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OSW Commentary | | Michał Bogusz

Chinas pressure on the Philippines the risk of an escalating conflict

… tensions into a full-scale confrontation between China and the US. China’s claims exceed merely establishing … significant infrastructural projects under the Belt and Road Initiative. The two sides later discussed joint …
OSW Commentary | | Konrad Popławski

Turning the tide the US pushes back against Chinese influence in European ports

… Over the past decade, Chinese investors have expanded their presence in European ports, acquiring … goods in the EU market and as key hubs for their broader operations. The total value of COSCO’s and CMG’s … infrastructure, such as ports, since the launch of its Belt and Road Initiative in 2013. [19] European …
OSW Commentary | | Marcin Kaczmarski

China on Central-Eastern Europe 16+1 as seen from Beijing

… to facilitate the shaping of relations between China and the EU and to become a tool in building a positive … that ‘Central-Eastern Europe’ is defined by China very broadly as a group of 16 states from the former Communist … framework into the concept of the New Silk Road (“One Belt, One Road”) is the most promising element. The …
OSW Commentary | | Marcin Popławski

Crisis as an opportunity A new stage in EU-Central Asia relations

… Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). Over the last two years, it has become … China and Russia there. The strategy defined three broad areas of the EU’s interest: resilience (promoting … the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route at the Belt and Road Forum in October 2023. For Russia, the new …
OSW Commentary | | Mariusz Marszewski

Thaw in Uzbekistan Reforms by President Mirziyoyev

… leader of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov, and since Shavkat Mirziyoyev took up power (September … profited. This was one of the major obstacles on the road to Uzbekistan’s economic development.   … to increase economic cooperation with China under the Belt and Road initiative. This initiative entails among …
OSW Commentary | | Jakub Jakóbowski, Mariusz Marszewski

Crisis in Turkmenistan A test for Chinas policy in the region

… in gas prices, has turned into the most serious social and political crisis in the history of Turkmenistan. The … on ATM cards for withdrawals from Turkmen banks abroad. As trading in foreign currencies has been … G. Portelance, ‘Examining the Debt Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative from a Policy Perspective’, CGD …
OSW Commentary | | Konrad Popławski

Capital does have nationality Germanys fears of Chinese investments

… is becoming increasingly aware of the need to devise and pursue a common EU policy towards China. It cannot … in the context of the implementation of the New Silk Road project [19] . After offering initially critical … [19] Full text: Action plan on the Belt and Road Initiative , …
OSW Commentary | | Witold Rodkiewicz

The twilight of the Russian-Indian strategic partnership

… Less than a decade ago, both Russian and Indian analysts would have described the relations … New Delhi, for its part, was critical of China’s One Belt One Road initiative (OBOR) and of Russia’s consent to …
OSW Commentary | | Lidia Gibadło

A dangerous resemblance Moves to revise Germanys China policy

… recently, the course Berlin adopted towards Beijing and Moscow was not only convergent in many aspects, but … China, and to create an EU alternative to the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. [19] The increasingly unfavourable …
OSW Commentary | | Krzysztof Dębiec, Michał Kędzierski

Lignite in the Czech Republic and Germany controversies and prospects

… Lignite still plays an important role in the Czech and German power industries, remaining one of their key … bring it around 500 m closer to the buildings, and the road will have to be demolished. The process of … construction of embankments and the planting of a green belt, it was heavily criticised, with the Czech branch …