EU's new approach to the Asia-Pacific region
Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 06:44 (GMT+7)
Recently, in the face of the increasingly intense competition of major powers in the Asia-Pacific region, the EU has taken a new approach to this region through the “Global Gateway” strategy. The strategy is a set of plans with the goal of promoting economic and foreign policy development; at the same time, ensuring the interests, security as well as values of Europe in the region.
US-China strategic competition in Latin America
Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 08:17 (GMT+7)
In the past two decades, there have been significant changes in major powers’ relations in Latin America. While US gave priority to the global war on terrorism and is being trapped in the Middle East and North Africa, China has gradually expanded its influence in Latin America, challenging US’s dominant position right in its hemisphere
Covid-19: A test for EU unity
Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 07:49 (GMT+7)
Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated some negative trends, which had battered the continent over the past decade. It forces EU’s governments to cope with challenges they have strived to ignore for a long time. It is the lack of instruments to make collective response to crises.
Changes in a globalized and integrated world - opportunities and challenges
Friday, April 13, 2018, 15:18 (GMT+7)
Under the impact of globalization and international integration, today’s world is witnessing changes in various aspects of social life, including the shift of power from the West to the East and major powers’ adjustments in their strategies which have created opportunities and posed challenges to small and medium-sized countries
On the US launch of missile defence system in Europe
Thursday, August 11, 2016, 14:29 (GMT+7)
After lengthy delays, on May 12th 2016, the U.S. suddenly “activated” a missile defence shield in Romania. This marks the commencement of the plan to deploy a missile defence system in Europe and a new difficult period for the US-Russian relationship. So, what is behind this move?