At first glance, both China and Italy responded to the COVID-19 outbreak similarly. Looking closer, we discover that the scope of the measures was not the same and it produced very different outcomes. Since the COVID-19 disease began to spread, there has been a hot debate about the timeliness of various countermeasures across the globe.… Continue reading China and Italy: Comparing the COVID-19 response timelines
This ETNC special report seeks to identify and underline key developments in bilateral relations between China and a wide range of European countries, and to highlight debates that these relations inspire across Europe within the context of the evolving health crisis. It is a collection of independent analyses from 19 countries meant to compare notes… Continue reading COVID-19 and Europe-China Relations
During the Coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese propaganda machine has begun adopting novel tactics, mimicking approaches that thus far had been generally associated with the Kremlin. Over the past few years, many in the West have become used to reports of Russian state-sponsored media disinformation campaigns, as well as more subtle online bot activity. Indeed, it… Continue reading Learning from the Russians: Beijing’s changing media tactics at a time of Coronavirus
Recently, many speculations about the health status of Kim Jong-un emerged. What do we really know? In the last few days, a lot of news appeared claiming that the North Korean leader is dead or in a coma. Speculations have surfaced about what could have happened to him, and what will happen with the regime… Continue reading Kim Jong-un’s whereabouts under international speculations
The patterns of COVID-19 spread through Europe show that the European response to the growing risk of the virus spreading out of China came late. When the COVID-19 outbreak started escalating in January, the world was tensely watching the situation in China which was the epicenter of the epidemic. As the first cases outside China… Continue reading How Europe acted “too little too late” amidst the COVID-19 spread
