How can the EU pursue more effective strategies in its relations with Asia, engaging Asian giants such as China, India and Japan on global issues like energy and climate change; development and human rights; nuclear proliferation and global governance?
In collaboration with ECFR, the Asia Centre in Paris publishes a bi-monthly analytical survey of Chinese news and debate entitled 'China Analysis'. Please click on this link for more information and to download the latest bulletins: http://www.ecfr.eu/content/entry/china_analysis
The latest issue of China Analysis looks at Beijing’s willingness to strengthen international economic governance, and its authors argue that much thinking in China seems to focus on the short term
The authors of the latest issue of China Analysis argue that Western concerns over “Chindia” - the emergence of a Sino-Indian economic power bloc or strategic alliance - may be unwarranted.
Fears in Europe that China works to lock the US into a “G2” embrace so as to dominate the global agenda do not reflect Chinese experts’ current strategic thinking.
China is exploiting the EU’s divisions and treating the 27-state bloc with “diplomatic contempt” on issues ranging from trade to the Dalai Lama.
China Analysis introduces European audiences to the debates inside China’s expert and think-tank world, and helps the European policy community understand how China’s leadership thinks.
Will the military surge in Afghanistan fail without a civilian surge?
Read our Fact Sheet comparing NATO troop deployment figures in Afghanistan.
Daniel Korski argues that the international coalition should overhaul their Afghanistan strategy and strike a ‘grand bargain’ to stabilise the war-torn country.
Thomas Klau on what the Germans think about the PIGS countries.
Richard Gowan comments on the proposed UK-France defense alliance.
A story on Merkel’s US trip quoting Witney and Shapiro’s transatlantic report.
Commentary
The United States and Asia in 2009: public diplomacy and strategic continuity
“Whatever works”. Is this Obama’s key Asia policy?
"Mushtarak", le Guadalcanal agfhan?
Daniel Korski dans le Monde sur l’opération Mushtarak en Afghanistan et pourquoi elle doit être une campagne militaire et politique et pas simplement une bataille.
Has the EU escaped a Chinese rescue?
There is one worrying element to Greece’s financial tragedy that people seem to have forgotten: Greece first turned to Beijing for help.
Again, the China arms embargo issue
Spain’s call for the EU to lift the arms embargo against China suffers from bad timing and blundering diplomacy.
Getting out of the Afghan quagmire
It is time for the West to stop dreaming and adopt more pragmatic goals in Afghanistan.
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