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Chinese Influence Networks in Finland: A Preliminary Case Study
The Communist Party of China has established networks of influence and intelligence in Finland, very similar to those observed in other democracies. Matti Puranen argues in this paper that while the Chinese attempts to establish networks of influence utilize and target certain weaknesses embedded in the open nature of liberal democracies, the same weaknesses also form the strongest defense of democratic societies.
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Hijacking Speaker Pelosi’s Visit: Beijing Distends the Cross-Straits
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has reiterated that China is a master at manipulating the agenda and changing the narrative of what could have been ultimately a rather uneventful – albeit significant – trip in the name of what China perceives to be its national interest, writes Niklas Swanström in this blog post.
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Quad 4.0? To Securitize or Not to Securitize
From an ad-hoc body that emerged to coordinate a response to a devastating tsunami in 2004, the Quad has grown into a critical and formalized framework with a practical agenda. This paper by Mahima Duggal reflects on the Quad’s evolution thus far and aims to make a case as to why the Quad must cautiously stay removed from a reverting to its initial security focus and instead focus on achieving its vision of becoming a force for good in the region.
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Taiwan in the Wake of Nancy Pelosi’s Visit
Torbjörn Lodén writes that it is still too early to gauge the overall and long-term effects of Pelosi’s visit. China is conducting military drills on an unprecedented scale around Taiwan, and there are reports that China even sent missiles over the island. These drills are extremely dangerous and might at worst lead to violent military confrontation.
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Pelosi’s Flight to Taiwan: Poking China in its Achilles’ Heel?
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on August 2 is an explicit demonstration of American resolve in the Indo-Pacific and commitment to the U.S. allies and partners throughout the region. Unsurprisingly, it has generated extensive controversy and poked China in its Achilles’ heel, eliciting a multitude of warnings and actions (from economic coercion to military escalation) – analyze Stephen R. Nagy and Jagannath Panda.
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India’s Act East Policy: Finding Opportunities in Post-Pandemic Adversities
India’s Act East Policy has fallen short of its promised potential due to factors like China’s increasing influence in the region, rising tensions between India and China, and India’s withdrawal from the RCEP. Torunika Roy discusses the new areas of cooperation - in health, digitalization, and the green economy -with India’s eastern neighbors.
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