The Hormuz crisis exposed the Philippines’ longstanding vulnerability to energy price shocks. With electricity prices already among the highest in Southeast Asia and a heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels, the country entered the crisis with limited room to absorb further increases in energy costs. As a result, the crisis accelerated decentralized solar adoption without… Continue reading Will the Philippines’ solar energy surge outlast the Hormuz crisis?
The revival of the V4+Japan format and Nippon Steel’s takeover of the Košice steelworks offer Slovakia a historic opportunity to elevate its relations with Tokyo. Whether this momentum turns into lasting cooperation will depend largely on Slovakia’s foreign policy consistency – in Brussels, on Ukraine, and towards Beijing. Key takeaways: Nippon Steel’s acquisition of US… Continue reading A Slovak-Japanese momentum that may not come again
Welcome to the 80th issue of the CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: Japanese Foreign Minister visits Slovakia China-Poland Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation meets in Beijing Taiwan expands drone cooperation with Czechia If you like what you see, please forward this message to your friends and colleagues who can subscribe here.… Continue reading CEEasia Briefing #80: Japanese FM visits Slovakia, China and Poland discuss economic ties and Taiwan expands drone cooperation with Czechia
This policy brief argues that EU–China narrative contestation should not be understood as a direct, symmetrical competition between two equivalent geopolitical actors. While both China and the EU seek to shape global understandings of order, governance, development, and security, they do so from fundamentally different institutional and political positions. China’s strategic narratives are more centralised… Continue reading Embracing asymmetry: Narrative contestation between the EU and China
