Will the newly-launched Global Gateway investment scheme boost EU’s soft power globally? On December 1st, the European Union launched its new Global Gateway scheme, an investment initiative that aims to “boost smart, clean and secure links in digital, energy and transport and strengthen health, education and research systems across the world.” Global Gateway plans to… Continue reading CEIAS CONSIDERS: Can EU’s Global Gateway compete with China’s BRI?
Čína zaznamenáva v posledných rokoch unikátny vzostup. Jej nadobudnutá moc sa pritom prejavuje rôzne. Čína napína svaly na hraniciach, snaží sa dostať do Európy s iniciatívou „Nová hodvábna cesta“ a jej celkový globálny vplyv rastie. To sa odzrkadľuje aj na jej ambíciách – Čína sa vojensky posilňuje a rastú aj jej nacionalistické tendencie, ktorých príkladom… Continue reading Superveľmoc? Všetko čo potrebujete vedieť o súčasnej Číne
Dr. Alfred Gerstl (CEIAS President) together with Dr. Ute Wallenböck co-edited a new book titled China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Strategic and Economic Impacts on Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Central Eastern Europe. The book was published in the prestigious Rethinking Asia and International Relations series, which is published by Routledge. This edited volume presents… Continue reading China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Strategic and Economic Impacts on Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Central Eastern Europe
Researchers Igor Rogelja and Konstantinos Tsimonis have recently published an article “Narrating the China Threat: Securitising Chinese Economic Presence in Europe” in the Chinese Journal of International Politics. In their study, Rogelja and Tsimonis analyzed the process in which Chinese activities are being securitized in the EU. In this interview conducted by Richard Q. Turcsányi,… Continue reading Rogelja & Tsimonis: Presenting China as an existential threat further deprioritizes human rights (interview)
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) had few historical opportunities to interact with China, but with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the 16+1 platform, that changed dramatically in recent years. The article discusses recent development in the China-CEE relations with the aim of explaining why the CEE countries became excited about China initially, but… Continue reading China and the Frustrated Region: Central and Eastern Europe’s Repeating Troubles with Great Powers
