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K-POP as a global phenomenon. Why China fails to achieve similar success?
18. July 2018|Blog, CEIAS Insights | 6 Min Read

It has been six years since PSY’s hit Gangnam Style was released in 2012 and it almost immediately caught attention of the world, hitting one billion views on YouTube as […]

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Chinese Netizens Greet the New Emperor
1. March 2018|Blog, CEIAS Insights | 7 Min Read

Even the mighty Chinese internet censorship apparatus is not all-powerful, so one could still get a picture of the Chinese netizens’ uncensored reactions. These reveal shock, disappointment, outright opposition, humorous […]

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China in the Middle East: A ‘Quiet Strategy’ of Balancing
24. February 2018|Blog, CEIAS Insights | 7 Min Read

If China were to become a new active leader in the Middle East it would have to be willing to, first, bear the costs, and, second, adopt a more complex […]

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‘Comfort Women’ Deal Reopened
30. January 2018|Blog, CEIAS Insights | 6 Min Read

The ‘comfort women’ issue is an unusual thread uniting China, South Korea, North Korea, and other countries against Japan, which also presents challenges to American policy in the region. It […]

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Saudi Pursuit of Islamic Leadership: New Cultural Challenge for ASEAN?
21. January 2018|Blog, CEIAS Insights | 9 Min Read

  The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been, for decades, positioning itself as the leader of Islam. Since 2017, when King Salman visited Southeast Asia, Saudi Arabia has been engaging […]

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