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As China turns combative, is the world ready for game-changing disruptions?

This article was written in collaboration with Bipasha Bhardwaj. Bipasha is the co-founder and COO of Intelligentsia Risk Advisors, a…

4 years ago

Russia’s pivot to China: a choice between Scylla and Charybdis?

The sanctions imposed on Russia following the Ukraine crisis gave powerful impetus and made even those who had previously been…

4 years ago

The “debt trap” issue of Chinese investments – explained

This article was originally published on Silk Road Explained, on January 28, 2021. Thank you to the author for his…

4 years ago

Why China’s soft power erodes in an outspoken age

Lunar New Year celebrations, typically in February, are a chance to promote Chinese culture abroad. But this year’s festive updates…

4 years ago

Eco-diplomacy and the Korean New Deal

This article is a summary of the paper “South Korean New Deal and the Role of Eco-diplomacy”, published in the…

4 years ago

The US-Ecuador ODA agreement: a model in economic influence strategy?

The final days of the Trump administration were marked by a largely unnoticed announcement which could turn out to be…

4 years ago

South Korea’s signing of RCEP and future implications

South Korea’s President Moon Jae In has kept a close eye on the ASEAN region since the early days of…

4 years ago

Japan and Quad 2.0: three key challenges going forward

This article was written in collaboration with Prof. Yoichiro Sato. A professor of International Relations and Asia-Pacific Studies at Ritsumeikan…

4 years ago

The intellectual property aspects of the US-China tech war

“A battle is won by the side that is determined to win”, says Andrey Bolkonsky in Tolstoy’s famous novel War…

4 years ago

India and China in a tech nationalism tug-of-war

The clouds have returned to the Sino-Indian sky, making the horizon even grayer for the relations between the Elephant and…

4 years ago