institute of Political Studies Dr. Christian Wirth (Speaker)

Presentation at the conference: The EU and the Indo-Pacific: what Strategy, with which Partners?

Organiser: European University Institute Dr. Christian Wirth (Speaker)