Asia
The Ideational Pillars of China’s Rise
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The core strategic dilemma centres on the discrepancy between China's projection of a benevolent international identity rooted in Confucianism...
Understanding China’s Position Towards the War in Ukraine: Lessons for a ‘Superpower to-be’
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The People's Republic of China strategically utilises the Russia-Ukraine War not as a binary geopolitical conflict, but as an...
Competing Visions of Eurasian Integration: The Turkic Alternative to Russia and China
This discussion paper aims to summarise the Chinese and Russian visions in order to show the Turkic World’s potential to contribute to Eurasian integration
This...
Is China Creating Debt Traps in the Developing World?
This discussion paper looks into China’s financial relations with developing countries in recent years, amid claims that Beijing is using “debt-trap diplomacy” to its...
China-Taiwan Tensions: The Delicate Status Quo is Fraying
This policy outlook examines the tensions in cross-strait relations between China and Taiwan and aims to analyse its implications for the wider region.
This policy...
The Paradox of Authoritarian Soft Power: The Case of Russia and China
As populism continues to rise around the world, the appeal of authoritarianism has increased, creating a more receptive audience for Chinese and Russian soft...
US-China: From Strategic Partners to Strategic Competitors
As competition between the two powers (the United States and China) intensifies, should we be worried?
"International strategic competition is on the rise," is how...
The US-China Competition: Emerging Tensions?
This policy outlook explores the main dynamics of great power competition between the US and China and aims at outlining how this situation might...
China and the Islamic World: How the New Silk Road Is Transforming Global Politics
Robert Bianchi takes readers through an exploration of China's multi-pronged and multifaceted engagement with the Muslim world by focusing on its ambitious new project,...
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