You can watch the Talk here: 19/03/2021 This EIAS Talk with David Camroux discusses the recent upgrade of EU-ASEAN relations to a strategic partnership; ASEAN centrality and its role in the Indo-Pacific, region-to-region cooperation in view of environmental affairs and the digital agenda, as well as the situation in Myanmar’s and its implications for
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15/03/2021 Since many years the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) has developed a strong focus on Central Asia and also on Turkmenistan. Not only is Turkmenistan celebrating the 30th anniversary of its independence in 2021, in 2020 it also celebrated the 25th anniversary of its status of neutrality, adopted in its early years of
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Vaccines will be made a global public good, asserted Xi Jinping. Is this just a step to advance China's widely debated “Vaccine Diplomacy” and how should the EU react to this?
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09/03/2021 Joe Biden, the new president of the United States, embodies a change of attitude in US foreign policy. The new administration has evoked mixed feelings in Europe and Japan. To some, Donald Trump´s strong stance on China was received as positive, while others have welcomed the return of stable diplomatic relations brought by
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You can watch the Talk here: 02/03/2021 This EIAS Talk with Jacob Gunter, Senior Policy and Communications Manager at the Beijing office of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC), discusses EU-China Investment and Trade Relations, the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, Decoupling, the impact of the pandemic, global supply chains and how the
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You can watch the Talk here: This EIAS Talk with Harn Yawngwhe of the Euro-Burma Office discusses the recent events in Myanmar, the Tatmadaw’s strategy, the role of the civil society, the controversy around Aung Sun Suu Kyi, as well as the role of international actors, such as the US, China, the EU and
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Our EIAS February 2021 Newsletter is out now. You can read it here Dear EIAS Friends, On the occasion of the Lunar New Year we would like to convey our best wishes for a healthy year ahead filled with good vibes, fruitful EU-Asia cooperation and a positive mindset. We are pleased to send you our
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12/02/2021 In the early hours of 1 February 2021, in a series of raids, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint, exponents of the National League for Democracy (NLD), activists and journalists were arrested in a military coup that is seriously endangering Myanmar’s already fragile democratic apparatus. Reactions from Myanmar’s citizens In
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10/02/2021 The Olympic Games have a fascinating and unique history that is also intimately tied to the respective politics of the era. Hence, amid the raging of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the decision of whether to cancel or continue the Olympics is a political one. While the ultimate decision will fall on Japan’s Prime Minister
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09/02/2021 Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, and against the backdrop of a set of organised regional restrictions, Kazakhstan successfully held elections to its lower house of parliament (Majilis) on 10 January 2021. In strict observance of the health measures, citizens voted in what was, as expected, a sweeping victory for the ruling Nur Otan party. With
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