BANGKOK: The world changed overnight with the war in Ukraine.
As European nations and the United States are expected to make gigantic shifts in rearmament and foreign policies, what does it mean for countries in Asia?
The Star, a member of Asia News Network (ANN), invites readers to participate in the webinar Europe’s Geopolitical Seismic Shift: What Does it Mean for Asia? on Thursday, March 31 at 4pm Kuala Lumpur time (GMT/UTC +8).
ANN is an alliance of 20 national media in 19 Asian countries.
The keynote speaker will be Dr Julian Voje, head of Policy with the Munich Security Conference from Berlin. He will speak on the topic "Implications of Germany’s new defence and security policy and EU’s unity".
The panel will be headed by New Delhi's Ashok Sajjanhar, executive council member, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses and former ambassador to Kazakhstan, Sweden and Latvia.
Other panellists include Hideshi Tokuchi, president, Research Institute for Peace and Security, and former vice-minister of Defense for International Affairs, Tokyo; Gilang Kembara, researcher, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, and a participant in the establishment of China-SE Asia Research Centre on the South China Sea, Jakarta; and Panitan Wattanayagorn, chairman, Thai Prime Minister’s Security Advisory Committee, Bangkok.
The webinar will be moderated by Pana Janviroj, editor, Asia News Network, based in Bangkok.
Among the issues under discussion will be whether or not international tensions will escalate and spill over to existing hotspots like North Korea, the South China Sea, the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan, Myanmar and others in Asia.
Will Germany and the EU find common ground to pursue peace and stability alongside India, China, Japan, South Korea? European and Asian international relations experts will explore this uncharted territory.
To participate, please visit the Zoom registration link at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N-XftcjdR1qoi4u-LX-2YA