Professor Hirose visited Slovakia in February 2019 to deliver a lecture on the Japanese perspective on connectivity between Asia and Europe. On this occasion, we met with her and asked her a few questions for the IAS Interviews series about her opinions on connectivity, the Belt and Road Initiative, and state of relations among Japan,… Continue reading IAS Interview with prof. Yoko Hirose
IAS analysts authored two chapters in the 2017-2018 edition of the Panorama of Global Security Environment published by STRATPOL. Panorama is one of the most authoritative publications in Central Europe on international relations and security on a global scale. The contributions published in Panorama are peer-reviewed and listed in the Thompson Reuters Science Citation Index.… Continue reading Panorama of Global Security Environment: 2017-2018
The second Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi in February 2019 ended without a breakthrough, but the negotiations will continue. Thus the summit was not a diplomatic failure. From the Vietnamese perspective it was even a huge success. Hanoi demonstrated the world its ability to organize the summit on short notice in a safe, efficient and friendly… Continue reading The Second Trump-Kim Summit: A Success for Vietnam
If there is one thing that the Chinese leadership hates, it is not being in control of something crucially important. In the context of its authoritarian political system, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) remains in power with no need to compete with another political party. However, regime security remains its number one concern (or core… Continue reading From Asia to Europe: Why Elections Matter for China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Nadštandardný vzťah japonského premiéra a prezidenta Spojených štátov amerických sa ocitol v kríze. Americký prezident Donald Trump v piatok 15. februára oznámil, že bol nominovaný na Nobelovu cenu za mier, pričom ho nenavrhol nik iný ako jeho priateľ, japonský premiér Abe. Trump prezdradil, že mu Šinzo Abe „dal nádhernú kópiu listu, ktorý poslal ľuďom, ktorí udeľujú vec… Continue reading Ako japonský premiér navrhol Trumpa na Nobelovu cenu a ako mu to nepomohlo
