14 maj – Kuba: Vad händer nu?
För ett par veckor sedan tog Miguel Díaz-Canel över presidentposten på Kuba och för första gången på över 40 år kommer landets president ha ett annat efternamn än Castro. Detta tillsammans med Barack Obamas försök att lösa konflikten med USA samt EU:s intiativ till dialog om mänskliga rättigheter med den kubanska regeringen har gjort omvärlden […]
May 10 – Managing a House Divided
The Bulgarian EU presidency has declared it will prioritise the strengthening of the EU integration process in relation to the Western Balkans. Such ideas have revealed a potential split on the EU level between the “enlargment sceptic” parts of the union, and populists in Central Europe that might use it to further their own nationalist […]
9 April – Taiwan, China Relations, from the perspective of Taiwanese Ambassadors perspective
Historically, relations between Beijing and Taipei governments have been characterized by limited contact, tensions, and instability. After decades of hostile intentions and angry rhetoric, Chinese-Taiwanese relations started improving in the 1980s. Party-to-party talks between have since been resumed and semi-official negotiations through organizations representing the interests of their respective governments are being scheduled. However, there […]