Brush up your Serbian (or Google translator) and check out my comments about the Chinese president's visit to Serbia. #Summary: it's politics, stupid. More specifically: no, #Serbia is not going to be #China's "window to #Europe". bbc.com/serbian/lat/sv…

China doesn’t need to invade to achieve Taiwanese unification . Our report, a detailed campaign plan by the PRC to take Taiwan using coercive "short of war" strategies is out. Linked to this op-ed. thehill.com/opinion/intern…

"Exciting news! 🌟 Yesterday, we inaugurated the #Myanmar Studies Center at Palacky University in Czechia. 🇲🇲 As part of this initiative, we'll be offering courses, conducting research, and organizing events (in June a summer school and a conference). #Education #Research

#TAIWAN: Today marks the end of Tsai Ing-wen's era as Lai Ching-te takes office. With Julia Marinaccio we're preparing an edited volume exploring the legacy and the multifaceted impact of Tsai's leadership. Stay tuned! #Taiwan #Research #Book

🚀Last week at Palacky University Olomouc, we launched the Myanmar Studies Center! 🎉 I'm honored to lead this center where we'll 📚offer lectures on Myanmar, 🔍conduct research, 📅host events, and🤝 welcome Erasmus+ interns from Myanmar. Media coverage: eng.mizzima.com/2024/05/17/9974

The German statement on the ICC is out. And it supports the ICC. /1

This was my first conference which included a football match in the official program :-) Thanks, Michal Kolmaš and everyone, for the stimulating discussions and great time!

NEW PAPER ALERT! It examines public attitudes towards China in 🇺🇸, 🇬🇧, 🇨🇦, AUS 🇦🇺, & NZ 🇳🇿 based on 2022 surveys. It highlights similarities & differences, revealing that while overall views align with official security stances, variations exist among different societal groups.

How does the #public in the #FiveEyes countries perceive #China? To what extent does the elite #securitization influence public attitudes? Find in our newly published #OpenAccess article in Australian Journal of International Affairs.! Kingsley Edney tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

📣 Call for Abstracts: 22nd Annual EATS Conference 📣 🗓️ 20-22 June 2025 📍 Palacky University, Czechia Theme: “Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific” Deadline: 31 Oct 2024 More details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1P6TQaj… #TaiwanStudies #IndoPacific #EATS #AcademicConference

#Slovak-#China relations are on the rise - one of the few such cases in the #EU at the moment. You can check my previous background briefing at People's Map of Global China for the context.

We are growing! I am extremely happy to welcome Filip Šebok (again!) Veronika Blablova and Kara Němečková at CEIAS. Cheers for the Prague office!

MEET OUR PRAGUE TEAM!🌟 Led by Filip Šebok, Research Fellow, returning to CEIAS, which he helped kick-start a decade ago. An experienced analyst w/ research interests in Chinese domestic & foreign policy, especially relations between China & the CEE region, & China’s propaganda.

MEET OUR PRAGUE TEAM! 🌟 We're thrilled to welcome Veronika Blablova, a talented data analyst. In her research, she focuses on Chinese information operations in Central Europe & beyond, China's influence in academia & China's strategies in the field of technology, particularly AI.

MEET OUR NEW PRAGUE TEAM! 🌟 We're excited to introduce Kara Němečková, our new China Research Fellow. Her research has focused on EU-China relations, China's influence in Europe and Africa, and foreign interference. ceias.eu/author/kara-ne…

📹At the CEEAsia Forum in Bratislava, we asked our experts: Is Europe de-risking from China? Martin Sebena, Andrew Yeh @csri_uk & Richard Turcsanyi shared insights on the EU's de-risking strategy & China's supply chain weaponization👇 The conference was co-hosted by CEIAS & SFPA

The war in Ukraine has led to a sharp increase in demand for South Korean #weapons. 🇰🇷 Let's take a closer look at South Korea's arms sales. ⤵️ This research was supported by Korea Foundation.

1/5 🔍 South Korea is becoming the EU's top arms supplier, driven by increased weapon purchases following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 🇰🇷🇪🇺 Which EU country is the primary destination of South Korea's arms exports? Discover more here ⤵️ Supported by Korea Foundation

3. Regional integration and institution-building in the Indo-Pacific Friday, 30 August 2024, 09:00-10:30 Room RS 113 Guangyu Qiao-Franco Richard Turcsanyi 4/7

💧🔥🐨 Prof Susan Park Next paper is by Kingsley Edney & Richard Turcsanyi : "Public attitudes to China in the ‘Five Eyes': unpacking views across the Anglosphere security community", discussing variations in how different groups view China. shorturl.at/fLerG #openaccess /3