The unique study of China‘s employment of ‘sticks’ and ‘carrots’ in its outreach towards Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary is now also available in the form of an accessible handbook for stakeholders. The handbook presents the most important takeaways and recommendations from the study. To access the full-length study, click here. The study was undertaken by… Continue reading Handbook for stakeholders: China’s sticks and carrots in Central Europe
The coronavirus pandemic has shown how important the media are – an essential tool for communication between citizens and government in the time of crisis. In the new policy paper, Matej Šimalčík and Ivana Karásková (Association for International Affairs, Prague) analyze tools which can be used to safeguard media from hostile foreign influence. The coronavirus… Continue reading Limited welcome: Protecting the media from hostile foreign influence
A new comparative study of the MapInfluenCE project has revealed that China has been using a targeted mix of ‘carrots’ and ‘sticks’ to increase its influence in Central European countries. Findings reveal that China does not use a ‘one size fits all’ approach towards the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia, instead relying on varying… Continue reading China’s Sticks and Carrots in Central Europe: The Logic and Power of Chinese Influence
Pandémia urýchlila šírenie propagandy. Čína nikdy na Slovensku nebola na vrchole politickej agendy. Záujmom vládnucich sociálno-demokratických politikov, ktorí boli pri moci od roku 2006 do marca 2020 s krátkou prestávkou v rokoch 2010 – 2012, bol maximálne rozvoj obchodných interakcií s Čínou, pričom otázky bezpečnosti a ľudských práv zostali často opomenuté. Ale v roku 2020… Continue reading COVID-19 a meniaca sa taktika čínskej propagandy na Slovensku
China has never been really at the top of the political agenda in Slovakia. The interests of the ruling SMER — Social Democracy party, which was in power from 2006 until March 2020 besides a short interval in 2010–2012, began th development of trade interactions with China, often forgetting about security or human rights issues.… Continue reading COVID-19 and China’s changing propaganda tactics in Slovakia
