Explaining Sender–Receiver Gaps in Signalling: Australia’s ‘Pacific Step-up’ and Solomon Islands’ Multi-Alignment

With contributions from GIGA researchers and our network of partners working in and on the Indo-Pacific, this special edited by Dr. Johannes Plagemann and Dr. Raphaëlle Khan (City College of New York) explores the often ambiguous foreign policy signals in this geopolitically contested world region.

British International Studies Association Annual Conference 2023, Hilton, Glasgow Organisers: British International Studies Association Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Speaker)

At the annual conference of the British International Studies Association (BISA), Patrick Köllner discusses Australia's Pacific policy under the Morrison government (2018-2022) from a foreign-policy signalling perspective.

Organiser: Department of Politics, University of Otago Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Speaker)

Patrick Köllner addressess the issue of signalling in Australia's Pacific policy under the Morrison government at a departmental seminar of the University of Otago in New Zealand.

The geopolitical competition between the USA and China takes place primarily in the Indo-Pacific. Co-edited by GIGA researcher Johannes Plagemann, this Special Issues explores regionals states' as well as the EU's ambivalent reactions to it through the prism of 'foreign policy signaling'.

The AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom aims at providing greater security and stability in the Indo-Pacific. But can it really work? Explained is the exact nature of this pact and in highlighting the risks and challenges for all parties involved.

Organiser: German Institute for Global and Area Studies Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Consultant), Oliver Hasenkamp (Consultant)

Patrick Köllner and Oliver Hasenkamp spoke about multilateralism, climate change, security issues, and the role of external actors in Oceania at the Royal College of Defence Studies’ Global Strategy Programme, a training course for senior military officers and officials from 45 countries.

With contributions from GIGA researchers and our network of partners working in and on the Indo-Pacific, this special edited by Dr. Johannes Plagemann and Dr. Raphaëlle Khan (City College of New York) explores the often ambiguous foreign policy signals in this geopolitically contested world region.

British International Studies Association Annual Conference 2023, Hilton, Glasgow Organisers: British International Studies Association Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Speaker)

At the annual conference of the British International Studies Association (BISA), Patrick Köllner discusses Australia's Pacific policy under the Morrison government (2018-2022) from a foreign-policy signalling perspective.

Organiser: Department of Politics, University of Otago Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Speaker)

Patrick Köllner addressess the issue of signalling in Australia's Pacific policy under the Morrison government at a departmental seminar of the University of Otago in New Zealand.