Schwarzenberg stage | On Their Own Terms: The Indo-Pacific Defines Its Moment

In cooperation with Sinopsis The rules and relationships that have underpinned Indo-Pacific security for decades are shifting fast. US engagement is becoming more transactional and less predictable. Trade coercion has fractured regional solidarity. And middle powers that once relied on established alliances are quietly hedging — building new bilateral ties, expanding defence partnerships, and asking hard questions about what guarantees they can still count on. - How are South and Southeast Asian states redefining strategic autonomy as great-power competition intensifies and traditional alignments are tested? - With US security guarantees less certain, what complementary partnerships and arrangements are emerging in the Southeast Asia? - What do Asian states want from Europe right now — and how can ASEAN–EU cooperation deliver tangible outcomes? Speakers: Anne-Marie Brady, Professor of Political Science & China/Indo-Pacific Expert, University of Canterbury Martin Hála, Founder & Director, Sinopsis Atsuko Higashino, Professor, Tsukuba University Muhammad Takdir, Chief Executive, Foreign Policy Strategy Agency, Indonesia Jayadeva Ranade, President, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy Led by: Finbarr Bermingham, Chief Europe Correspondent, South China Morning Post Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GLOBSECforum X: https://x.com/GLOBSEC LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10637133/admin/dashboard/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/globsecthinktank/ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/globsec.bsky.social