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In Brief with Ambika Vishwanath, co-founder of the Kubernein Initiative

9DASHLINE recently had the chance to catch up with Ambika Vishwanath, co-founder and director of the Kubernein Initiative, one of our key partner organisations. Here, we share some of the highlights from our conversation which touched on a range of issues including feminist foreign policy, India-Germany relations, and climate security.

In Brief9DLMay 29, 20239dashline, Ambika Vishwanath, Kubernein Initiative, India, feminist foreign policy, European decision-makers, decision-making, Margot Wallstrom, rights, representation, and resources, policy-making, structural and systemic change, gender inequality, women’s rights, National Action Plans, NAPs, UN Women, Peace, and Security, WPS, FFP, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Mexico, Sweden, International Women’s Development Agency, IWDA, Feminist International Assistance Policy, FIAP, Official Development Assistance, OECD, Germany, German Foreign Ministry, Mexican Foreign Service, Munich Security Conference, Kosovo, post-conflict scenario, inequality, structural changes, gender lens, foreign policy, Australia, mainstream a gender perspective, gender perspective, inclusive foreign policy, Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy, CFFP, International Center for Research on Women, ICRW, International Women's Development Agency, United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP25, COP27, Zeitenwende, New Delhi, Berlin, development assistance, bilateral groupings, multilateral groupings, climate, climate change, EU, Europe, geopolitics, Russia-Ukraine war, post-war, colonialism, women, international women's day, India-Germany relations

Is Sino-European cooperation on counter-terrorism possible in the near future?

Written by Chi Zhang, Jilong Yang and Xuechen Chen

The outlook for Sino-European cooperation on counter-terrorism depends heavily on the political wisdom and open-mindedness of both actors.

Europe and the Indo-Pacific9DLAugust 3, 20229DashLine, Is Sino-European cooperation on counter-terrorism possible in the near future?, Chi Zhang, Jilong Yang, Xuechen Chen, terrorism, European Union, China, right-wing extremism, East Turkestan, Xinjiang, de-radicalisation programmes, Sino-European cooperation, security threat, EU-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation, Brussels, Beijing, Asian regional security, forced labour, First Global Parliamentary Summit on Counter-Terrorism, Second International Seminar on Counterterrorism, counter-terrorism dialogues, Nato, NATO enlargement, Russia-China bloc, Denmark, Danish Foreign Policy Society, People's Liberation Army, Gulf of Aden, Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism, Asia-Europe Meeting, ASEAN Regional Forum, Munich Security Conference, Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific, Ukraine

Women’s participation in peace and security: Why it matters

Written by Julia Strasheim

The debate on how women get to participate in matters of international peace and security is both a timely and a relevant one. While there has been improvement, continue to be woefully underrepresented in the peace and security domain.

China’s wolf warriors: How the continent that gave birth to diplomacy lacks the means to respond

Written by Sari Arho Havrén

The question is not how wolf warriors behave but whether behind the noise European policymakers understand Beijing’s grand plan, and what it means for maintaining fundamental European values.

The CPTPP: Is the United States set to re-engage

Written by Tridivesh Singh Maini

The US and its allies need to provide an alternative economic narrative as merely criticising Beijing is not enough. Thus far the Biden administration has made the right noises by calling for a collaborative approach on economic issues. Nevertheless, it needs to strike a careful balance and can not ignore domestic political pressures.

Pacific9DLMarch 11, 2021Biden, Munich Security Conference, COVID-19, Indo-Pacific, India, Japan, QUAD, Trump, RCEP, NATO, South Korea, TPP, CPTPP, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Vietnam, UK, United Kingdom, APEC, Obama, Kurt Campbell