Increasing transparency is a key measure to manage and mitigate many security risks posed by Chinese investments into sensitive sectors. Slovakia’s experience in fighting shell corporations and oligarchs offers an example of how to do it. Recent years have seen a growing recognition in the EU about the potential abuse of foreign direct investment for… Continue reading Weaponizing transparency: Dealing with security risks of Chinese investments
Ekonomická kríza spôsobená pandémiou ochorenia COVID-19 vyvolala obavy o osud európskych firiem, a to najmä tých pôsobiacich v strategických odvetviach ekonomiky. V priebehu apríla 2020 Marghrete Verstager, viceprezidentka Komisie EÚ, varovala pred hrozbou prevzatia európskych spoločností čínskymi investormi. Toto varovanie prišlo v čase, kedy sa EÚ a viaceré členské štáty čoraz intenzívnejšie zaoberajú otázkou ekonomického… Continue reading Investície a národná bezpečnosť: Ako sa brániť pred bezpečnostnými rizikami čínskych investícií?
Japan’s anglophone media reflects Tokyo’s unwillingness for a constructive dialogue over the resolution of territorial disputes with neighboring countries. Japan entered the first half of the year 2020 with several challenges on different fronts. The slow recovery after the so-called Lost Decades, the economic stagnation starting in the 1990s after the post-war economic miracle, has… Continue reading The role of labels amidst Japanese territorial disputes
This CEIAS paper aims to shed light on cooperation between Chinese businesses and Mexican criminal groups. It specifically analyzes cases related to drug trafficking and the exploitation of natural resources in three states in Mexico. The topic is particularly relevant for countries in Latin America that have been expanding their commercial ties with China. This… Continue reading Entering the Void: Chinese illicit networks in Mexico
US-Chinese rivalry does not affect Slovakia very much except as regards the tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration, which hurt Slovakia’s car exports. But the tariffs are not seen by the Slovak government as a major impediment to bilateral relations. Three main reasons explain this: (1) competition between the US and China is not as… Continue reading Slovakia: A country between East and West
