As monetary tensions between the United States and China intensify, the space for ambiguity narrows. If Washington withdraws from its role as global absorber while Beijing resists deep rebalancing, adjustment will be forced somewhere. Without coordination, it will be forced onto Europe.
A less unified Europe may struggle to sustain a common position on China, potentially creating greater room for China to divide and conquer. However, some Chinese scholars caution that a Europe divided by the far right is not necessarily more China-friendly as populist parties’ diverse and often contradictory approaches to Beijing could make EU policy difficult to anticipate and engage with or align Brussels firmly with President Donald Trump’s United States.
[IT] Il Sudest asiatico è oggi una delle regioni più rilevanti per l’economia mondiale. Si colloca tra le regioni con i più elevati tassi di crescita a livello globale e attrae più investimenti di qualsiasi altra regione in via di sviluppo, beneficiando al contempo di una classe media in espansione e di un’economia digitale in rapida crescita.
[IT] Questa edizione del SIPRI Yearbook coincide con il 60° anniversario della fondazione dell’Istituto. Dopo sei decenni di cambiamenti tumultuosi vissuti e affrontati dall’Istituto, una nuova era di sconvolgimento sistemico della sicurezza globale pone nuove sfide alla ricerca.
The recent escalation in Yemen has exposed a tension in Chinese thinking about the regional security order. Chinese experts, like Beijing itself, have long called for an end to U.S. military hegemony in the Middle East and the development of a more autonomous regional security framework led by local actors.
