Table of contents Trends: TRADE DYNAMICS AND TENSIONS IN ASIA China Confronts “America First”: Recent Developments and Likely Scenarios (Giulio Pugliese) Forging Ahead With a Multilateral Japan (Agathe L’Homme) Indonesia-China “Pragmatic Bilateralism” in a Changing Global Trade Environment (Margot de…
Strategic Observatory of China
Note n°17 of the China Observatory, by Dr. Evan Ellis (Research Professor of Latin American studies at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College) This article examines the character of Chinese expansion into Latin America and the…
Strategic Observatory of China
Note n°15 of the China Observatory, Memo for the 12th Sino-European Strategic Dialogue that took place in Beijing on December, 15th 2017, in partnership with the CICIR. Political Outlook in both China and the EU International Geo-strategic and Political Issues…
France will be hosting the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), from November 30th to December 11th, 2015. COP 21 will be a crucial conference, as…
This latest quarterly issue of China Analysis, focuses on four rather technical aspects of China’s on-going economic reforms. Drawing on Chinese sources, it offers a Chinese view on issues that are shaping the country’s relationship with Europe and the rest…
In line with the topics introduced by the previous issue of Japan Analysis (focusing on Japan’s openness to the world), this 35th issue of Japan Analysis explores the various actions recently initiated by the Abe government to make Japan a…
The number and nature of international rankings published in large-circulation magazines have grown significantly in importance in the last fifteen years. They now cover a multiplicity of topicsdomains and are structured around criteria ranging from gross domestic product and the…
As the surveys announced, the Liberal-Democratic Party had a sweeping victory during the senatorial elections on the 21 July 2013. This triumph came about after the Prime Minister, Shinzō Abe, in June 2013, unveiled the highly awaited “third arrow”. This…
Although the declining Yen seen in late December 2012 initially corresponded to a correction, the current monetary policy of competitive devaluation used by Japan to take the country out of its deflationary spiral is worrying. Beyond the controversial reactions to…
China’s growing defence budget is a symbol for China’s military rise. However, little is known about the state of China’s defence sector. Beijing is not only developing its own military-industrial complex, the country is also struggling with the reform of…