Tag Archives: China

Interview with Kenneth Waltz

Published on by Luis Simón and Kenneth Waltz

In the ninth of European Geostrategy’s interview series, Luis Simón speaks to Kenneth Waltz about American power, the rise of China, nuclear weapons in the Middle East, and European decline.

The rise of the ‘Wider North’

Published on by James Rogers

What is happening in the North? Are we witnessing the emergence of a ‘Wider North’, which threatens to complicate European security? What role will the United Kingdom be compelled to assume in the years ahead as the North rises to complicate the standard global geopolitical picture?

The Chinese navy’s hidden European past

Published on by Iskander Rehman

In the fourth in the series of European Geostrategy’s ‘Long Posts’, Iskander Rehman analyses European maritime history in relation to contemporary China’s naval modernisation. What does European history imply for China’s future? Do the histories of Rome, France and Russia provide insights? What lessons can be learnt from European history in shaping Chinese maritime geostrategy in the years ahead?

Maritime geostrategy – for small powers

Published on by James Rogers

The Common Security and Defence Policy was conceived of as a means to allow Europeans to pool their military power in service of a common European interest. But are we now reaching an endpoint where Europeans will serve the British interest – the United Kingdom being the only great power left in the European ring?

China in the ‘Great White North’

Published on by Malte Humpert and Andreas Raspotnik

In the second series of European Geostrategy’s ‘Long Posts’, Malte Humptert and Andreas Raspotnik analyse Chinese penetration of the ‘High North’. What are China’s interests in the Arctic zone? Are they exclusively economic? Or are they increasingly geopolitical?

New challenges in the Southern Neighbourhood

Published on by Luis Simón

The rise of Islamist groups in the European Union’s Southern Neighbourhood is well-documented. What other challenges to European interests are starting to emerge? How is China extending its logistical and economic reach into the region? And what impact might that have?

World’s fifteen most powerful countries in 2012

Published on by James Rogers and Luis Simón

A ranking of the top fifteen countries’ aggregated national power for 2012. Who’s going up? And who’s in decline? The old powers retain their lead, but younger powers are rising fast…

Mr. Van Rompuy: Churchill provides the model

Published on by James Rogers

At the University of Zurich, Herman Van Rompuy argued that Europeans need to pay greater attention to the Indo-Pacific zone. He is right. However, he is wrong to assume that trade will alone maintain peace, devoid of military power. Churchill realised the fallacy of this argument, and tried hard in Britain throughout the 1930s to put an end to it.

The top ten geopolitical events of the last decade

Published on by James Rogers and Luis Simón

What events during the last ten years are geopolitically significant? Which of those events are likely to have long-lasting implications for international relations during the twenty-first century?

Geopolitics in Eurasia

Published on by James Rogers

This video explains the geography of American, Chinese, Indian and European power in Eurasia’s maritime zone and how the region is likely to evolve over the next few decades.