The EU and China: sanctions, signals, and interests
Sanctions are much easier to use against your allies than against your enemies. A friend will want to stay in your good books, and is much more likely to modify […]
Asia-Pacific
Publications
Commentaries
Crying wolf will not help Taiwan
It is a strange spectacle. The president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, speaks out to “assure everyone that our government is fully capable of managing all potential risks and protecting our […]
Other publications
Strategic Partnerships: The rise and fall of an idea
Strategic partnerships have flourished since the 1990s. In the late 2000s, when the EU consolidated its ten strategic partnerships, there were more than 200 similar agreements between countries worldwide. However, […]
The EU and Russia: A New Foreign Policy for the “Carcass”?
Without any irony: the decision of High Representative (HR) Borrell to go to Moscow in early February was courageous and correct. The discussion on EU-Russia relations at the Foreign Affairs […]
Commentaries
EU-China: Drop the Masks, Back to Real Diplomacy
Diplomacy in 2020 was mostly about shifting the blame and creating distraction. China’s “mask diplomacy” sought to portray the People’s Republic as benign and effective. The world and, more importantly, […]
Russian Grand Strategy and how to handle it
In many Western chancelleries, there still is a lot of hesitation and bewilderment on how to deal with Russia. A first step in defining a coherent policy vis-a-vis Russia, is […]
Events
Risks and Opportunities in a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific”
Watch the recording of the webinar on Youtube The Indo-Pacific holds half of the world’s population and is the engine of global economic growth. One-third of the world’s trade […]
A Concert of Rivals?
Watch the recording of the webinar on Youtube Diplomacy in pursuit of peace and security is under pressure from a number of corners—global tensions between and among the US, […]
The EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: A European-Asian Conversation
Watch the recording of the webinar on YouTube. The Indo-Pacific region has become a focal point for competition between the great powers and other states, but also for new partnerships. […]
‘China’s Soft Power in Europe: Falling on Hard Times’
You are cordially invited to join a webinar hosted by The European Think Tank Network on China (ETNC) to launch its most recent report: ‘China’s Soft Power in Europe: Falling […]