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“China-Russia Alliance: Lessons from Japan´s Failed ‘Detachment’ Strategy”, Sanshiro Hosaka (EFPI, Estonia)
After the Ukraine crisis, Moscow has learnt that narratives on a potent “China-Russia alliance” can be weaponised to influence the […]
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“The US is refocusing its foreign policy priorities on the Indo-Pacific: Recalibrating alliance politics in a pivotal region”, Bart Gaens (FIIA, Finland)
The United States under President Joe Biden is strengthening efforts to constrain China in the Indo-Pacific region. At least for […]
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“One Belt One Voice: Chinese Media in Italy”, Francesca Ghiretti, Lorenzo Mariani (IAI, Italy)
Chinese media are the voice of the Chinese Communist Party at home and abroad. It is no surprise therefore that […]
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“Taming rock music in communist states: Politicisation of Western popular culture in East Europe and mainland China”, Rudolf Fürst (IIR, Czech Republic)
‘Rock and its accompanying subcultures, which voiced the rebellious attitudes of young people against the communist political establishments in the […]
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“China’s foreign policy at the centennial of the Communist Party: Prestige above all”, Jyrki Kallio (FIIA, Finland)
Chinese external and internal politics have manifested increased ideologization in recent years, presumably laying the groundwork for the Communist Party’s […]
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“European Strategic Autonomy and the US–China Rivalry: Can the EU Prefer not to Choose?”, Sylvie Bermann (IAI, Italy)
The US–China rivalry is not just a battle between democracies and autocracies, in such a complex context the EU should […]
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“The Belt and Road Initiative and the Internationalisation of China’s Scientific Power: The Case of Italy”, Lorenzo Mariani (IAI, Italy)
What are the elements and the impact of the inclusion of scientific cooperation within the 2019 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]
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“How to Think About the China-Russia Partnership”, James Sherr and Frank Jüris (EFPI, Estonia)
Since the conclusion of the Treaty on Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001, the balance of power between China and […]
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“China in the Western Balkans: geopolitics with Chinese characteristics?”, Tamás Peragovics and Ágnes Szunomár (IWE CERS, Hungary)
China’s role as a global investor and financier has grown rapidly in recent decades, including in Europe. From German robot […]
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“US–China Rivalry and European Strategic Autonomy in the post-Covid Global Economy”, Paolo Guerrieri (IAI, Italy)
The world economy has changed profoundly over recent years. The US–China conflict dominates today’s international stage. Given these shifts in […]
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“World politics in 2021: Infected by rivalry”, Sven Biscop (Egmont, Belgium)
If China is rising, it must be seeking world domination. If Russia is declining, it must be plotting revenge. The […]
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“Hungary – The People’s Map of Global China”, Ágnes Szunomár (IWE CERS, Hungary)
The Hungarian People’s Republic and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were both established in 1949, on 20 August and […]
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“Environmental performance of foreign firms: Chinese and Japanese firms in Myanmar”, Roman Vakulchuk, Indra Øverland and Thiri Shwesin Aung (NUPI, Norway)
Little is known about how the environmental approaches of foreign investors in developing countries are formed. The objective of this […]
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“Europe’s Naval Engagement in the South China Sea”, Giulio Pugliese (IAI, Italy)
The EU’s Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific calls for a “meaningful European naval presence in the region”. What does […]
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“What’s in a tweet? Twitter’s impact 2021 on public opinion and EU foreign affairs”, Lewin Schmitt (CIDOB, Barcelona)
This paper uses text mining and sentiment analysis of Twitter posts to explore the EU’s diplomatic communication practices and to […]
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“Europe in a Complex and Contested World: Perspectives from the US, China, Russia and Iran”, Giulio Pugliese (IAI, Italy)
The conference elucidated Europe’s role and positioning at a time of multipolar competition – one of JOINT’s major research assumptions […]
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“A Spanish perspective on the Biden Presidency and the future of transatlantic relations”, Carlota García Encina and Luis Simón (Elcano, Spain)
This analysis examines the transatlantic relationship and the potential for a strategic synergy in its three dimensions for Spain –bilateral, […]
