What Europeans think about the US-China Cold War
A majority of European citizens believe a new cold war with both China and Russia is under way – but they mostly do not think that their own country is involved
China
Lead time: How Germany should move on from Merkel | Episode 2 – China Policy
How should the next German government concretely shape its China policy, and its approach to the Indo-Pacific?
The fall of the Afghan government and what it means for Europe
How will the Western withdrawal impact on the state of European defence and military capabilities?
The China factor in the German election
Germany will find it increasingly hard to maintain its current level of prosperity – and security – without charting a new course on China. Fortunately, German voters seem ready for change.
The fall of the Afghan government and what it means for Europe
ECFR’s policy experts examine what the Taliban takeover means for countries and regions around the world: Europe, the US, the Middle East, Russia, China, Iran, Turkey, and the Sahel
6 Sep
Europe and the Indo-Pacific: Boosting Engagement with the Key Global Growth Region
While the European Union is set to present its new strategy for the Indo-Pacific, APA and ECFR have teamed up to provide a timely input to the debate
After the withdrawal: China’s interests in Afghanistan
ECFR’s Janka Oertel and Andrew Small discuss China’s attitude towards the NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan
China’s strategic approach to the Western Balkans
How much influence does China already ha be in the Western Balkans and how should European policymakers react?
A foreign policy for a Green Germany
How would a (partially) Green government affect German foreign policy?
28 Apr
How the EU should approach China: The Visegrad perspective(s)
In this debate, Ivana Karásková, Jakub Jakóbowski, Tamás Matura and Janka Oertel will discuss the national perspectives of the CEE countries on China and their role in developing a coherent EU approach
Publications
What Europeans think about the US-China Cold War
A majority of European citizens believe a new cold war with both China and Russia is under way – but they mostly do not think that their own country is involved
The fall of the Afghan government and what it means for Europe
ECFR’s policy experts examine what the Taliban takeover means for countries and regions around the world: Europe, the US, the Middle East, Russia, China, Iran, Turkey, and the Sahel
Home advantage: How China’s protected market threatens Europe’s economic power
The EU urgently needs to incorporate the concept and reality of the ‘protected home market advantage’ into its thinking on China
Decade of patience: How China became a power in the Western Balkans
As European and US ambivalence towards the Western Balkans persists, the region will be in increasing danger of falling into an endless spiral of competition between various foreign actors
Climate superpowers: How the EU and China can compete and cooperate for a green future
As climate action becomes more material to economic interests, Europe and China will both compete and cooperate with each other, against the backdrop of an overarching systemic rivalry
Articles
The China factor in the German election
Germany will find it increasingly hard to maintain its current level of prosperity – and security – without charting a new course on China. Fortunately, German voters seem ready for change.
After the withdrawal: China’s interests in Afghanistan
ECFR’s Janka Oertel and Andrew Small discuss China’s attitude towards the NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan
Chinese sanctions: How to confront coercion and avoid a squeeze on Europe I
China is ramping up the pressure on European decision-makers, academics, and companies. The EU must move quickly to build its resilience against such economic coercion.
The new China shock
China’s new strategy for achieving economic self-reliance and geopolitical dominance poses an unprecedented challenge to the West
What Germany’s new cyber security law means for Huawei, Europe, and NATO
The German government’s 5G security plan tacitly allows Huawei to embed itself in domestic telecom networks – with great implications for Europe’s defence and security
The long year: Top foreign policy trends for 2021
Mark Leonard and Jeremy Shapiro predict ten bright and bold policy projections for the year to come
Protecting Europe from economic coercion: Strategy after the 2020 US election
Europe needs to enhance its toolbox for protection against economic coercion, carefully balancing its strategy in five areas
Western democracies united
With Joe Biden moving into the White House, the United States and Europe should strive for a common China policy
Podcasts
Lead time: How Germany should move on from Merkel | Episode 2 – China Policy
How should the next German government concretely shape its China policy, and its approach to the Indo-Pacific?
The fall of the Afghan government and what it means for Europe
How will the Western withdrawal impact on the state of European defence and military capabilities?
China’s strategic approach to the Western Balkans
How much influence does China already ha be in the Western Balkans and how should European policymakers react?
A foreign policy for a Green Germany
How would a (partially) Green government affect German foreign policy?
Multilateralism after covid-19
How can Europe adapt its strategies for multilateralism in this competitive world and what would they look like?
The geopolitics of cybersecurity
Dr Janka Oertel discusses with Dr Elli-Katharina Pohlkamp and Bonji Ohara the cooperation in the field of cybersecurity between two of the US closest allies
Dual circulation: China’s new economic strategy
What lies behind China’s dual circulation strategy? How will the EU approach all of this? And are European policy-makers really prepared to deal with this new challenge coming from China?
The future of EU-China-US relations
What are the prospects for transatlantic cooperation on China now that a new US administration is in power?
In the media
If China is not really interested in cooperation, or only interested in cooperating on Chinese terms, then how do we think we can be different in policy and not just in tone from the U.S.?
Janke Oertel argues that EU troubles stem in part from a lack of clarity about its own objectives regarding China, making it reactive to US initiatives
However, due to the higher cruising speed, nuclear submarines are still unbeaten in terms of loitering in remote operational areas
By cancelling the submarine deal, Europeans have been blindsided
The EuropeanUnion needs to take its own agency seriously, be visible and find a message to partners in the Indo-Pacific argues Janka Oertel in the new FESAsiaVlog
At least since the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union, China has viewed the country through a lens of threat
