Since the days of its first president Vaclav Havel, the Czech Republic has been the leading supporter of Taiwan in Europe and one of the most visible globally. While the EU and its member states are changing their approach toward Taiwan, the level of Czech engagement likely will remain unmatched. Lithuania attracted international headlines in… Continue reading The Czech Republic leads on Taiwan, but the EU won’t follow
What were the main drivers of Slovakia’s approach towards Asia-Pacific in 2022? How were these relations impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Matej Šimalčík answers these questions in his contribution to Yearbook of Slovakia’s Foreign Policy. Over the years, Slovakia’s engagement with the Asia–Pacific region has been shaped by a combination of international (structural)… Continue reading Slovakia and the Asia–Pacific amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Yearbook of Slovakia’s Foreign Policy 2022)
Welcome to the 40th issue of the #CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: EU’s “de-risking” of supply chains from China Boris Kollar’s trip to China South Korea’s arms transfer to Ukraine Do you need to know more about East Asia? Don’t hesitate to shoot us a message about custom analysis tailored to… Continue reading CEEasia Briefing #40: EU supply chains in China, South Korea providing arms to Ukraine, Slovak Parliament Speaker visits China
A US-led tech blockade can only temporarily impact China’s tech development. The West must remain competitive by maintaining an equivalent research and development expense to China, regardless of export bans, or risk losing its substantial geopolitical and tech leverage. Since the Netherlands joined the United States in imposing sanctions against China’s chip industry, the chorus… Continue reading The West needs more than export bans to compete with China
The persistent internal political deadlock in Bulgaria diminishes even further prospects for focusing policy attention on major international questions, specifically concerning the Indo-Pacific. Sofia risks becoming a weak link in Western strategies for countering the Chinese authoritarian threat. Bulgaria’s domestic political stalemate, characterized by multiple ineffectual elections incapable of producing a stable regular government, is… Continue reading Bulgarian elections and the Indo-Pacific: Worlds apart
