The Changing Security Dimension of China’s Relations with Xinjiang
China acknowledges the threat to Xinjiang’s stability and blames hostile foreign forces for backing the spreading of democratic values and the insurgency in Xinjiang.
Brexit Never Rains, But It Pours
After three exhausting and poisonous years of negotiations between the UK and the EU we are not approaching the end – we have barely finished the beginning.
Can China Link the Belt and Road Initiative by Rail?
The CRC has the capacity to leverage its production capacity against international competitors, and the state can thusly help the CRC in ensuring implementation success.
Rival Securitising Attempts in the Democratisation of Hong Kong
The Chinese “one country, two systems” principle is politically threatened by two emerging securitising attempts throughout the democratisation of Hong Kong.
China’s Nation-Building Strategies and United Front Work for Tibetan Leadership
China must revisit its strategies and exploring alternative means will be necessary in order to successfully attain national integration and a multi-ethnic China.
Reversibility: A New Concept for Policy Studies in International Relations
Reversibility seeks to encourage and further the synergy of scholarly expertise, rethinking the ways we conceive of politics and the human world and how to tackle, if not solve current challenges.
New Perspectives on China’s Relations with the World
This book explores new trends and themes in Chinese foreign policy, offering a multitude of new perspectives on China’s interactions and activities throughout the world.
An ‘Expert’ Perspective on Brexit… Means Brexit
Even in a scenario where the EU and the UK agree to a deal after all, this is only the first step in setting up their future relationship. What will that relationship look like?
The Great Thaw: Climate Change and the Post-Cold War World
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the geopolitical climate frozen from the Cold War along with our understanding of climate change and its security risks have thawed.
Unending Reform Attempts at the IMF: Organised Hypocrisy or Bricolage?
It is puzzling why an international institution sees the need to reform and attempts it while preserving some core aspects that detract from its legitimacy.
