Dr Yeo Lay Hwee. Dr Reuben Wong. Ms Barbara Plinkert. Spyros Economides is. Director of the Hellenic. Observatory and As
PANEL DISCUSSION ON
“EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY AT A CROSSROAD: A STRONGER EUROPE IN A FRAGILE WORLD?”
LAUNCH OF BOOK ON
“EU SECURITY STRATEGIES”, EDITED BY SPYROS ECONOMIDES AND JAMES SPERLING 1 August 2018 (Wednesday) | 3 pm – 5 pm | NTU @ one-north, SR901 (Level 9) 11 Slim Barracks Rise Executive Centre Singapore 138664 Register HERE (by 30 July 2018, 10am) Directions to venue: http://bit.ly/NTU-OneNorth-Directions
Abstract
What should be the European Union’s role in international security? How is the EU viewed by its partners and how should the EU position itself in an increasingly turbulent and contested world where the US-led western-centric order is increasingly being undermined. The 2016 EU Global Strategy (EUGS) that was adopted by the EU leaders acknowledges the existential challenges that the EU faced in a more connected, contested and complex world. It called for internal unity to deal with the geopolitical challenges and set out priorities for the EU’s external action. Building on the EUGS, EU High Representative / Vice President Federica Mogherini presented an Implementation Plan to raise the level of ambition of the EU’s security and defence policy. Since then, 25 EU member states have signed up to Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and actions have been adopted to deepen EU defence cooperation. As the transatlantic ties between the EU and the US comes under increasing strain, the Europeans appeared more determined to develop a level of strategic autonomy in its security and defence policy. Would this translate into more security and defence cooperation between the EU and its Asian partners? Could this lead to a more strategic engagement between the EU and ASEAN? These are some of the issues that will be discussed by the panelists.
Moderator
Professor Ralf Emmers
Ralf Emmers is Associate Dean and Head of Centre for Multilateralism Studies at RSIS, NTU Singapore.
Panelists
Dr Spyros Economides
Spyros Economides is Director of the Hellenic Observatory and Associate Professor in International Relations and European Politics at the London School of Economics.
Dr Yeo Lay Hwee
Yeo Lay Hwee is Director of the EU Centre in Singapore, Council Secretary at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and Adjunct Fellow at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
Dr Reuben Wong
Reuben Wong is Director of Studies at the College of Alice and Peter Tan, and also Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore.
Ms Barbara Plinkert
Barbara Plinket is Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation in Singapore.
