On 15 October, the European Institute for Asian studies had the pleasure of hosting the launch of the book “EU-Japan Security Cooperation Trends and Prospects”. The floor was first given to Prof Dr Emil Kirchner, editor of the book, who talked the audience through the project. The main aim was to scale down what is
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On October 18 and 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin conducted a state visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan at the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. This will be President Putin’s first official state visit to Uzbekistan since Mirziyoyev took office two years ago. With Uzbekistan being the first country Putin visited after his first election
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During the last ASEM Summit, the European Union positioned itself as the greatest defender of multilateralism. Whereas the United States has pulled out of the JCPOA, is sabotaging WTO reform, and blew up TTIP and TPP alike, Asian countries were eager to come to hear a different story in Brussels. However, Europe remained cautious. It
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The much anticipated European Commission document named “Connecting Europe and Asia – Building Blocks for an EU Strategy” was expected to lay out a framework for further Eurasian integration and a vision to anticipate to China’s growing presence in investment projects through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI – previously referred to as One Belt
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On 5 October, the European Institute for Asian Studies has the pleasure of welcoming a group of Masters students from the University of Leiden to their Brussels premises. The event, organised by the University of Leiden in collaboration with the prestigious Clingendael institute of the Netherlands, sought to provide the students with insight into the
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“Unity in diversity,” the Indonesian national motto, is in line with the European Union’s values. Mutual understanding and tolerance are basic principles that have a significant potential to solve global threats. Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Six religions are officially recognised in Indonesia where people have throughout the ages lived side by side
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From 15 to 17 May, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will embark on a historic trip to Washington, where he will, among others, meet with President Trump to revive and infuse a new momentum to their bilateral strategic partnership. Despite being geographically far away from Central Asia, the United States has an important stake in a
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With the United States introducing levies on more than 1,333 Chinese goods, China has on its part retaliated with additional tariffs on some 106 American products. Economic threats coming from the Trump administration have been met by the Chinese authorities with equal force – the compound size of the simmering trade dispute amounting to approximately
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On 5 March, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev outlined five new major social initiatives to improve the socio-economic standing and progress of Kazakh citizens. These initiatives are a key pillar of Kazakhstan’s ambitious modernisation programme, and will aid the nation in the pursuit of the Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy. With its strong focus on infrastructure, logistics, private
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On April 23 and 24, Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan for a landmark summit with his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev. During his visit, a comprehensive and broad spectrum of areas is expected to be covered including the enhancement of trade, economic and investment links; transport, communication, education, and culture.
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