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Taiwan’s role in the Indo-Pacific: From an Indo-Pacific actor to an Indo-Pacific maker?
Taiwan is one of the likeliest flashpoints in the world, even more so since the Covid-19 pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia have raised which its geopolitical consequences and caused a strengthening of existing antagonisms. Maëlle Lefèvre’s paper will focus on the link between Taiwan and the formulation of Indo-Pacific strategies, and try and understand the current situation.

President Yoon Suk-yeol emerges stronger from the local elections of June 1, 2022
In this articles Jean-Yves Colin analyses the domestic and international factors that allowed the PPP to consolidate its powers within the country amidst popular demands for change, despite the newly elected President’s party still not holding parliamentary majority.

The return of the (North) -Asian pivot: J. Biden’s visit to Seoul and Tokyo
From May 20 to 22, U.S. President Joe Biden began his first

David Baverez: “Electing Marine Le Pen would play into China’s hands”
In his latest column “Lettre d’Asie”, David Baverez, member of the Asia

Jean-Yves Colin: “Ukrainian crisis: Japan in line with NATO and the EU”
The Ukrainian crisis has generated numerous and intense reactions on the international

David Baverez: “Why does the Evergrande shock forces China to reconsider its growth model?”
In his latest column for the Express, David Baverez, a member of

Maëlle Lefèvre : “Ukraine/Taiwan : To compare or not to compare, that is the question?”
As Ukraine faces the Russian invasion, all eyes are on Mainland China

Christophe Feuché : “China, a luxury trap for leading brands?”
In this article, Christophe Feuché, member of Asia Centre’s Executive Committee, outlines

Jean-Pierre Cabestan: “China: party, power, pandemic… the virus of power”
In this article extracted from the Figaro Histoire issue “Mussolini, l’illusion fasciste”,

Jean-Pierre Cabestan: “The individualistic withdrawal of the Chinese youth worries the authorities” – Interview given to Le 1 magazine
Interview by Sylvain CYPEL for Le 1, issue 382, 2 February 2022

What role for Japan in the event of strong tensions around Taiwan?
“Anyone who dares to return to the old path of militarism and

Memo – China’s medium term outlook: will innovation save China from becoming old before it becomes rich?
Memo of the 1st of December 2021 event. With Jean-François Di Meglio

Thailand’s Defence Technology Institute: A Peek Behind the [Not-So-Metaphorical] Iron Curtain
Hadrien T. Saperstein, Researcher at Asia Centre. Executive Summary The Defence Technology

Memo – The Sources of Contemporary Political Thought in Greater China – Launching Asia trends #6, Thinkers’ Corner with the Institut Ricci
Memo of the 19th of October 2021 event. With Jean-François Di Meglio

Memo – The significance of demographics in understanding Chinese foreign policy – Eva Merle
Memo of the 29th of September 2021 webinar. With Eva Merle (Comité

The Covid-19 crisis and the balance of power: the seesaw now, overturned
PDF Jean-François Di Meglio and Jean-Yves Colin, Associate Researchers at Asia Centre,

Whatever Happened to Chindia
Prashant Kumar Singh Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New

Milk Tea Alliance 2.0: Towards greater political leverage and civic awareness?
By Judy TSENG Ting-Hsuan (曾婷瑄), PhD and Journalist. On April 8, 2021, in

China and the West: An overview of growing competition in the Global South and the impact of China’s rise
By Thomas L. Oomen, Junior Researcher at Asia Centre focused on EU-Asia

India’s climate change approach: what to expect
By Pooja JAIN, PhD and Research Fellow at Asia Centre. Introduction A crucial goal