Asia is divided in its condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The more advanced economies, such as Japan, South Korea and Singapore, not only approved the resolution, but they had already imposed sanctions on Russia. Taiwan, too, although not represented at the UN, has expressed its condemnation of Russian actions and aligned itself with Western sanctions. However, many Asian countries have opted for a broadly neutral approach with significant differences between their positions. The most relevant ones are those of China and India.
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The gloves are off. There is very little disagreement among (non-Chinese) scholars and analysts that China is the elephant in the room in the Indo-Pacific. China is challenging and indeed changing the territorial status quo in the South China Sea, has increased its unlawful intrusions into Taiwanese-controlled airspace and intrusions into Japanese-controlled territorial waters in the East China Sea.
18 marzo 2022
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Global economic interdependence –usually known simply as globalisation – has radically changed its role in international relations over the past two decades. It was actively pursued by major world economic powers between the 1980s and the Great Financial Crisis, as an instrument to secure good, widespread economic relations, with a view to preventing the rise of geopolitical frictions.
18 marzo 2022
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The timing has certainly been unfortunate. As the European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell finally went public with details of the bloc’s much-anticipated new Indo-Pacific strategy on 15 September, 2021, world attention was focused on the unexpected announcement of a new trilateral military alliance between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS).
17 marzo 2022
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The globalized economic world order has promulgated a widespread cause and effect impact. As a consequence, the onset of the Ukraine crisis will not only spike oil and gas prices across the world — disrupting energy supply chains —but also have gross ramifications on other critical global value chains ranging from wheat and barley to minerals like copper and nickel.
17 marzo 2022
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On March 5, with South Korea’s elections less than a week away, North Korea fired a single ballistic missile towards the East Sea, marking the ninth missile test already this year.
09 marzo 2022
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Following Ukrainian President Zelensky’s announcement of the creation of a new International Legion of Territorial Defense, essentially inviting foreigners to join the fight against Russia and promising them arms upon arrival, reactions have been mixed. Whereas some saw his plea as a desperate call for help and urged troops and civilians to respond to the call, others expressed greater concerns that this could lead to a renewed flood of foreign fighters.
03 marzo 2022
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As the crisis in Ukraine grips the world’s attention, international interest in the war in Syria is once again waning. Yet, what happens in Syria remains tremendously consequential, for the stability of the Middle East and the world at large.
28 febbraio 2022
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Welcome to Pivot to Asia, our new monthly newsletter on key issues and trends in Asia. Today, we turn the spotlight on the France's Ministerial Forum for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and on its implications for the Eu’s policy towards Asia and China.
23 febbraio 2022
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France is leading the European pivot towards the Indo-Pacific, taking advantage of its position as holder of the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU. The Indo-Pacific has gained global attention in recent years and its momentum is not over. The concerns raised by the focus on the region are strictly connected to reducing its economic dependence on China, an issue that is testing EU cohesion in a diplomatic dispute between China and Lithuania.
23 febbraio 2022