Why has the Indo-Pacific become the pre-eminent theatre of global geo-strategic and geo-economic competition? What is the interest and role of different actors such as China, Russia, the US, the EU and NATO in the region? How are small island developing states such as the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, and Vanuatu affected by challenges in the new security environment? In this episode, Professor聽Marina Svensson聽talks to Professor聽Anne-Marie Brady聽about her research on China鈥檚 strategic thinking and economic and political influence in the Indo-Pacific, with a particular focus on the small island states. The need for collaboration among like-minded partners in the region and other actors such as the EU is also addressed. This episode was produced and edited by Lisa Sihvonen and Tabita Rosendal. Anne-Marie Brady聽is a professor of political science and international relations at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Professor Brady is a specialist on Chinese politics, polar politics, China-Pacific politics, and New Zealand foreign policy. She is founding and executive editor of聽The Polar Journal. She has published ten books and over fifty academic papers and also written op eds for the聽New York Times, The Guardian, The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, The Financial Times, among others. Further readings: Anne-Marie Brady鈥檚 work on the indo-pacific: https://www.aspi.org.au/report/when-china-knocks-door-new-caledonia https://thediplomat.com/2024/06/facing-up-to-chinas-hybrid-warfare-in-the-pacific/ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/new-caledonia-crisis-a-turning-point-in-pacific-security/ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/china-in-the-pacific-from-friendship-to-strategically-placed-ports-and-airfields/ The EU strategy:聽https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/eu-indo-pacific-strategy_en On NATO strategy:聽https://www.cfr.org/blog/natos-indo-pacific-aspirations This podcast was produced as part of EUVIP:聽The EU in the Volatile Indo-Pacific Region, a project funded by the European Union鈥檚 Horizon Europe coordination and support action 10107906 (HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03). The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the following academic partners: 路 Asia Centre, University of Tartu (Estonia) 路 Asian studies, University of Helsinki (Finland) 路 Centre for Asian Studies, Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania) 路 Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University (Sweden) 路 Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku (Finland) 路 Norwegian Network for Asian Studies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science
Why has the Indo-Pacific become the pre-eminent theatre of global geo-strategic and geo-economic competition? What is the interest and role of different actors such as China, Russia, the US, the EU and NATO in the region? How are small island developing states such as the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, and Vanuatu affected by challenges in the new security environment?
In this episode, Professor聽Marina Svensson聽talks to Professor聽Anne-Marie Brady聽about her research on China鈥檚 strategic thinking and economic and political influence in the Indo-Pacific, with a particular focus on the small island states. The need for collaboration among like-minded partners in the region and other actors such as the EU is also addressed. This episode was produced and edited by Lisa Sihvonen and Tabita Rosendal.
Anne-Marie Brady聽is a professor of political science and international relations at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Professor Brady is a specialist on Chinese politics, polar politics, China-Pacific politics, and New Zealand foreign policy. She is founding and executive editor of聽The Polar Journal. She has published ten books and over fifty academic papers and also written op eds for the聽New York Times, The Guardian, The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, The Financial Times, among others.
Further readings:
Anne-Marie Brady鈥檚 work on the indo-pacific:
This podcast was produced as part of EUVIP:聽The EU in the Volatile Indo-Pacific Region, a project funded by the European Union鈥檚 Horizon Europe coordination and support action 10107906 (HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03).
The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the following academic partners:
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