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China’s fight against “erroneous opinions”

China has been trying to control narratives on the Hong Kong protests in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia. The results have been mixed at best. On August 19, the Center against Terrorism and Hybrid Threats, an agency of the Czech Interior Ministry, tweeted that since 1989 the term “erroneous opinions” is no longer used… Continue reading China’s fight against “erroneous opinions”

Are the peace talks between the United States and the Taliban fundamentally flawed?

U.S. Marine Sgt. Bryan Early, a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, leads his squad of Marines to the next compound while patrolling in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19. Early is responsible for planning the squad's patrols, the safety of his Marines, and achieving his commander's intent, before, during, and after an operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Long)

With the United States and the Taliban close to reaching a conclusion to nearly 10 years of peace talks, it is becoming increasingly likely that the United States will announce the complete military withdrawal from Afghanistan after nearly two decades. Here Barbara Kelemen (Central European Institute of Asian Studies, Bratislava, Slovakia) and Terra Schroeder (Heritage Foundation, Washington… Continue reading Are the peace talks between the United States and the Taliban fundamentally flawed?

Medzi vyjadreniami poslanca Blahu a čínskou propagandou sú len minimálne rozdiely

Minulý týždeň delegácia slovenských poslancov absolvovala študijnú cestu v Číne na jej náklady. O jej význame sme sa rozprávali s výkonným riaditeľom Stredoeurópskeho inštitútu ázijských štúdií Matejom Šimalčíkom. „Blahove otvorene pro-čínske postoje a virulentná rétorika môžu byť pre Čínu kontraproduktívne, nakoľko vyvolávajú odpor u veľkej časti populácie a politikov, čím polarizuje názory na Čínu,” hovorí Matej Šimalčík. Mala… Continue reading Medzi vyjadreniami poslanca Blahu a čínskou propagandou sú len minimálne rozdiely

The curious case of the China-loving Slovak parliamentarian Ľuboš Blaha

A Member of Parliament of the Slovak Republic Ľuboš Blaha led a parliamentary group on a visit to China in the second half of August, visiting Beijing and Tibet. Blaha’s real-time inflammatory ‘reports’ from the trip parroting Chinese propaganda and posted on Facebook have caused significant stir in Slovakia. It would seem that Blaha exhibits… Continue reading The curious case of the China-loving Slovak parliamentarian Ľuboš Blaha

Násilné protesty nevedú k demokracii

Stupňovanie násilia v Hongkongu vychádza z presvedčenia, že len ostrá konfrontácia privedie vládu k ústupkom. Výskum demokratických hnutí však ukazuje, že dlhodobý úspech dosahujú len nenásilné metódy, ktoré by si mali osvojiť aj Hongkončania. Eskalácia protestov v uplynulých dvanástich týždňoch zmenila Hongkong na nepoznanie. Tradičné zábery mrakodrapov vystriedali fotoreportáže z pouličných bojov desaťtisícov ľudí, ktorí hádžu molotovove koktaily na… Continue reading Násilné protesty nevedú k demokracii

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