Search results for: Niklas Norling
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China as a Mediator in North Korea: Facilitating Dialogues or Mediating Conflicts?
...and Road Initiative (BRI), remains less understood. In this chapter on China and Conflict Mediation, Niklas Swanström analyzes China’s evolution in its approach to conflict facilitation and mediation in North...
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The role of the People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia: Implications for Maritime Security and European interests
...economic stability. This paper by Niklas Swanström explores the multifaceted role of China’s fishing fleet, particularly the PAFMM, and its implications for international security. This paper examines its role and...
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China as a Black Sea Actor: An Alternate Route
...and Russia’s Northern Route, and, most recently, the isolation of Russia from Europe after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This chapter by Niklas Swanström analyses how China has engaged the...
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Georgia’s Foreign Policy and Its Alignment with the EU CSFP
...to European values and interests contradict the EU’s core principles. Read this Expert’s Take by Niklas Swanström on Georgia and the EU at the Georgian Institute of Politics....
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The US and EU, and the Emerging Supply Chain Network: Politics, Prospects, and Allies
The Global Supply Chains have evolved from simply logistical achievements to being the bedrock of the global economy. Driven by technological advances and geopolitical shifts, this transformation underscores...
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China’s Quest for Military Technology through Foreign and Civil Sources: Strategic Trends under Xi Jinping and Tactical Adjustments amid Geopolitical Challenges
Over the past decades, the military capabilities of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have witnessed remarkable developments. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has transformed from a...
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Taiwan-PRC Crisis: What Cross-Strait Conflict Could Cost Europe
The escalating tensions between Taiwan and China pose significant economic and strategic challenges to the European Union, such as the inaccessibility of Taiwanese inputs, market, and capital. This...
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EU-Taiwan Semiconductor Supply Chain: Resilience amid the Digital and Green Transition
As the European Union (EU) sets ambitious goals of maximizing a ‘Digital Decade’ through its Digital Transition plan and attaining carbon neutrality in its Green Transition plan, technology...
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Why Taiwan Matters to Europe
The Taiwan issue is known to be sensitive for Beijing, one of its so-called core interests. Taiwan has no diplomatic recognition among European Union member states but informal...
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IN DEFENSE OF THE LIBERAL INTERNATIONAL ORDER
In recent years, the geopolitical fight for global economic, diplomatic, and institutional control has acutely intensified, accentuating the crisis in the existing post-World War II Liberal International Order...