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Founded in 2005, Asia Centre is an independent research institute that holds debates and issues publications on matters relating to international, strategic, economic relations, as well as the political and social transformations underway in the Asia-Pacific region. At the crossroads of university research as well as public and private decision-making, Asia Centre researchers identify critical regional issues and analyse them in-depth, taking into consideration both local and global dimensions. Asia Centre’s programs are developed with a vast network of partners, companies and major specialist centres in Europe, North America and Asia. The Centre carries out joint operations with these groups, for a better interpretation of ideas and issues. The conclusions of these meetings, such as the results of the work carried out using original sources by our researchers, are widely distributed through the Centre’s publications as well as through international journals, books and media.

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Marcos-Duterte: The Epilogue of a Dynastic Alliance • Wesley Issey Romain

10 July 2024 No Comments

Read the analysis here. Wesley Issey Romain is a Sparker in the making at Asia Centre. This program aims to coach young specialists of Asia and allow them to post

Is Taiwan a democracy like the others? Female Power in Taiwanese Politics • Pauline Geyer

12 June 2024 No Comments

PDF Pauline Geyer is a sparker at Asia Centre. This program aims to coach young specialists of Asia and allow them to post analysis for Asia Centre. Pauline’s paper dives

Exploring the depth of Indian multilateralism • Pooja Jain Grégoire

4 June 2024 No Comments

PDF Through this analysis, Pooja Jain Grégoire, Research Fellow at Asia Centre dives into Indian multilateralism. Her paper explores Indian Multilateralism through two main aspects : firstly the evolution from

CA 20 – Playing with Europe’s Soft Agenda – Dec 2008

EU-China relations, described in 2003 as a “strategic partnership in the making” and a “honeymoon”, are growing increasingly stormy. As this issue of China Analysis goes to press, Beijing’s postponement of December’s EU-China Summit in Lyon has provided further evidence of the EU’s sliding towards irrelevance in the eyes of China. The overall relationship lacks substance and is strained by political issues such as Tibet. Furthermore, the weakness of the EU seems to be used as a tool by China to address a strong warning to the next American administration on human rights promotion.

Summary

– PLAYING WITH EUROPE’S SOFT AGENDA –

Challenging Europe’s soft power (Mathieu Duchâtel)

Gaining soft power: China’s post-Olympic foreign policy priority (Mathieu Duchâtel)

The human rights clause in EU-China negotiations (Mathieu Duchâtel)

Energy and climate cooperation: seeking common ground (Thibaud Voïta)