Septembre 28th , Paris This year’s seminar will focus on comparing French and Malaysian positions towards contemporary China. Attendance upon invitation and registration only. Programme: Introduction Jean-François Di Meglio (Asia Centre), Pr. Jean-Pierre Cabestan...
Summary – Avant-propos – – Edito – – Trends: THE TERRORISME CHALLENGE – China’s growing terrorist Threat and Response (Raffaello Pantucci) Islamic State and counter-terrorist Strategies in Southeast in Asia (Romain Brian Quivooij) The...
Terrorism in South Asia is a multifaceted reality, which has developed in practically all countries of an area whose population is estimated at 1,7 billion. Before radical Muslim groups turned to terrorism, separatist movements...
China had always perceived itself as being a second order of concern for international terrorist organizations. Whilst often a feature of jihadist groups rhetoric, it was never clear that they were dedicating many resources...
Par Obert Hodzi, post-doctoral researcher, University of Helsinki, Finland South Sudan, the newest country in Africa has seemingly become China’s test ground for its foreign policy and security strategies. The complexity of South Sudan’s...
Summary – A CHINA RESET IN NORTHEAST ASIA – 1. China and Japan: Two steps back, one step forward? (François Prayas) 2. Is Russia driving a wedge between North Korea and China? (Angela Stanzel)...
Summary – CHINA AND GLOBAL CRISES: THE “CULTURE OF RELUCTANCE” – 1. China and Afghanistan after 2014 (Jade Wu) 2. The US vs. China: Ideological conflict in Iraq (Marc Julienne) 3. China, France, and...
Summary – CHINA’S NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY – 1. China’s neighbourhood policy: a CICIR roundtable (François Godement) 2. China and India: an uneasy peace (Martina Bassan) 3. Mongolia: China’s perfect neighbour? (Antoine Bondaz) 4. China’s relations...
Summary – THE END OF NON-INTERFERENCE? – 1. China-Iran relations: China’s hawks condemn US influence (Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga) 2. China’s diplomacy in post-partition Sudan and South Sudan (Martina Bassan) 3. Reassessing China-North Korea relations (Antoine...
Summary – CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS – 1. Japanese perceptions of the re-election of Vladimir Putin (Yann Favennec) 2. North Korea’s launching of the Unha-3 rocket in April 2012: the reactions of the Japanese...
Summary At the World Economic Forum held in Davos on January 26th, Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko stated that he was determined to steer his country on a path of administrative, fiscal and social reform...
Summary The Hatoyama government is undertaking major institutional reforms in order to increase the influence of politicians in the decision- making process. Among the commitments set out in its manifesto, the Democratic Party Japan...
Summary – CLOSE UP ON THE NEWS – 1. Japan-China relations warmer still 2. The government manages to push through the Diet a series of tax laws 3. A limited reform of the civil...
