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New Silk Road

Postcard from the New Silk Road: Another Belt and Road Port?

On the New Silk Road

Planned as a Euro-Atlantic project, a new deep-sea harbor in Anaklia on the Georgian Black Sea coast made a lot of sense. With the US investor pulling out, will Tbilisi now turn to easy Chinese credit?

Postcard from the New Silk Road: Happy Commuters

On the New Silk Road

In Serbia and the Western Balkans, ordinary people hugely appreciate the convenience of using the new Chinese-built bridges and highways. The political impact is palpable.

Will China Balkanize Europe?

Eye on Europe

The 16+1 partnership between Eastern European countries and China became the 17+1 on Friday after Greece joined.

Divide and Rule

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2018

China attracts Eastern European countries with the promise of financing much needed infrastructure investments. The EU needs to find a common response. Nowhere else …

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.

Co-Driving the New Silk Road

Berlin Policy Journal January/February 2016

The “One Belt, One Road” project is about more than securing China’s economic future: it is a serious attempt on the part of Beijing to introduce a new form of diplomacy.

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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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