Countering Chinese lawfare in the Indo-Pacific

The Council on Geostrategy is delighted to invite you to our next public panel event, titled: Countering Chinese lawfare in the Indo-Pacific. The event will take place on Tuesday, 17th June, from 18:00 to 19:00, at the Palace of Westminster.

This event celebrates the launch of a Policy Paper written by Deniz Güzel, our Associate Fellow, which underscores the urgency for the UK and its allies to formulate a robust response to hostile lawfare by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), in order to prevent it from making geopolitical and military advancements in the Indo-Pacific region, in particular the First Island Chain. In doing so, the paper recommends the development of a comprehensive lawfare strategy as part of the UK’s broader strategy for the Indo-Pacific.

Panellists

Dr Francesca Ghiretti

Director, China Initiative, RAND Europe

Dr Francesca Ghiretti is Director of the RAND Europe China Initiative and a research leader at RAND Europe. Working primarily in defence and security, she leads work on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and on economic security. She is an adjunct fellow (non-resident) at the Wadhwani Centre for AI and Advanced Technologies, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Previously, she was an analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), Europe’s largest think tank on the PRC. She is the author of ‘Chinese Investments and the Economic Security Turn in Europe. Where economy and security meet’. She received her PhD from the Centre for Grand Strategy in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London.

Deniz Güzel

Associate Fellow, Council on Geostrategy

Deniz Güzel is an Associate Fellow at the Council on Geostrategy and author of the Policy Paper ‘Countering Chinese lawfare in the Indo-Pacific’. He is an English-qualified lawyer, experienced in handling complex commercial disputes with a particular focus on public international law and international arbitration. His research focuses on legal warfare. Prior to private practice, he worked at the United Nations International Co-Prosecutor’s Office at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). He holds an MA in International Peace and Security from King’s College London and an LLB from the University of Bristol.

Prof. Alessio Patalano

Associate Fellow, Council on Geostrategy

Prof. Alessio Patalano is the Professor of War and Strategy in East Asia in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. At the Department of War Studies, he is part of the Centre for Grand Strategy, where he leads the King’s Japan Programme and specialises in Japanese naval history and strategy as well as contemporary maritime issues in East Asia. He is the Director of the Asian Security and Warfare Research Group, and a Research Associate at the King’s China Institute. Since 2006, he has been Visiting Lecturer in Naval Strategy and East Asian Security at the Italian Naval War College, Venice.

Lord Risby (chair)

Member, House of Lords

Lord Risby was MP for Bury St Edmunds (1992-1997) and for West Suffolk (1997-2010). Serving as Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Northern Ireland Office until 1997, he was subsequently Shadow Minister for DCMS, Foreign Affairs and the Treasury. He was appointed a life Peer in 2010, and is the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Algeria and Lebanon. Lord Risby is a member of the Advisory Board for the Council on Geostrategy.

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