Category: geopolitics
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A Surprised Peacemaker? China’s Approach to the Israel-Palestinian Conflict Reflects More Its National Interests than Its Diplomacy’s Lack of Experience
Written by Jan Železný The Middle East seems to be in flames again! The surprising large-scale offensive of Hamas into the inland of Israel caught many off-guard, including Israeli political and military leadership. However, the subsequent reaction of global leaders and great powers of the international system varied significantly, exposing blatantly their different approaches to… Read more
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CHASE FOR THE RED STARS – Project on Sino-Russian Cooperation in Outer Space
On September 7, 2023, my colleague Jan Železný and I had the great honor of presenting our new research on the topic of Sino-Russian cooperation in Outer Space at the annual conference of the British Association for Chinese Studies (BACS) at King’s College in London. After a 15-minute presentation, the conference allowed us to discuss… Read more
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17th ESPI Autumn Conference in Vienna: a Multifaceted Exchange Beneath the Roofs of the Urania Observatory!
On October 24th and 25th, 2023, the 17th Autumn Conference of the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) (https://www.espi.or.at/) with a focus on ‘European Space Governance in a Transforming World’ took place at the Urania – a public educational institute and observatory- in the 2nd district of Vienna. The conference topics included multipolarity in space partnerships… Read more
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China’s Foreign Policy Ambitions Extend Beyond Earth – and Are Mirrored in Outer Space!
The following article is based on our joint research of the great power competition in Outer Space and partly presented at the British Association for Chinese Studies 2023 Annual Conference at King’s College London as part of our paper called: “Chase for the Red Stars: China-Russia Synergy in Outer Space and Its Impact on Global… Read more