Research Fellow
Barbara has extensive research experience in issues related to China's security policy and its relationship with the Middle East, particularly Afghanistan. She has a double MSc from the London School of Economics (LSE) and Beijing University. She has also previously studied in Hong Kong (Lingnan University). Besides her academic interest, she is also the lead senior analyst on Asia at a security consultancy based in London. She has published in and has been quoted in numerous international media outlets, including the Independent and the Hill. Research interests: China's security policy, China-Middle East relations, China-Afghanistan relations, Terrorism in Southeast Asia
Written Articles
CEEasia Briefing #70: Poland adopts a new cyber bill, EU countering Chinese steel, Slovakia pushes for closer ties with China
CEEasia Briefing #68: Fico in Beiing, China–Czechia diplomatic freeze over Dalai Lama, Slovakia–Indonesia cooperation and Poland–South Korea arms deal
CEEasia Briefing #66: EU-China relations ahead of July summit, Czech-South Korea nuclear deal, China’s plot in Czech against Taiwan VP
CEEasia Briefing #65: EU restricts Chinese medical firms from tenders, Hungary-China relations, Malaysia-EU FTA talks
CEEasia Briefing #62: Wang Yi meets Czech Foreign Minister, Vietnam-Hungary relations, Czechia & South Korea high-level supply chain dialogue
CEEasia Briefing #61: Vietnam’s Prime Minister visits Europe, South Korea’s nuclear project in the Czechia moves forward, Poland-Japan ties
CEEasia Briefing #60: India-EU talks on FTA, Slovak PM visits Vietnam, EU investigation into Chinese steel cylinders
CEEasia Briefing #59: South Korea’s shifting approach to Ukraine, Slovakia and China grow closer and more
CEEasia Briefing #58: more on EU’s tariffs on China, Slovak PM visits China, DPRK-Russia relations, Tsai Ing-wen in Europe
CEEasia Briefing #57: EU’s EV tariffs, Czech-Korean ties, Taiwan and Slovakia semiconductors cooperation, Germany passes through the Taiwan Strait
CEEasia Briefing #56: EU’s probe into EVs, TSMC plant in Dresden, Czech investments in Vietnam, Modi visits Poland and Ukraine
CEEasia Briefing #55: Orban’s trip to Beijing, China-Belarus military drills, South Korea wins the Dukovany nuclear tender
CEEasia Briefing #54: EU tariffs on EV’s from China, EU defense partnership with Japan and ROK, Modi at G7
CEEasia Briefing #53: Xi’s trip to Europe, Putin’s visit to China, Japan’s defense cooperation with Germany and France
CEEasia Briefing #52: China invests into EVs in Poland, EU investigates China’s green tech, Olaf Scholz visits China, German-Indian cooperation in automotive industry