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China’s inroads into Slovak universities

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

Čínska prítomnosť na Slovensku: medzi cukrom a bičom

Nová publikácia projektu MapInfluenCE sa zaoberá systematickými mapovaním nástrojov, ktoré Čína využíva na budovanie vzťahov so slovenskými predstaviteľmi a na získavanie vplyvu. Štúdia skúma využívanie nástrojov „cukru a biča“, t. j. odmeňovania a nátlaku s cieľom presadzovať svoje záujmy na Slovenku. Štúdia mapuje využívanie týchto nástrojov na viacerých úrovniach slovensko-čínskych vzťahov, počnúc medzivládnou úrovňou, skrz… Continue reading Čínska prítomnosť na Slovensku: medzi cukrom a bičom

Limited welcome: Protecting the media from hostile foreign influence

The coronavirus pandemic has shown how important the media are – an essential tool for communication between citizens and government in the time of crisis. In the new policy paper, Matej Šimalčík and Ivana Karásková (Association for International Affairs, Prague) analyze tools which can be used to safeguard media from hostile foreign influence. The coronavirus… Continue reading Limited welcome: Protecting the media from hostile foreign influence

China’s Sticks and Carrots in Central Europe: The Logic and Power of Chinese Influence

A new comparative study of the MapInfluenCE project has revealed that China has been using a targeted mix of ‘carrots’ and ‘sticks’ to increase its influence in Central European countries. Findings reveal that China does not use a ‘one size fits all’  approach towards the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia, instead relying on varying… Continue reading China’s Sticks and Carrots in Central Europe: The Logic and Power of Chinese Influence

Central Europe for Sale: The Politics of China’s Influence

Policy paper by Richard Q. Turcásnyi and Matej Šimalčík, together with Ivana Karásková (AMO) and Tamas Mátura (CEECAS) summarizes the findings of large-scale research of media reporting and political agency related to China in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia from 2010 till mid-2017. It provides novel insight into the formation of Chinese influence in… Continue reading Central Europe for Sale: The Politics of China’s Influence

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