European states should aid a Taiwanese bid to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), a symbolic statement of values as well as a substantive move to integrate Taiwan into the global community and preserve peace in the Indo-Pacific. Key takeaways: Compared with joining UN-led multilateral organizations, joining the ICC’s jurisdiction would require a simple unilateral… Continue reading Europe should embrace Taiwan inside the International Criminal Court
What does the latest summit in Washington tell us about NATO’s ambitions in the Indo-Pacific? Between July 9 and 11, the 75th NATO Summit was held in Washington, D.C., with most of the attention on the ongoing war in Ukraine. Another significant topic that garnered attention was the Indo-Pacific and NATO’s evolving role in the… Continue reading NATO’s expanding role in the Indo-Pacific
Welcome to the 53rd issue of the CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: Xi’s trip to Europe Putin’s visit to China Japan’s defense cooperation with France and Germany Indian-German defense ties If you like what you see, please forward this message to your friends and colleagues who can subscribe here. Do you need… Continue reading CEEasia Briefing #53: Xi’s trip to Europe, Putin’s visit to China, Japan’s defense cooperation with Germany and France
Although the Visegrad Group (V4) as an intergovernmental platform of Central European countries has the potential for effective dialogue with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), given the current political divisions inside of the V4, fragmented diplomatic activities of Central European countries in Southeast Asia prevail for the time being. The EU and ASEAN… Continue reading Central European–Southeast Asian Cooperation: Promises and Pitfalls
The persistent internal political deadlock in Bulgaria diminishes even further prospects for focusing policy attention on major international questions, specifically concerning the Indo-Pacific. Sofia risks becoming a weak link in Western strategies for countering the Chinese authoritarian threat. Bulgaria’s domestic political stalemate, characterized by multiple ineffectual elections incapable of producing a stable regular government, is… Continue reading Bulgarian elections and the Indo-Pacific: Worlds apart