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“Emerging Disruptive Technologies: The Achilles’ Heel for EU Strategic Autonomy?”, Ester Sabatino and Alessandro Marrone (IAI, Italy)
Emerging disruptive technologies (EDT) – ranging from artificial intelligence (AI), big data, autonomous systems, hypersonic weapons and robotics to name […]
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“China’s soft power in the Czech Republic”, Rudolf Fürst (IIR, Czech Republic)
China’s public image in the Czech Republic has worsened significantly since the positive U-turn in Czech–Chinese political relations and signing […]
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“Economy and culture: two tracks for China’s soft power in Italy”, Lorenzo Mariani and Francesca Ghiretti (IAI, Italy)
is chapter seeks to illustrate the modalities through which Chinese soft power has been developing in Italy. It demonstrates how […]
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“The geostrategic interests of external actors in Myanmar: A struggle for influence in a country in turmoil”, Bart Gaens & Olli Ruohomäki (FIIA, Finland)
Countries with geostrategic stakes in Myanmar have reacted in different ways to the military coup of 1 February 2021 and […]
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“The fall and stagnation of the global middle class”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
A great revolution of recent decades has been the powerful emergence of a significant global middle class. Among the destructive effects […]
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“Enhancing economic cooperation between EU and Maghreb countries: Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia”, Francis Ghilès (CIDOB, Barcelona)
Offshoring, which had its heyday a decade ago, consists in moving the production of parts of the value chain to […]
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“China’s Digital Silk Road in Latin America and the Caribbean”, Raquel Jorge-Ricart (Elcano, Spain)
China, through its Digital Silk Road (or DSR) aims to helping middle-income and developing countries to bridge the digital gap. […]
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“The EU’s new trade strategy: Gearing up for competition over values”, Okko-Pekka Salmimies and Saila Turtiainen (FIIA, Finland)
The EU’s new trade strategy instrumentalizes trade policy more forcefully in order to promote EU values such as democracy and […]
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“The EU and China: sanctions, signals, and interests”, Sven Biscop (Egmont, Belgium)
Sanctions are much easier to use against your allies than against your enemies. A friend will want to stay in […]
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“The Belt and Road Initiative in Italy: The Ports of Genoa and Trieste”, Francesca Ghiretti (IAI, Italy)
In March 2019, Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in support of […]
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“China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Italy: An Analysis of Financial Cooperation”, Nicola Bilotta (IAI, Italy)
Financial cooperation is essential to boosting bilateral economic ties, providing firms with more effective instruments to operate in foreign markets. […]
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“China’s Soft Power in Europe. Falling on Hard Times”, edited by Ties Dams, Xiaoxue Martin and Vera Kranenburg, (Elcano, Spain)
The sixth edition of the ETNC report examines China’s efforts to enhance its soft power across Europe and their implications. Based on […]
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“From Afghanistan to China: the pathology of victory”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
On September 11 this year the longest war ever waged by the US will come to an end, in a […]
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“China and Central Europe: cooperation in difficult times during the COVID-19 outbreak”, Rudolf Fürst (IIR, Czech Republic)
The comparative case study traces the V4 states’ relations with China since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe […]
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“China’s M&A Activity in the USA – The Case of TikTok”, Tamás Peragovics (IWE CERS, Hungary)
One of the protagonists of globalization in the past decade has been China. Its economic and financial footprint has deepened […]
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“Technological Competition: Can the EU Compete with China?”, Francesca Ghiretti (IAI, Italy)
The debate on technological development and the unfolding fourth technological revolution tends to neglect the role of the EU, relegating […]
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“Pandemic, vaccines and power”, Eduard Soler i Lecha (CIDOB, Barcelona)
The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated geopolitical dynamics that were in place before the pandemic. The global centre of gravity has […]
