Search results for: Brian Bridges
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Could India’s relationship with China change under the new Modi government?
...This experts take by Jagannath Panda is published in the ISPI publication titled “India Bridges the G7 and the Global South” at the ISPI, Italy on June 21, 2024....
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The Global South Scaled in Japan’s New Outreach
...via access to the diverse markets. But, importantly, Japan in the new era should look to build bridges – a reliable balancer in the rich versus poor or North versus...
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The Iron Lady of the Baltics Poised to Reshape EU Foreign Policy
The European Union’s foreign policy landscape is bracing for seismic upheaval as Kaja Kallas, Estonia’s indomitable Prime Minister and outspoken critic of Russian belligerence, emerges as the frontrunner...
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Hegemony at a Crossroads: The Inverse Dynamics of China’s Global Strategy
Here is my bold statement. Hard power projection decimates soft power but only for authoritarian states. In the early 21st century, I was living in Beijing and at...
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Strategic Trade Dynamics: Unpacking De-risking and De-coupling in EU-China Relations
What goes on between the EU and China is of vital significance to global trade and our efforts to provide economic stability. Right now, the EU-China trade relationship...
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Two Tines, One Fork: China’s De-dollarisation and Bond Issuance Drive Economic Independence
I wrote earlier this week about China’s announcement of a huge sale of ultralong bonds (Iselin, 2024), and the implications of that sale in geostrategic terms. And already...
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Beyond Debt: How China’s Ultralong Bonds Could Reshape Global Geopolitics
In a bid to revitalize its sluggish economy, China has announced the sale of $140 billion in ultralong bonds. This financial manoeuvre is set in a context marked...
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Strategic Standoffs: How Repeated Games Illuminate the Future of South China Sea Disputes
Introduction The motivation to put this piece together was observing the recent bizarre and, dare I say, childish behaviour of the Chinese Coast Guard in the South China...
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Uncharted Territory: Exploring the Legal Ramifications of NATO’s Hypothetical Involvement in Taiwan
You might just have been living under a rock to not have noticed that recently there has been a change in tone at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation...
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Taiwan’s Energy Transition: Opportunities for Collaboration with Sweden and the EU
Taiwan has a moment now to define its future energy development. As an island nation with limited natural resources, Taiwan has historically relied heavily on imported energy sources,...