The article authored by Małgorzata Jakimów, Filippo Boni, and Richard Turcsányi investigates whether populism affects the foreign policy of European Union (EU) member states towards China and, if so, through what mechanisms. To answer this question, we examine the cases of Italy and Czechia, both of which went through turbulent relations with China in the… Continue reading Does Populism Matter in EU–China Relations? The Cases of Italy and Czechia
As expected, Taiwanese Vice President-Elect Hsiao Bi-Khim’s March 2024 trip to Europe received negative reactions from mainland China, although official responses from Beijing were limited to Hsiao’s meeting with the president of Czechia’s Senate, Miloš Vystrčil. Some major Chinese news sources reshared opinion articles about Hsiao’s meetings with other European officials in Brussels, Vilnius, and… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: After Hsiao Bi-khim’s Europe Trip, State Media Warns Czechia, Bloggers Target DPP “Secessionists” and European “Anti-China Cliques”
Rok 2023 bol pre Slovensko výnimočný. Nielen preto, že priniesol tridsať rokov nezávislosti tejto krajiny a budovania jej diplomatických vzťahov s krajinami na celom svete, ale aj kvôli bezprecedentným politickým zvratom u nás na domácej scéne. Všetkým týmto a ďalším zásadným otázkam sa venuje 25. ročenka zahraničnej politiky Slovenskej republiky. Medzi autormi je Matej Šimalčík, ktorý… Continue reading Slovakia’s relations with Asia–Pacific in light of the snap election (Yearbook of Slovakia’s Foreign Policy 2023)
This is not the first time that regional opinion toward the U.S. has soured over events in the Middle East. This year’s annual State of Southeast Asia survey, from the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, quite definitively showed that America’s popularity is waning in the region. Now it is in the hands of journalists and academics to debate… Continue reading Some Southeast Asians Are Turning Against America Over Gaza. It Likely Won’t Last.
Truong My Lan’s huge fraud scheme reached its peak during Hanoi’s vaunted ‘blazing furnace’ anti-corruption drive. After Truong My Lan was sentenced to death last week over her role in a US$12.5 billion financial fraud case, the consensus appears to be that the Communist Party of Vietnam is offering up a human sacrifice to show that its… Continue reading More damage control than deterrence in death sentence for Vietnam’s $12 billion fraudster
