The Kim is dead. Long live the Kim
KAROL BRONICKI, Asian Programme An announcement of the “Dear Leader’s” passing away brought deep sorrow to the people of North Korea, and a question about…
Youth Eastern Partnership Newsletter no. 12!
The long awaited Eastern Partnership summit which took stock of the achievements of the first two years of cooperation took place in Warsaw, Poland on …
China: the ultimate instance
PAWEŁ BIEŃKOWSKI, Asian Programme Polska wersja artykułu: Chiny- ostateczna instancja Deepening and widening crisis in Europe is the ultimate proof of China’s economic and political position.…
Jordan – waiting for democracy
ARTUR MALANTOWICZ, Asian Programme Jordan, squeezed between Israel, Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, with no serious natural resources, concerned with its water scarcity and…
Panetta’s speech in Brussels: The triumph of hard power
PAWEŁ BIEŃKOWSKI European members of NATO must increase their defence spending in order to bridge some key capability gaps, despite the economic crisis and fiscal…
Exacerbating military modernisation in China
PAWEŁ BIEŃKOWSKI, Asian Programme A successful aircraft carrier programme is just one example of China’s rapid development of modern military capabilities pinpointed by the most…
A Short Introduction to Xinjiang, China’s Wild West
KLAUDYNA LIPNIK, Asian Programme Situated in the north-west, Xinjiang is a vast region that comprises one sixth of the Chinese territory. To visualize it better…
The Challenges for (Students of) Contemporary China
ANASTAS VANGELI, Asian Programme It is impossible to do other than assent to the unanimous verdict that China has at length come to the hour…
Malaysia – another upheaval in the Muslim world
PAWEŁ BIEŃKOWSKI, Asian Programme Last weekend’s violent opposition protests in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are the latest sign of popular discontent in the Muslim world and…
What is Asia?
PAWEŁ BIEŃKOWSKI Asian Programme It is widely said that the world has entered Asian Century, in the similar way as it had previously functioned within…