The European Union’s Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

<p><strong>In this episode of the <em>National Security Podcast</em>, the European Union and French ambassadors to Australia join Professor Rory Medcalf to discuss the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific ahead of the EU Indo-Pacific Forum, which will be hosted by ANU National Security College on 25 May 2022.</strong></p><br><p>Why does the Indo-Pacific matter<em> </em>to the European Union? What is the significance of the European Union’s Indo-Pacific strategy? And how does the European Union see itself engaging in the Indo-Pacific in the future? The European Union’s Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Dr Michael Pulch, and<strong> </strong>France’s Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Jean-Pierre Thébault — representing the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union — join Head of ANU National Security College Professor Rory Medcalf to explore how the European Union is engaging with the strategic challenges and opportunities in the Indo-Pacific.</p><br><p>This conversation precedes the upcoming EU Indo-Pacific Forum –&nbsp;hosted by ANU National Security College on 25 May — which will foster the exchange of ideas about the European Union’s engagement in the region. This event will complement the Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, held in Paris in February 2022.</p><br><p><strong>His Excellency Dr Michael Pulch</strong> is the European Union’s Ambassador to Australia.</p><br><p><strong>His Excellency Jean-Pierre Thébault</strong> is France’s Ambassador to Australia.</p><br><p><strong>Professor Rory Medcalf</strong> is Head of ANU National Security College. His professional experience spans more than two decades across diplomacy, intelligence analysis, think tanks, and journalism.</p><br><p><em>We’d love to hear from you! Send in your questions, comments, and suggestions to&nbsp;</em><a href="mailto:NatSecPod@anu.edu.au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>NatSecPod@anu.edu.au</em></a><em>. You can tweet us&nbsp;</em><a href="https://twitter.com/NSC_ANU"