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How can the EU pursue more effective strategies in its relations with Asia, engaging Asian giants such as China, India and Japan on global issues like energy and climate change; development and human rights; nuclear proliferation and global governance?

In collaboration with ECFR, the Asia Centre in Paris publishes a bi-monthly analytical survey of Chinese news and debate entitled 'China Analysis'. Please click on this link for more information and to download the latest bulletins: http://www.ecfr.eu/content/entry/china_analysis

Publications

China shapes its post-crisis economic agenda

19 Jan 10

The latest issue of China Analysis looks at Beijing’s willingness to strengthen international economic governance, and its authors argue that much thinking in China seems to focus on the short term

Tags: Asia

China and India: rivals always, partners sometimes

24 Nov 09

The authors of the latest issue of China Analysis argue that Western concerns over “Chindia” - the emergence of a Sino-Indian economic power bloc or strategic alliance - may be unwarranted. 

Tags: Asia

China’s response to the G2

25 Jun 09

Fears in Europe that China works to lock the US into a “G2” embrace so as to dominate the global agenda do not reflect Chinese experts’ current strategic thinking.

Tags: Asia

A Power Audit of EU-China Relations

17 Apr 09

China is exploiting the EU’s divisions and treating the 27-state bloc with “diplomatic contempt” on issues ranging from trade to the Dalai Lama.

Tags: Asia

China Analysis

31 Mar 09

China Analysis introduces European audiences to the debates inside China’s expert and think-tank world, and helps the European policy community understand how China’s leadership thinks.

Tags: Asia

Shaping Europe's Afghan Surge

25 Mar 09

Will the military surge in Afghanistan fail without a civilian surge?

Tags: Asia

Fact sheet on NATO deployments in Afghanistan

08 Feb 08

Read our Fact Sheet comparing NATO troop deployment figures in Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan: Europe's Forgotten War

17 Jan 08

Daniel Korski argues that the international coalition should overhaul their Afghanistan strategy and strike a ‘grand bargain’ to stabilise the war-torn country.

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Commentary

The United States and Asia in 2009: public diplomacy and strategic continuity

François Godement - 11 Mar 10

“Whatever works”. Is this Obama’s key Asia policy?

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"Mushtarak", le Guadalcanal agfhan?

Daniel Korski - 26 Feb 10

Daniel Korski dans le Monde sur l’opération Mushtarak en Afghanistan et pourquoi elle doit être une campagne militaire et politique et pas simplement une bataille.

Tags: Asia

Has the EU escaped a Chinese rescue?

François Godement - 17 Feb 10

There is one worrying element to Greece’s financial tragedy that people seem to have forgotten: Greece first turned to Beijing for help.

Again, the China arms embargo issue

François Godement - 03 Feb 10

Spain’s call for the EU to lift the arms embargo against China suffers from bad timing and blundering diplomacy.

Tags: Asia

Getting out of the Afghan quagmire

Daniel Korski - 27 Jan 10

It is time for the West to stop dreaming and adopt more pragmatic goals in Afghanistan.

Tags: Asia

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In the Press

The Prague Post - 10 Mar 10

Korski: “The Anglo-American strategy in Afghanistan has hit an absolute low mark.”

Reuters - 08 Mar 10

Daniel Korski on what lies ahead for Baroness Ashton.

International Herald Tribune - 08 Mar 10

Roger Cohen quotes Nick Witney and Jeremy Shapiro’s transatlantic report.

El Pais - 07 Mar 10

Thomas Klau on Ashton and Lisbon.

The Guardian - 05 Mar 10

Andrew Wilson on Yanukovych’s EU-Russia balancing act.

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