Posts tagged China and Eastern Europe
Punching above their weight: EU small powers and the Indo-Pacific
Punching above their weight: EU small powers and the Indo-Pacific

Written by Fabio Figiaconi

The EU small powers’ strategies for engaging the Indo-Pacific demonstrate their capacity to shape their foreign policy goals in the region, despite the structural and material constraints they have faced compared to larger European players.

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China and Central Europe: A love affair that was never meant to be?
China and Central Europe: A love affair that was never meant to be?

Written by Tamás Matura

China has indeed made mistakes in its courtship of the region in the past decade. Together with CEE governments, it raised expectations it could not fulfil and followed a top-down approach targeting the elites of CEE societies instead of winning the hearts and minds of the people.

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