President Trump’s attempts to compromise the election results and the unprecedented assault on the Capitol gave China once again a chance to highlight the supposed superiority of its own political system and point out the inherent failures of democracy. News about electoral scandals along with the U.S. fiasco in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic thus largely… Continue reading The U.S. elections in Chinese media: The fragmented ‘American dream’ and China’s rise
Nie je to otázka najbližších týždňov ani mesiacov, ale vylúčiť sa to nedá. Severná Kórea sa nenachádza na zozname aktuálnych kríz, ktoré identifikoval nový americký prezident Biden. Vývoj za posledných 30 rokov však ukazuje, že situácia na Kórejskom polostrove sa skôr či neskôr stane dôležitou zahraničnopolitickou agendou USA. Nie nevyhnutne z americkej iniciatívy, ale primárne ako… Continue reading Biden a Severná Kórea – je samit možný?
Slovakia is no longer naive about China. However, an effective policy towards Beijing is still a distant goal. “China is significantly increasing its power potential and political influence, based on rapidly growing military capabilities, which, combined with economic strength and strategic investment, are assertively used to advance Chinese interests. China promotes its own style of… Continue reading China in the Slovak Security Strategy: A Step in the Right Direction?
The storming of the US Congress and the inability of the West to deal with the pandemic are a godsend for the propaganda of authoritarian regimes. “We love you, you’re special,” said outgoing US President Donald Trump in a brief speech to the rioters who broke into the Capitol. Capitol’s storming, which interrupted the certification… Continue reading Liberal democracy powerless?
In this paper, CEIAS authors aim to evaluate the current state of play of Slovakia’s relations with the three Northeast Asian democracies – South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. To this end, the publication focuses on three distinct aspects of mutual relations – political, economic, and people-to-people relations. While the analysis of relations focuses especially on… Continue reading Slovakia and the democracies of Northeast Asia: Partnerships rooted in values
