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    30October 2024
    The changing submarine cables landscape
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    The Indo-Pacific, a region marked by complex geopolitics, faces unique challenges in ensuring the security of its submarine cables. For the EU, the vulnerability of undersea communications cables poses a strategic risk, calling for more proactive measures to protect this critical infrastructure.
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    10September 2024
    10 ideas for the new team
    How the EU can navigate a power political world
    Edited by
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    The EU’s foreign and security policy is in urgent need of a reboot. As a new EU leadership takes the helm, we propose 10 ambitious yet actionable ideas to propel EU foreign policy forward.

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    03July 2024
    Rehearsing for war: China and Russia's military exercises
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    China and Russia have increased their military cooperation, regularly conducting joint exercises in or near disputed areas or adversaries’ waters. The EU must closely monitor the locations, nature and objectives of these exercises to gain insight into Moscow & Beijing’s capacities, intentions and broader visions of future conflicts.
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    08May 2024
    Going green without China?
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    Beijing's grip on the clean tech industry makes it difficult for the EU to go green without access to Chinese supply chains. Lukas Trakimavičius explores the strategies available to the EU to reduce its dependency on China while pursuing its energy transition goals.
  • 08January 2024
    Our most-read publications in 2023

    2023 marked another successful year for the Institute's research. Here we look back at our most popular publications from last year on wide-ranging topics including European defence partnerships, EU strategy towards the Maghreb, and a maps-only volume on the future of AU-EU relations. 

  • 06December 2023
    The end of dialogue? Three methodological challenges for EU-China cooperation
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    The number of meetings between Chinese and EU officials has increased significantly recently. On the eve of the EU-China summit, the question must be asked: are these exchanges leading to results? It appears particularly difficult for the EU and China to discuss issues like market access to subsidies, Ukraine and the Middle East, in a constructive way. Why is this and what can be done about it?
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    22March 2023
    China's global security initiative
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    This Brief examines China’s newly-unveiled Global Security Initiative (GSI) and its significance as part of a larger diplomatic offensive to advance Beijing’s strategic agenda and promote an alternative security governance architecture.
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    15March 2023
    Footprints in the sand
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    In recent years both China and India have expanded their presence in the Middle East. This Brief shows however that their footprint in the Maghreb is primarily economic and remains light in comparison to that of the long-standing partner of the countries in the region: the EU.
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    25November 2022
    COASI brainstorming meeting

    On November 25, the EUISS hosted a delegation of the Asia-Oceania Working Party (COASI) for a brainstorming session entitled "China’s 20th Party Congress: A Game Changer?".

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    20September 2022
    Alice Ekman at the Brussels Korea Forum

    On 20 September, Alice Ekman participated in the 2022 edition of the Brussels Korea Forum, organized by the Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance.

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  • Download Brief
    30October 2024
    The changing submarine cables landscape
    By
    The Indo-Pacific, a region marked by complex geopolitics, faces unique challenges in ensuring the security of its submarine cables. For the EU, the vulnerability of undersea communications cables poses a strategic risk, calling for more proactive measures to protect this critical infrastructure.
  • Download report
    10September 2024
    10 ideas for the new team
    How the EU can navigate a power political world
    Edited by
    With contributions from

    The EU’s foreign and security policy is in urgent need of a reboot. As a new EU leadership takes the helm, we propose 10 ambitious yet actionable ideas to propel EU foreign policy forward.

  • Download Brief
    03July 2024
    Rehearsing for war: China and Russia's military exercises
    By
    China and Russia have increased their military cooperation, regularly conducting joint exercises in or near disputed areas or adversaries’ waters. The EU must closely monitor the locations, nature and objectives of these exercises to gain insight into Moscow & Beijing’s capacities, intentions and broader visions of future conflicts.
  • Download Brief
    08May 2024
    Going green without China?
    By
    Beijing's grip on the clean tech industry makes it difficult for the EU to go green without access to Chinese supply chains. Lukas Trakimavičius explores the strategies available to the EU to reduce its dependency on China while pursuing its energy transition goals.
  • 06December 2023
    The end of dialogue? Three methodological challenges for EU-China cooperation
    By
    The number of meetings between Chinese and EU officials has increased significantly recently. On the eve of the EU-China summit, the question must be asked: are these exchanges leading to results? It appears particularly difficult for the EU and China to discuss issues like market access to subsidies, Ukraine and the Middle East, in a constructive way. Why is this and what can be done about it?
  • Download Brief
    22March 2023
    China's global security initiative
    By
    This Brief examines China’s newly-unveiled Global Security Initiative (GSI) and its significance as part of a larger diplomatic offensive to advance Beijing’s strategic agenda and promote an alternative security governance architecture.
  • Download Brief
    15March 2023
    Footprints in the sand
    By
    In recent years both China and India have expanded their presence in the Middle East. This Brief shows however that their footprint in the Maghreb is primarily economic and remains light in comparison to that of the long-standing partner of the countries in the region: the EU.
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    15September 2022
    China's footprint in Latin America
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    Over the past two decades, China has emerged as a key trading partner for Latin America. This Brief shows how the asymmetric nature of the economic relationship between China and a large number of LAC countries enables Beijing to exert leverage over its partners, as it systematically expands its political influence in the region.
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    06October 2021
    China's data strategy
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    In the past two years the Chinese government, which has long pursued a security-centred approach to data, has been defining its own data governance regime. This Brief aims to shed light on China’s approach to data governance and outlines the challenges that it presents for EU governments and companies, particularly with regard to the risk of data protectionism.
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    13July 2021
    China's blockchain and cryptocurrency ambitions
    This Brief explores how China is actively developing and promoting an alternative, more centralised and controlled form of blockchain, as well as testing and launching its own digital currency.

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  • 08January 2024
    Our most-read publications in 2023

    2023 marked another successful year for the Institute's research. Here we look back at our most popular publications from last year on wide-ranging topics including European defence partnerships, EU strategy towards the Maghreb, and a maps-only volume on the future of AU-EU relations. 

  • © EU institute for Security Studies
    25November 2022
    COASI brainstorming meeting

    On November 25, the EUISS hosted a delegation of the Asia-Oceania Working Party (COASI) for a brainstorming session entitled "China’s 20th Party Congress: A Game Changer?".

  • EU BUILDING
    20September 2022
    Alice Ekman at the Brussels Korea Forum

    On 20 September, Alice Ekman participated in the 2022 edition of the Brussels Korea Forum, organized by the Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance.

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    17July 2020
    EUISS foresight podcast – China miniseries

    The EUISS foresight podcast looks at the role of a rising China in the form of a three-part miniseries. 

  • 14December 2018
    EU-China Informal Security Dialogue

    On 14 December 2018, the EUISS co-organised the EU-China Informal Security Dialogue in Beijing, together with the External Action Service (EEAS), the International College of Defence Studies (ICDS) of the China National Defence University and the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies of the Renmin University of China (RDCY).

  • 26January 2018
    Arms transfers, defence markets, and the new dynamics in EU-Asia relations

    On 26 January 2018, the EUISS organised a public conference to present a report on Chinese and Russian defence industries and to discuss the issue of European arms exports to Asia.