A new external player with a comprehensive strategy is entering the region with the intention to stay for an indefinite time. This will cause long-term implications in Eastern Europe in terms of reshuffling of geopolitical and geo-economic reality involving Russia and the West. In the presence of various significant external actors in Eastern Europe, Beijing… Continue reading China’s West meets Europe’s East
Any connectivity project – especially, on the scale of the BRI – is likely to have unexpected results. The main unintended effect of the China-CEE “16+1 platform” has been the criticism from the EU. Multiple high-level summits, business meetings, and statements by representatives of the CEE countries and China seem to be framing a new… Continue reading The Unintended Effects of China’s Silk Roads in Central and Eastern Europe
