Taiwan is party to the same territorial disputes in the South China Sea and East China Sea as China, and […]
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Tag: East Asia
Europe in the face of a new privileged strategic scenario: the Indo-Pacific region, Mario Esteban (Elcano, Spain)
in Expert Comments, 20 February 2018 The dawn of the 21st century has seen a re-balancing of the international playing field […]
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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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Labour rights in GSP+ beneficiary countries with a focus on Export Processing Zones, Benjamin Richardson, James Harrison and Liam Campling (European Parliament)
TEPSA has recently coordinated a publication for the European Parliament’s Subcommittee the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) on Labour rights […]
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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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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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Waiting Is Not an Option: The North Korean threat increases as the country advances its nuclear and missile programmes, Elina Sinkkonen (FIIA, Finland)
The UN Security Council is holding a meeting about North Korea on April 28th. The US fears that if nothing […]
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Japan’s strategic awakening: opportunities for Spain, Luis Simón (Elcano, Spain)
The strategic awakening of Japan, a power with maritime inclinations and a geostrategic position relative to Asia similar to Spain’s […]
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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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More Than a Trading Power. Europe’s Political Added Value for Security and Trust Building in Northeast Asia, Nicola Casarini (IAI, Italy)
Northeast Asia is today one of the world’s most dynamic economic areas, contributing almost half of global growth. The region […]
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The EU-Japan Partnership: Stepping Stone for a Stronger Presence in Asia?, Bart Gaens (FIIA, Finland)
The EU increasingly aims for Free Trade Agreements (FTA) that are accompanied by a Strategic Partnership, in Asia as well […]
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WoPSI – the World Politics of Social Investment: An international research project to explain variance in social investment agendas and social investment reforms across countries and world regions, Julian L. Garritzmann, Silja Hausermann and Bruno Palier (Sciences Po, France)
The “World Politics of Social Investment” (WoPSI) project aims at explaining variance in social investment agendas and social investment reforms […]
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