After March 22, Beijing pulled out all the stops against the Europeans, as Chinese official statements and state media irately called the Germans ‘Nazis’.
Conference/Lecture from Nanyang Technological Univ. in Advocacy/Communications about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding; from 19 May 2021 to 19 May 2021; registration until 18 May 2021
Think tanks can link Taiwan, India
By Sana Hashmi
India’s top think tank the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) just concluded India’s flagship foreign policy dialogue the 2021 Raisina Dialogue. Over the past six years, the Raisina Dialogue, funded by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, has attracted several heads of states, ministers, policymakers and top academics from around the world.
The impact of the Raisina Dialogue and the discussion revolving around it have proved beyond doubt that think tanks are one of the most important actors in a country’s foreign policy projection and decisionmaking process.
The ORF, with its international outreach, has been able to further establish a coherent strategic identity of India worldwide.
ROSATOM, the CNNC, and the Nuclear Energy Arms Race
08.Apr.2021 9:00 AM . 9 min read
On March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan melted down as the result of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake. Following the earthquake, there were radiation leaks, contamination in the Pacific Ocean, and widespread power outages. The Fukushima accident was a critical turning point for nuclear power and inspired nuclear skepticism around the world. In response to the tragedy, nations adopted a range of stances, from Russia’s renewed investment in nuclear energy to Germany’s decision to phase out nuclear power altogether. Anti-nuclear countries have cited nuclear radiation and the potential for meltdowns as the main reasons behind their decisions to prohibit nuclear power. Many countries reliant on nuclear power cite its lack of emissions as a reason that it is environmentally-preferable to other energy sources. However, Russia and China face different circumstances th
With Elina Noor, Director, Political-Security Affairs at the Asia Society Policy Institute
As we enter a new year and a new US administration, how will Southeast Asia continue to navigate changing power dynamics within its region?
As voiced by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the 2019 Shangri La Dialogue, when it comes to US vs China, “don’t make us choose” has been resounding sentiment across Southeast Asia over recent years. 2021 however, is set to be a year like no other. As the world faces ongoing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasingly powerful and assertive China, and a new US presidency to boot, what then lies in the balance for an ASEAN region seeking political and economic security at the start of an uncertain year? Are the great power scales leaning one way over the other for the region?