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“Brothers in arms? Recent developments in Hungary-Huawei relations in the context of global Huawei phobia”, Peragovics Tamás (IWE, Hungary)
Peragovics, Tamás: Brothers in Arms? Recent Developments in Hungary-Huawei Relations in the Context of Global Huawei Phobia In the past […]
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“The changing global order and its implications for the EU”, Katja Creutz, Tuomas Iso-Markku, Teija Tiilikainen and Kristi Raik (FIIA, Finland)
Katja Creutz, Tuomas Iso-Markku, Teija Tiilikainen & Kristi Raik, The changing global order and its implications for the EU, 03 […]
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“Rome-Beijing: changing the game. Italy’s embrace of China connectivity project, implications for the EU and the US”, Nicola Casarini (IAI, Italy)
Nicola Casarini, Rome-Beijing: Changing the Game. Italy’s embrace of China Connectivity Project, Implications for the EU and the US, IAI […]
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“China in Africa, a hybrid strategy”, Anna Fiorelli Sánchez (Elcano, Spain)
“China in Africa, a hybrid strategy”, Anna Fiorelli Sánchez. 15/2/2019. The Djibouti naval base is a manifestation of the strategy of […]
Read more“The Global Spectator: Europe lifts its Chinese veil”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Andrés Ortega, The Global Spectator: Europe lifts its Chinese veil, April 2019 The veil has been lifted from what has […]
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“When China catches a cold, the world shudders”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
When China catches a cold, the world shudders Andrés Ortega. 5/2/2019. When China falters, the world shudders. The current weakness […]
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Giving Chinese tech giants access to Europe – what are the consequences? (NUPI, Norway)
Chinese tech giants are increasingly visible and established in the European market. Are we ready for all that this implies? […]
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“Chinese and Other East Asian Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe: Motives, Location Choices and Employment Approaches”, Ágnes Szunomár, Agnieszka McCaleb (IWE, Hungary)
“Since the launch of China’s ‘Go Global Policy’ in 2001 the world has observed a dynamic rise in China’s outward […]
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“China’s new policy on the European Union: A toughening line on political issues”, Jyrki Kallio (FIIA, Italy)
China’s recent policy paper on the European Union shows that the country continues to recognize the EU as an important […]
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“Europe’s connectivity strategy and the challenge of China: Rivalry, reciprocity, or both?”, Bart Gaens (FIIA, Finland)
The EU’s new strategy for connecting Europe and Asia, implicitly a response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, is an […]
Read more“The Czech Republic’s values-based policy towards China reconsidered”, Rudolf Fürst (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Institute of International Relations is proud to contribute to the new ETNC Report 2018: Political values in Europe-China relations. […]
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Participation of IWE in “Connecting Eurasia: EU-Russia-China-Central Asia Strategic dialogue on connectivity” roundtable
András Deák and Ágnes Szunomár from IWE participated in the “Connecting Eurasia: EU-Russia-China-Central Asia Strategic dialogue on connectivity” roundtable meeting in Moscow organized […]
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“Is Sri Lanka caught in China’s ‘debt trap’? A view from the ground”, Miguel Otero-Iglesias (Elcano, Spain)
Miguel Otero-Iglesias, “Is Sri Lanka caught in China’s ‘debt trap’? A view from the ground”. 21 November 2018. The feeling is […]
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“Indian companies’ technological investments in the EU with a special focus on Central and Eastern Europe”, Tamás Gerőcs (IWE, Hungary)
Tamás Gerőcs: Indian companies’ technological investments in the EU with a special focus on Central and Eastern Europe India is […]
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“The Competitive Edge in China’s Overseas Investments: The Golden Hand of the State”, Lourdes Casanova (CIDOB, Spain)
Lourdes Casanova, The Competitive Edge in China’s Overseas Investments: The Golden Hand of the State, November 2018 In the last […]
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“Technological cooperation between Spain and China”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Scientific and technological cooperation between Spain and China has significant potential to be developed for the benefit of both countries. However, such […]
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“Chinese economic influence in Hungary – Rhetoric versus realities”, Ágnes Szunomár (IWE, Hungary)
Chinese companies have increasingly been targeting Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries in the past one and a half decades, […]
