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China flexes its military muscles in the Western Pacific

Ted Galen Carpenter Jul 15, 2019

It was just a matter of time until the surging economic capabilities of the People’s Republic of China would translate into more serious military capabilities. After more than two decades of annual (usually double-digit) boosts in defense…

Donald Trump has plenty of space for hawkishness on China

Jacob Parakilas Jul 15, 2019

It is probably too much to suggest that US President Donald Trump has a grand strategy, but he does have a single overriding strategic instinct. That instinct can be summed up as: Cool tensions with Russia in order to more aggressively…

La nuova legislatura europea ai blocchi di partenza

Riccardo Pennisi Jul 11, 2019

Il fascino e il riflesso automatico del calcolo per nazionalità nel giudicare le nuove nomine ai posti più in vista nelle istituzioni europei ha contagiato molti. La nomina di Ursula von der Leyen alla testa della Commissione e quella di…

The Greek trajectory and Syriza’s fate

Konstantinos Poulis Jul 11, 2019

New Democracy emerged victorious in the Greek elections on 7 July 2019, with a 39.85% share of the vote – that is 7.5% more than SYRIZA. This is a far cry from the political landscape of July 2015, when the (then) radical left SYRIZA party…

Come gestire la Cina (o esserne gestiti)

Nicola Casarini Jul 10, 2019

Secondo uno studio realizzato congiuntamente dal Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) - basato a Berlino - e dal Rhodium Group – una società di consulenza basata a New York - nel 2016 gli investimenti cinesi in Europa sono stati…