Plats: Södra Kyrkogatan 15

Beskrivning av samhällsfrågan

Sweden has a long history of cooperation and engagement in the Indo-Pacific. Developments in the Indo-Pacific are becoming more important for long-term security, trade, and international partnerships. How can we sustain cooperation across regions?

Utökad information om evenemanget

In this seminar ambassadors from Japan, Australia and New Zealand and a leading Swedish academic will discuss democratic security cooperation between Sweden and Indo-Pacific democracies in a global context characterised by a range of crises. An important topic is how like-minded democracies can maintain cooperation despite geographic distance and differing regional priorities. They will also discuss how economic coercion, maritime security challenges, and strategic competition shape relations within the Indo-Pacific, as well as between the Indo-Pacific and Europe. Another focus will be on the implications for Sweden’s security policy and its cooperation with Indo-Pacific democracies, including multilateral frameworks and NATO-related activities. The seminar highlights the need to actively maintain focus on long-term partnerships and shared security interests, and to ensure that cooperation between like-minded democracies is not sidelined when crises “in between” dominate attention.

Medverkande

Hideaki Mizukoshi, Ambassador, Ambassador of Japan to Sweden

Frances Sagala, Ambassador, Ambassador of Australia to Sweden

David Taylor, Ambassador, Ambassador of New Zealand to Sweden

Erik Melander, professor, The Swedish Defence University

Elin Bjarnegård, professor at the Department of Government (Moderator), Uppsala University  

Evenemangsinformation

Evenemangstyp: Seminarium/föreläsning

Evenemangs-ID: 9672

Språk: Engelska

Förtäring: Nej

Arrangörsuppgifter

Kontaktperson: Jonas Hinnfors, Professor emeritus, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, Göteborgs universitet, jonas.hinnfors@pol.gu.se

Jonas Martinsson, Kommunikatör, Kommunikationsenheten, Göteborgs universitet, jonas.martinsson@gu.se

Webbplats: https://www.gu.se

Senast uppdaterad: Fredag 5 juni 2026