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“China’s go out policy – A review on China’s promotion policy for outward foreign direct investment from a historical perspective”, Yushan Li (IWE, Hungary)
China became the second largest outward investor for first ever in 2015. The dominant role of Chinese “go out” policy […]
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“Xi Jinping thought and China’s future foreign policy: Multipolarity with Chinese characteristics”, Jyrki Kallio (Elcano, Spain)
Xi Jinping Thought is aimed at guiding China both domestically and internationally. The goal is China’s national rejuvenation, which will […]
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“China and Russia in global governance: Long-term obstacles to cooperation”, Marcin Kaczmarski (FIIA, Finland)
Russia and China play dissimilar roles in global governance and define their interests in this sphere in divergent ways. While […]
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“The New Sea People: China in the Mediterranean”, Ronald H. Linden (IAI, Italy)
The surge in overseas investment that has accompanied China’s Belt and Road Initiative has swept into Mediterranean region. Italy, Greece, […]
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Ágnes Szunomár from IWE attended the 11th Conference of the Chinese Community of Political Science and International Studies in Beijing
Ágnes Szunomár presented a lecture Driving forces behind the expansion strategies of Chinese MNEs in Central and Eastern Europe: push and […]
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“Renminbi Internationalisation: stuck in mid-river – for now”, Miguel Otero-Iglesias (Elcano, Spain)
This paper looks at the internationalisation of the renminbi in May 2018, why it has stagnated since 2015 and what […]
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CIR took part in the training program focused on the economic globalisation and the Belt and Road Initiative in Beijing
Nina Pejič, a Junior Researcher at the Centre of International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, took part […]
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“Digital sovereignty”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
The debate about sovereignty has entered the digital realm. At root, sovereignty involves control of one’s own destiny. The Chinese […]
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“The security strategies of the US, China, Russia and the EU: Living in different worlds”, Mika Aaltola, Jyrki Kallio, Kristi Raik, Katri Pynnöniemi (FIIA, Finland)
This report analyzes and compares the security strategies of four major international actors: the United States, China, Russia and the […]
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“The changing Chinese economic model: an opportunity for Spanish companies”, Adrián Blanco Estévez (Elcano, Spain)
This analysis focuses on China’s changing economic growth model and the important new business opportunities this change is generating for […]
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“Russian-Chinese relations in Eurasia: Harmonization or subordination”, Marcin Kaczmarski (FIIA, Finland)
FIIA Briefing Paper 238, April 2018 Russia and China have largely managed to avoid direct competition in the post-Soviet space, […]
Read more“The Decline of the Big Five”, Veronika Bílková, (IIR, Czech Republic)
Is the supremacy of the Big Five, inherited from the mid-20th century, on the brink of its decline? Have the […]
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“The decreasing asymmetry in Russia-China relations: The consequences of the Western policy shift towards China”, Marcin Kaczmarski (FIIA, Finland)
The changes in the Western policy towards China have the potential to diminish the asymmetry characterizing Russian-Chinese relations so far. […]
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China’s Balkans Silk Road: Does it pave or block the way of Western Balkans to the European Union?, Magda Stumvoll, Tobias Flessenkemper (CIFE)
in: Policy Paper 66, February 2018 Read it here
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The narrowing gap between nuclear and conventional weapons, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
in Elcano Blog, 13 February 2018 The nuclear arms issue is back, in its strategic rather than its tactical or battlefield […]
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Chinese investment in Spain: open for business, but not at any price, Mario Esteban, Miguel Otero-Iglesias (Elcano, Spain)
in Analyses of the Elcano Royal Institute (ARI), 6 February 2018 Reluctance to Chinese investments in Spain may grow if its […]
Read more“The Czech Republic: Receiving the First Relevant Chinese Investments”, Rudolf Fürst (IIR, Czech Republic)
The new report prepared by the European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC) contains a chapter from our senior researcher and […]
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Driving forces behind the international expansion strategies of Chinese MNEs, Ágnes Szunomár (IWE, Hungary)
in: IWE Working Papers, December 2017 Read it here
