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Mikko Huotari
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is Head of Program "Geoeconomics and International Security" at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlin.
Only Rocks and a Hard Place

Beyond the Seas

China’s recent setback might further escalate the confrontation in the South China Sea.

Limited Overlap

Berlin Policy Journal July/August 2016

There is little in the way of a common agenda when Berlin takes over the G20 presidency from Beijing.

Meeting Halfway

Beyond the Seas

There are compelling reasons for the EU to use the OSCE to engage China on security issues of joint concern.

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Out Now: May/June 2020 Issue



+++ The coronavirus crisis has brought Europe and the rest of the world to a standstill. What are the effects of the pandemic on international affairs? The future of the EU depends on how it handles the crisis, argues Daniela Schwarzer. Much is riding on the German EU presidency. David Goodhart makes the case for a retreat from hyperglobalization, and Richard Sennett foresees big changes coming to our way of life; Efi Koutsokosta profiles Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Noah Gordon, in his Carbon Critical column, points out that solar, like oil, has its overcapacity problems; and much more +++

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