Rebooting EU foreign policy part 2 – Spiros Economides
In the second of two podcasts, Spiros Economides of the London School of Economics argues that the EU needs to think strategically about how…
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Rebooting EU foreign policy part 1 – Nick Witney
Nick Witney, co-author of the ECFR publication 'Rebooting EU foreign policy', explains the need for a rethink of how the EU deals with the…
Global conflict in the Chinese century
We are still early in what some have asserted will be the Chinese century. With violent conflicts raging in central and northern Africa, through Syria and Iraq, and into eastern Ukraine, it’s not promising to be a peaceful era
African Security – a bright spot for Sino-European cooperation
China’s increasing investments on the continent have made it increasingly sensitive to African security issues
China shows understanding for Russia
The principle of non-intervention is not only a guiding principle in Chinese foreign policy, it has also been a cornerstone in Sino-Russian “convergence” since the nineties
5 points of alignment between China and Russia
During a recent workshop with European and Chinese foreign policy analysts, a few similarities between the Russian and the Chinese “defences” from global influences were striking
China and Global Crises: The “Culture of Reluctance”
Western hopes that China will take greater responsibility for dealing with international crises likely to be dashed
China and Germany talk security
The expansion of the dialogue between Germany and China to include foreign and security policy could have a huge, and potentially problematic, effect for the European Union.
How Hong Kong’s protests weaken Xi Jinping’s strongman image
Hong Kong’s protests place Xi Jinping between a rock and a hard place, and Europe should be addressing it
Rebooting EU Foreign Policy
The EU is ill-equipped to respond to foreign policy crises