How far is Mediterranean Europe from China and the Indo-Pacific?

This webinar is co-organized with German Institute for Global and Area Studies within the framework of the Franco-German Observatory of the Indo-Pacific. 

Speaker:

• Plamen Tonchev has been the Head of the Asia Unit at the Athens-based Institute of International Economic Relations (IIER) since 1998. He is a founding member of the European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC) and a contributor to its annual reports.  His latest (co-authored) publication, released in August 2025 by the IIER, is entitled China in the Security Conundrum of Europe’s Southeastern Periphery. Mr Tonchev is currently being hosted by the Institute of National Defense and Security Research (INDSR) in Taipei.

Moderators:

• Dr Jérôme Doyon, Assistant Professor (CERI, Sciences Po) 
• Ms Mahima Duggal, GIGA Researcher and former Visiting Doctoral Scholar at the CERI.