Belt and Road Initiative Indonesia: The Belt and Road Initiative and relations with China October 4, 2019 0 Image credit: Construction in Pekanbaru" by World Bank Photo Collection; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Hongyi Lai In this commentary I provide a brief overview of the…
Africa Belt and road: Power and communication August 30, 2019 0 Image Credit: Maroc Telecom antennas in Western Sahara by jbdodane/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC 2.0. By Helge Rønning. According to Article 3.3.7 of the ‘Forum on China-Africa Cooperation…
Africa Sino-African education cooperation: From the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation to the Belt and Road Initiative August 29, 2019 1 Image Credit: President Cyril Ramaphosa at 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation by GovernmentZA/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-ND 2.0. By Kenneth King. This piece discusses the connection between…
Belt and Road Initiative The balancing act ahead: Legislative options for the China-Philippines relationship after the midterm elections July 2, 2019 0 Written by Matthew Ordoñez. Image Credit: DSC08858 by mountain_MX/CC; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. The recently concluded 2019 midterm elections in the Philippines held on 13 May represent…
Africa Competitive cooperation: The connection between Chinese and Russian initiatives in Africa and beyond June 26, 2019 0 Written by Tom Harper. Image Credit: 20140108-DSC_7791 by Jbdodane/Flickr, Licence: CC BY-NC 2.0. Recent moves by Russia in a number of African states, under the guidance of Yevgeny…
Belt and Road Initiative Chinese Northeast-Russian Far East Regional Cooperation: Old and New Programmes June 19, 2019 0 Written by Gaye Christoffersen. Image Credit: zaibaikalsk by bobrayner/Flickr, License: CC BY 2.0. In 2018 the Programme of Cooperation between the Northeast of the People’s Republic of…
Belt and Road Initiative Are Russia and China revisionist states? June 11, 2019 0 Written by Jeanne L. Wilson. Image Credit: P5 Press Conference at the United Nations by United States Mission Geneva/Flickr, Licence CC BY-NC 2.0. In the past…
Asia The value of soft power in foreign policy February 18, 2019 1 Written by Sabena Siddiqui. Underestimating the value of ‘soft power’ is the worst mistake any nation can make in this age of constant communication and…
Belt and Road Initiative The Invention of the Silk Road – how to legitimise the BRI with a historical myth February 1, 2019 1 Christian Mueller In September 2013, the announcement of a new “Silk Road” programme for infrastructure development by the President of the People’s Republic of China,…
Asian Century Viewing Chinese foreign policy through the lens of the Chinese classics January 28, 2019 0 Christian Mueller When the leading powers of the world assembled in The Hague in May 1899 to discuss mechanisms for avoiding war by means of…