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Dresden Foundry: The EU’s Bid for Tech Sovereignty
In August, the European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) – a joint venture between the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Bosch, Infineon and NXP – began constructing a €10 billion semiconductor plant in Dresden, Germany.…
Voice for CHOICE #46: EV and Critical Raw Material Supply Chains with Dominika Remžová
Amidst the broader geopolitical tensions, the EU-China relations have seen significant changes. De-risking, economic security and strategic autonomy are at the forefront of such changes, with electric vehicle and raw material supply chains driving…
Reassessing Relations with China: Nepal’s New Negotiation Strategy
In late June this year, top diplomats from Nepal and China gathered in Kathmandu for a bilateral meeting expected to bring clarity on two issues in Sino-Nepali relations: the future of the Belt and…
The Demise of Confucius Institutes: Retreating or Rebranding?
Education and student exchanges have long been central to the West’s engagement with China, with hundreds of thousands of Chinese students studying in Western institutions each year. In parallel, China has actively sought to…
Kinmen Is Unlikely to Become Taiwan’s Crimea
This article was originally published in The Diplomat and is republished here with the permission of the author. China’s gray zone and cognitive warfare tactics are one issue; a Crimea-like scenario is another. We…
Xinjiang ‘Normalization’: China’s Next Phase in Assimilation and Propaganda
Xi Jinping’s call for the “normalization” of politics in Xinjiang does not signal the end of the repressive policies in the northwestern province. Instead, it marks a shift from the “strike hard” campaign to…
Voice for CHOICE #45: Indo-Pacific Series: North Korea with Niklas Swanström
North Korean regime has increasingly benefited from deepening cooperation with Russia, a development not fully welcomed by its traditional ally, China. North Korea has supplied the Russian Federation with munitions and other military equipment…
Romania’s Strategic Puzzle: Navigating Taiwan Relations Amid Chinese Pressure
At the end of July, members of parliament from countries around the world, all part of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), convened in Taiwan for the organization’s fourth annual summit. Given the sensitivity…
NATO’s New Mission: Keep America In, Russia Down, and China Out
This article was originally published in The Diplomat and is republished here with the permission of the authors. NATO has been taking its lessons from the Euro-Atlantic area to prepare for contingencies in the…