BRICS+: an Odd Family of (un)Likely Frenemies
On June 13, 2025, the government of Brazil, in its capacity as pro tempore BRICS(+) Chair, announced the formal admission of Vietnam as a partner country of the group. With […]
Asia-Pacific
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External publications
The Disorderly Advent of the Tripolar Nuclear Order
Former Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Dr. Vipin Narang, stated on August 1, 2024, that the United States is facing a “multiple nuclear challenger problem” with Russia […]
The Geopolitical Impact of USAID’s Retreat on Humanitarian Aid: Towards a Complementary Approach between China and the EU?
Trump’s decision to cut funding and stop most of USAID’s projects will have lasting consequences. First and foremost, it adds great pressure on an already big funding gap. Forgotten and […]
External publications
Bridging Taiwan’s Blue-Green Divide: The Twentieth Anniversary of the 2005 Chen-Soong Meeting
After eight years of control over the executive and a legislative majority, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) retained the presidency in Taiwan’s January 2024 general elections but lost its hold on […]
Come and (Re)discover China: Staunchly Patriotic, Sincerely Religious, and Eager to Further Engage with the World
While elderly women and men are happily singing and dancing on the shores of Hangzhou’s famous West Lake, grandparents are taking their grandchildren out for a stroll and a boat […]
Commentaries
India-EU, Towards A Revitalised Relationship?
With the start of the second presidential term of Donald Trump the world has entered a period of geopolitical uncertainty and confusion. The West no longer exists, the US has […]