Russia and China have been maintaining both political and economic ties for years. Most people around the world have heard or read about that close partnership and even friendship between the two countries. However, it is just a view from the outside, so it does not reflect the very Russian perspective. That is why we… Continue reading Inspiration & Anxiety: China in Russia’s contemporary political discourse
CEIAS analyst Lucia Husenicová contributed to the edited volume on EU-South Korea relations with a chapter on relations between Slovakia and South Korea. The publication maps South Korea’s relations with Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, the Netherlands, Romania, and Slovakia, and is the second volume in the series. The report was published by the Korea Chair… Continue reading Mapping out EU-South Korea relations: Key member states’ perspectives (vol. II)
Structural changes brought about during the four years of the Trump presidency are unlikely to disappear. And while the Biden administration might deploy a different approach towards China and Iran, fundamental challenges remain, but this time could contribute to strengthened multilateralism globally. The 2020 US presidential elections made clear that Trump’s victory in 2016 has… Continue reading Trump’s legacy and Biden’s foreign policy in Asia
A trade and security pact between Iran and China would be an overt challenge to the United State’s isolate Iran strategy. It would expand Chinese influence in the Middle East, creating the potential for new regional partnerships and fueling the friction in the US-China rivalry. In July, the New York Times published a leaked draft… Continue reading China and Iran: Readying for a new trade and military partnership
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)
