Think again: European decline
Although it may seem that Europe is down and out as it struggles with multiple crises, things are in fact far, far better than they appear on the surface.
Asia
17 Apr
Expertengespräch: Bipolare Weltordnung 2.0
China und die USA als Weltmächte einer neuen bipolaren Weltordnung – und welche Rolle spielt Europa?
Meet China’s hardline new president
Xi Jinping, China's new head of state, is not a reformer but a hardline party loyalist. His first months in de facto power do not point towards a new liberal era in China and his rhetoric evokes a China of the past.
What is Europe’s role in Asia-Pacific?
Europe does not have an automatic seat at the table in Asia Pacific and must therefore work harder to secure its own interests. However, on issues of trade and economics, the EU is clearly showing that it has a strategy that it is implementing.
China Analysis: Shockwaves from the China/Japan island dispute
What does China think about the island dispute?
North Korea’s nuclear test: a trigger for regional conflict?
What is the rationale behind North Korea's third nuclear test – and what exactly does it mean for the security of the wider region and the interests of China, the US, Russia and Europe?
European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2013
A comprehensive evaluation of European foreign policy
Will Russia pivot East or West?
Russia-watchers have long been interested in her place on the international arena. Now, with China at the centre of the growing power game, the question is how Russia will seek to position herself in the Pacific Century.