Observatory of Multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific :: Foundation for Strategic Research

The Observatory of Multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific is a multi-year research program led by the Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS), in cooperation with the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), the Institut Montaigne, as well as the Center for International Studies of Sciences Po (CERI-Sciences Po) and the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (Inalco). Initiated by the DGRIS, it aims to contribute to a better understanding of the Indo-Pacific and to promote the influence of French strategic thinking on and in the region.

Merging this unique expertise meets several objectives, including:

Developing French expertise on a central area for national interests, and to include it in international debates on the political, diplomatic, economic and defense future of the Indo-Pacific.
Creating a network to engage think tanks and research centers in the Indo-Pacific, and to promote the diversity of strategic thinking.
Contributing to the reflection of the Ministry of the Armed Forces to reinforce France's commitment in the region, in the field of security and defense.

In such a framework, the Observatory of Multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific will publish research notes that will provide a renewed and in-depth analysis of the main cross-cutting challenges of the region. It will also organize, twice a year, conferences alternately in France and in several countries of the region.

Directed by Antoine Bondaz, the Observatory is coordinated by Thibault Fournol. The partner institutions are represented by Manisha Reuter (ECFR), Mathieu Duchâtel (Institut Montaigne), Christophe Jaffrelot (CERI-Sciences Po) and Delphine Allès (Inalco).

The Observatory of Multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific is part of the work carried out on and in the Indo-Pacific region by the Foundation for Strategic Research for many years, both through regional and thematic approaches: bilateral and trilateral high-level strategic dialogues supported by French administrations; European platform for exchange on the Indo-Pacific; institutional cooperation agreements with the main think-tanks in the region; research programs dedicated to the foreign and security policy of several countries in the region; publications of numerous notes and studies; interventions in French and foreign universities; media interventions; etc.