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Voice for CHOICE #18: India’s Geopolitical Conundrums with Jagannath Panda
India has found itself in a difficult position after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Moscow has been a long-standing partner for India in multilateral fora but also in terms of defense cooperation, playing a key role in India’s…
Montenegro’s Growing Distance from China
This article is part of a series of articles authored by young, aspiring China scholars under the Future CHOICE initiative. As Montenegro continues its westward turn in foreign policy, the erstwhile interest in expanding ties…
Backing Russia on Ukraine: China’s Messaging in Central and Eastern Europe
A new CHOICE briefing paper analyzes Chinese messaging on the war in Ukraine targeting nine NATO and EU member states in Central and Eastern Europe, i.e., Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia,…
China’s Belt and Road Loses a Notch and Gains a Bump
With the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in full sway, China’s plans to expand trade and fortify transportation ties with Central and Eastern Europe have been thrown into disarray. Yet, even though the Russian…
China Policy to Take a Back Seat after Slovenian Elections
This article is part of a series from CHOICE focusing on the impact of elections across Europe on China policy. On April 24, Slovenians headed to the polls to decide in what many called…
The Ambiguities of Macron’s China Policy
This article is part of a series from CHOICE focusing on the impact of elections across Europe on China policy. On April 24, in front of the Eiffel Tower and a sea of European…
Will China Challenge the US on the Kosovo Issue?
This article was originally published in The Diplomat and is reposted here with the permission of the author with minor changes. On May 7, 1999, during NATO’s Operation Allied Force that put an end…
For Taiwan, China-Friendly Hungary Remains a Key EU Investment Destination
At the end of last year, the European Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan published its EU-Taiwan Relations brochure for the year 2021. One of the statements in the chapter on Taiwanese companies’ investment…
How China Lost Central and Eastern Europe
The article was originally published by Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) in English and German and is republished here with permission. Central and Eastern Europe’s attention is currently fixed on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.…
The EU Has the Power to Hold the China-Russia Axis in Check
By providing political support for Russia amidst the invasion of Ukraine, Beijing made itself a notable part of the European security equation – if not directly, then as Moscow’s enabler. This new reality was…
Voice for CHOICE #17: Examining EU Indo-Pacific Engagement with Antoine Bondaz
Prior to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the Indo-Pacific was one of the most prominent focuses pushed by politicians from Brussels to Berlin and Paris. After France, Germany and the Netherlands released their own strategies for the region…
Expert Roundtable: China’s Development Assistance to the Western Balkans
The Western Balkan countries’ path to EU integration may be hindered by the activities of non-European actors, especially China, eager to exert their influence in the region. As numerous CHOICE research papers and articles…