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…
Asian Century Chinese and American dreaming: The Road or The Wall? January 16, 2019 2 Written by Michael A. Peters. Richard Rorty, the American pragmatist, suggested that Walt Whitman and John Dewey provided a narrative re-crafting of the American Dream…
Belt and Road Initiative China and Japan – an unlikely climate partnership? December 13, 2018 0 By Chris G. Pope. On 7 October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report which focused on the devastating impacts of a…
Asia Is China’s BRI idea beginning to catch the world’s attention? November 15, 2018 0 By Sabena Siddiqui. Representing 25 per cent of the global population and generating one third of the world’s GDP, relations between China and the European Union…
Africa Set-back or ‘settling down’: New governments and Chinese deals September 24, 2018 0 Written by Eram Ashraf. Much has been said and written about China’s overseas investment projects in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and China Pakistan…
Belt and Road Initiative Central Europe-China (16+1) Co-operation: More Politics than Economics August 30, 2018 0 Written by Justyna Szczudlik. The Sofia summit in July marked six years of co-operation between China and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), known as the…
Belt and Road Initiative China’s impact in Central and Eastern Europe: how much is 16+1? August 29, 2018 0 Written by Jeremy Garlick. Since the introduction of the ‘16+1’ annual forum for meetings between the heads of state of China and sixteen Central and…
Belt and Road Initiative Central and Eastern Europe as a part of China’s Global South narrative August 27, 2018 1 Written by Bartosz Kowalski. In the immediate period after 1989, Central and Eastern Europe embarked on the path of transition from socialism to democracy, and…
