Friends and foes alike will pay careful attention to the contents of the EU’s Indo-Pacific strategy. On the current reading, Europe’s friends in particular may be disappointed.
China’s recent personal and economic sanctions have sent a strong message to Europeans, but there are concrete ways for the EU to build up its resilience against economic coercion
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.
China’s new strategy for achieving economic self-reliance and geopolitical dominance poses an unprecedented challenge to the West
The EU has taken a major step forward in protecting its interests from harmful foreign investments and takeovers. Follow ECFR’s new tracker to keep up to date with this important geopolitical challenge.
No matter who wins the US election this week, the narrow margin will focus US attention at home, giving China geopolitical room for manoeuvre
India and Europe are both looking to free themselves from dependence on China. On questions of health and technology, they should be natural allies.
In its remaining months, the German Council presidency could use this momentum to create institutional structures to improve the EU’s capacity to act
China’s attempts to divide Europeans during the crisis, along with its fierce and openly hostile rhetoric targeting the capacity of Western democracy to effectively respond to the health emergency, have served as a wake-up call
There are at least 11 different ways the United States could use economic weapons to harm China in the coming years
In its remaining months, the German Council presidency could use this momentum to create institutional structures to improve the EU’s capacity to act
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Friends and foes alike will pay careful attention to the contents of the EU’s Indo-Pacific strategy. On the current reading, Europe’s friends in particular may be disappointed.
China’s recent personal and economic sanctions have sent a strong message to Europeans, but there are concrete ways for the EU to build up its resilience against economic coercion
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.
China’s new strategy for achieving economic self-reliance and geopolitical dominance poses an unprecedented challenge to the West
The EU has taken a major step forward in protecting its interests from harmful foreign investments and takeovers. Follow ECFR’s new tracker to keep up to date with this important geopolitical challenge.
No matter who wins the US election this week, the narrow margin will focus US attention at home, giving China geopolitical room for manoeuvre
India and Europe are both looking to free themselves from dependence on China. On questions of health and technology, they should be natural allies.
China’s attempts to divide Europeans during the crisis, along with its fierce and openly hostile rhetoric targeting the capacity of Western democracy to effectively respond to the health emergency, have served as a wake-up call
There are at least 11 different ways the United States could use economic weapons to harm China in the coming years
Liberal democracies must learn the lessons of the past by thinking long-term, applying a strong moral code – and avoiding hubris
We have done many surveys in the region and have seen a very clear shift in opinion towards China
We should no longer let Beijing dictate economic relations. Germany and Europe should rely on their sovereignty.
Janka Oertel talks in the tv programme about the conditions for 5G roll-out in Germany and Europe
What we lack is a European conversation about what kind of player Europe in the future would like to be in these kind of scenarios
Janka Oertel comments on China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour both at home and abroad, especially towards Taiwan
There has not yet been sufficient progress on the Chinese side in the area of market access
Janka Oertel discusses the issue of economic cooperation between the EU and China in an interview
Even if concluded, it would only be a small part of a broader set of measures needed to create actual reciprocity. The prospect for a more ambitious free trade agreement is unlikely for now.
Janka Oertel comments on the investment agreement, which EU and China started to negotiate in 2013 and hoped to conclude by this year