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China-Russia Security Cooperation: Geopolitical signaling with limits, Elina Sinkkonen (FIIA)
China-Russia enhanced security cooperation is a form of geopolitical signalling. Despite closer relations, the coming years will tell whether such […]
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A Superpower in the Making? China’s paths to global influence, Teemu Naarajärvi (FIIA)
The People’s Republic of China, although planning to become one of the most influential states by mid-century, is not aiming […]
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Major Powers in Shared Neighbourhoods: between Cooperation and Competition, Simon Schunz, Sieglinde Gstöhl and Luk van Langenhove (eds.) (College of Europe Bruges)
Special issue of Contemporary Politics, vol. 24, no. 1, 2018 Contemporary global politics is characterised by multipolarity: globalisation and the […]
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Chinese Investment in Europe A Country-Level Approach, John Seaman Mikko Huotari Miguel Otero-Iglesias (Elcano Institute)
This report is the third in an on-going effort to dissect and reassemble Europe–China relations from a European country-level perspective. […]
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“Economic Relations between China and Central and Eastern Europe: Trade and Investment Issues”, Ágnes Szunomár, Agnieszka Mccaleb, Xin Chen (IWE, Hungary)
In Weiqing Song (ed), China’s Relations with Central and Eastern Europe – From “Old Comrades” to New Partners, Oxford, United Kingdom: Routledge, pp. […]
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“One Belt, One Road: Connecting China with Central and Eastern Europe? “, Ágnes Szunomár (IWE, Hungary)
In Cheng, Yu; Song, Lilei; Huang, Lihe (eds.), The Belt & Road Initiative in the Global Arena – Chinese and European Perspectives, Palgrave […]
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“The foreign policy of Xi Jinping after the 19th Congress: China strives for a central role on the world stage”, Mario Esteban (Elcano Institute)
Over the coming five years Xi Jinping will undertake a more assertive foreign policy aimed at increasing Chinese influence on […]
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The Communist Party convenes in China: What is in the tea leaves?, Jyrki Kallio (FIIA, Finland)
The Communist Party of China is meeting to set up guidelines for the next five years. Although Chinese society is […]
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Social media in China:the regime is more concerned about what people do that what they say, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Blog, October 2017 Apart from its Great Firewall, the Chinese state runs an elaborate system of censorship and manipulation […]
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La Grèce est-elle le cheval de Troie de la Chine dans l’Union européenne?, George Tzogopoulos (CIFE)
Interview for “Le Monde”, 7 septembre 2017 Available here
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The EU, China and the Trump effect, George Tzogopoulos (CIFE)
CIFE Policy Paper n°59 Relations between the EU and China have taken on increased significance. The EU constitutes the biggest […]
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The EU and Geopolitics in the Mediterranean, in European Policy Briefs, MedReset, Anoush Ehteshami, Ariabarzan Mohammadi (IAI, Italy)
Anoush Ehteshami, Ariabarzan Mohammadi, The EU and Geopolitics in the Mediterranean, in European Policy Briefs, MedReset, Policy Briefs 2, IAI, […]
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Beyond a war of words? Assessing tensions on the Korean peninsula, Jyrki Kallio, Charly Salonius-Pasternak, Bart Gaens & Ville Sinkkonen (FIIA, Finland)
An exchange of bellicose rhetoric between North Korea and the US has caused serious global concerns about a possible military […]
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The Trump effects on EU-China relations, Mario Esteban (Elcano, Spain)
What are the implications of the Trump Administration’s security and trade policies on relations between China and Europe? For the […]
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India’s ‘Look East’ – ‘Act East’ Policy: Hedging as a Foreign Policy Tool, Bart Gaens & Olli Ruohomäki (FIIA, Finland)
Against the backdrop of an evolving strategic context in the Asia-Pacific region, competition is mounting between India and China in […]
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Trade liberalization at a crossroads: The US and China play key roles, Tuuli Koivu (FIIA, Finland)
The overall developments in world trade have been weak since the financial crisis, but the increasing protectionism accounts for only […]
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Xi Jinping Makes a Stop-over in Finland on his Way to the USA: Finland and China launch “a new type of partnership”, Jyrki Kallio (FIIA, Finland)
It is a feat of Finnish diplomacy to have Helsinki included in President Xi’s itinerary. The decision may be thanks […]
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