In the policy paper China’s inroads into Slovak universities: Protecting academic freedoms from authoritarian malign interference, authors Matej Šimalčík and Adam Kalivoda map the academic interactions between Slovak academic institutions (public universities and research institutes of the Slovak Academy of Science) with Chinese entities. The report attempts to provide the most comprehensive record to date of… Continue reading China’s inroads into Slovak universities
Welcome to the 11th issue of the #CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: Deteriorating views of China in V4 Czech & Polish counter-intelligence warns against Chinese cyber espionage Hungary flirting with the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine RCEP’s implications for CEE The assassination of Zygfryd Wolniak in Pakistan – 50 years later Deteriorating… Continue reading CEEasia Briefing #11: Views of China in V4, Warnings against Chinese cyber espionage, Hungary flirting with the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, RCEP’s implications for CEE, The assassination of Zygfryd Wolniak
CEIAS analyst Lucia Husenicová contributed to the edited volume on EU-South Korea relations with a chapter on relations between Slovakia and South Korea. The publication maps South Korea’s relations with Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, the Netherlands, Romania, and Slovakia, and is the second volume in the series. The report was published by the Korea Chair… Continue reading Mapping out EU-South Korea relations: Key member states’ perspectives (vol. II)
Structural changes brought about during the four years of the Trump presidency are unlikely to disappear. And while the Biden administration might deploy a different approach towards China and Iran, fundamental challenges remain, but this time could contribute to strengthened multilateralism globally. The 2020 US presidential elections made clear that Trump’s victory in 2016 has… Continue reading Trump’s legacy and Biden’s foreign policy in Asia
Chinese media see the U.S. pressure and alleged ‘flaws’ of the democratic system as the driving forces behind Czech Senate President Vystrčil’s visit to Taiwan. Czech Senate President Vystrčil’s delegation to Taiwan was so far the highest-ranking official visit ever from the Czech Republic to the self-governing island in the Asia Pacific. The 89-member delegation… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: Paying the heavy price? Vystrčil’s visit to Taiwan in mainland Chinese media
