How China and the West use terrorism
In the hands of some governments, terrorism has become a semantic weapon for pressuring others to cooperate in their struggles
Asia
North Korea: a role for the EU on human rights
In a region full of competing hard powers, how can the EU play a significant role in North Korea?
The new Japan paradox
The paradox about Japan is no longer that of an economic giant and a political dwarf; it is about the lack of significant international cooperation between Europe and Japan
A China-US lock-up of the Paris climate conference
China and India won’t give up burning coal anytime soon – how should the Paris climate conference respond?
Indians as a source of soft power
Modi is trying to reach out to the Indian Diaspora by using social media – he has his own app since this summer.
China’s stock market crash: the end of a myth
It is not the state of China’s economy that is creating this global wave of market pessimism – it is the disappearance of China’s positive myth
Abe’s clever game
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been invited by China to participate in the 3rd September ceremony for the end of the second world war
Understanding India: The role of the EU
The lack of mutual interest between the EU and India is surprising, given the convergence of interests between them – one of them being China
Renminbi fall: The postman rings twice
How should Europe interpret the rapid devaluation of the renminbi?
China-India Ltd?
China and India have strong financial incentives to cooperate, but might potential confrontation stymie profitable engagement?