Arturo Varvelli comments on Macron and von der Leyen’s visit to China and describes the Chinese perspective on the mediation of the conflict in Ukraine
Some member states will demand more precise arguments on how an outbound investment screening tool will support EU economic security
Tobias Gehrke comments on the EU’s anti-China line on screening investments abroad
The Chinese need to understand what the stakes are. This is an opportunity for Europeans to say, ‘This is your problem, you could have stayed away like in 2014, but you chose not to – so you own this’
Vessela Tcherneva commenting on the visit of Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen in China
From the Saudi kingdom, Iranians want to get certain guarantees and assurances (…) before they are willing to actually move forward with the big bilateral issues
Ellie Geranmayeh comments on the renewed diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia
The fundamental reality here is that China was able to step in because they had the relationship and the leverage with all sides to try and push this forward
Julien Barnes-Dacey argues that the US, long the undisputed shaping power in the Gulf, has failed to bridge the gap between Iran and Saudi Arabia
The real battle for international supremacy today is between different models of global order, with China and the West each offering its own distinct account of “democracy”
Mark Leonard analyses Chinese President Xi Jinping’s idea of world order
Starting from having a very close economic relationship with China, Saudi Arabia has now moved on to say: “I am an effective part of the Chinese-led world.”.
Cinzia Bianco comments on the relations between China and Saudia Arabia, in light of the latter’s decision to join the SCO as a dialogue partner
China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy and its tacit approval of Russia’s war in Ukraine have not only affected the country’s economy, but also its image in the eyes of its European partners
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