Feb 26, 2024

The Future of the Belt and Road in Europe: How China’s Connectivity Project is Being Reconfigured across the Old Continent – and What It Means for the Euro-Atlantic Alliance

Although bilateral relations between the EU and China are deteriorating, most Eastern European countries continue to promote BRI projects and seek to attract Chinese investments, suggesting that differences within Europe regarding China.
Feb 08, 2024

Climate Collaboration in Multipolar Times. The European Union and China as Energy Transition Partners to African Countries

The G7's Just Energy Transition Partnership with Senegal and South Africa aims to help economies become less carbon-focused and create avenues for cooperation, but is complicated by the rise of China and growing multipolarity.
Dec 01, 2023

COP28: A Better Climate For US-China Relations?

At the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ministerial, Presidents Biden and Xi signaled increased cooperation on climate issues. As the two largest global greenhouse gas emitters the next test will be achieving consensus at COP28.
Nov 15, 2023

Playing the Long Game in the South China Sea: The Potential and Limits of ASEAN-EU Cooperation

The deepening strategic rivalry between the United States and China in the Indo-Pacific threatens the European Union’s rules-based multilateralism. How should the EU respond to promote and preserve a multipolar space in the Indo-Pacific?
Nov 13, 2023

Navigating EU-China Investment Dynamics: Safeguarding Technological Know-How while fostering Cooperation

The EU faces the complex challenge of dealing with China as both a negotiating partner, economic adversary, and systemic competitor. This details how that complexity could be navigated.
Jul 11, 2023

China’s Temptation of the European Union and Transatlantic Relations

As China seeks to maintain differences within the European Union regarding transatlantic cooperation toward China, this examines how differing approaches limit the ability of the EU and United States to act globally.
Jun 04, 2023

Dialogue a Guardrail to Avert Disaster Amid US-China Rivalry

This discusses the necessity for dialogue amongst countries in multilateral institutions given the Australian nuclear-submarine catalyst in recent news. This proliferation raises questions on security and cooperation.
May 25, 2023

Russia, China, and the G7’s Dilemmas: Global Perspectives on the Summit

Japan hosted the Group of Seven (G7) leaders summit in Hiroshima on May 19 through 21. Leaders discussed a wide range of issues, including Chinese economic coercion, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nuclear nonproliferation, AI governance, and sustainable development. The G7...
Jul 21, 2022

Why China Wants to Expand BRICS

China’s ambitions to expand BRICS would allow the nation to promote its agenda and grand strategy more forcefully through the BRICS mechanism and diplomatically ease the containment of the United States.
Jun 08, 2022

China-Solomon Islands Pact: Reading Between the Lines

The new security deal highlights Beijing’s drive to strengthen its grasp on political favor and regional resources.