Giulia Sciorati
Asia, China programme, Europe and Global Governance, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia, Transatlantic Relations
The war in Ukraine has a domino spillover that affects the Asian security architecture and boosts the ongoing great power competition between China and the US. If before the war the competition...
Following other publications from this Dossier, this commentary examines the Russo-Ukrainian war by pondering the implications for Asia’s balance of power and multilateral institutions. Despite the...
While the war in Ukraine is a game changer for international and in particular European security, China appears to be marching on. And, in some ways, it is true. Since Xi Jinping took power in 2012,...
Scarcely two years after protesters redefined the political landscape in Kyrgyzstan, the country’s giant northern neighbour – Kazakhstan – has witnessed a series of uprisings that started in the...
Last week, China committed to building a military base in Central Asia’s neighbouring Tajikistan, raising the number of its foreign military bases to two. However, Djibouti is not yet at risk of...
Over two decades have passed since the first Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Beijing in 2000. China-Africa relations have evolved tremendously since then: emerging trends and...
At the upcoming 8th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), the multiple dimensions of health cooperation between China and Africa (aid, trade, and high politics) will undoubtedly take centre...
Over the course of the past decade, Russia and China have been increasingly aligning on a number of issues that encompass foreign and domestic politics. With the COVID-19 pandemic, such alignment has...
On the 23rd of July 2021, the Communist Party of China (from now on, CCP) will officially turn 100 years old—an event that marks the achievement of the first ‘Centenary goal’ set by President Xi...
Today, celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are being held in Beijing.
In mid-March, Kyrgyzstan received 150,000 free doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine. The country became the first one in Central Asia not to begin its national vaccination campaign with Russia’s...
East Asia is currently undergoing a digital transformation which promises to upend its social, economic, and political landscape. As a fast-growing region of the global economy, digitalisation holds...