Author: Jorge Costa Oliveira
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‘Unwavering support’ for Israel and erosion of soft power
Despite Biden making balanced statements in defense of the two-state solution for Palestine, he offered Israel “unwavering support.” The Jewish lobby in the U.S. is strong. ... -
‘There is great disorder under heaven, the situation is excellent.’
For decades, China has experienced a serious imbalance in its real estate sector. “Houses are for living in, not for speculation,” said Chinese President Xi Jinping ... -
‘Let’s eliminate nuclear weapons before they eliminate us’
We’ve known for several decades that there is no way for our civilization and most life on the planet to survive a nuclear war, even a ... -
The shift of Chinese investment in the EU
According to a recent study by researchers at Rhodium Group and MERICS, Chinese foreign investment stagnated in 2021. While global foreign direct investment (FDI) has recovered ... -
Lockdowns and the slowdown of the Chinese economy
In the face of China’s worst outbreaks of Covid-19, authorities are continuing to pursue a zero-Covid policy, having imposed indefinite lockdowns on approximately 373 million people ... -
The real estate sector and the economic slowdown in China (II)
Rising real estate prices and underlying speculation, leveraged in bank financing and intertwined with land allocated by local governments, have driven the real estate sector into ... -
The real estate sector and the economic slowdown in China (I)
Although China’s gross domestic profit (GDP) growth reached 8.1% in 2021, in the second half of the year, China’s GDP grew by only 4.9% in the ... -
European investment and endless lockdowns in China
On May 5, The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, in partnership with Roland Berger, released a survey on the impact that China’s policies on ... -
‘Global NATO’ and the long-term precedent
From time to time the proposal for a “global NATO” appears on the table: that is, the extension of NATO’s “jurisdiction” to the global scale. According ... -
The financing of the BRI
The estimated overall cost of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is, by nature, ill-defined as there are still projects being discussed and several of those ... -
Globalization, China and the war in Ukraine
Since implementing economic reforms in 1979, with the opening to foreign trade and investment, China experienced annual GDP growth of 9.5% to 2018, and has lifted ... -
The dollar, other currencies and control over the international financial system
After the Bretton Woods agreement in 1944, other currencies began to maintain a fixed exchange rate with the US dollar (dßollar), which in turn was backed ... -
India and the war in Ukraine
The Republic of India is one of the countries that has taken a neutral position when it comes to the war in Ukraine. Indian neutrality stems ... -
China and the war in Ukraine: much to lose and little to gain
The war spurred by the invasion of Ukraine translates to a flagrant violation of international law, which is the foundation of one of the pillars of ... -
From ‘Great Russia’ to ‘Little China’
Until the invasion of Ukraine, European countries considered economic interdependence, in addition to NATO’s military presence, to be the main assurance of peace on the European ... -
The collapse of the Russian economy
Following the invasion (on February 24) of Ukraine by Russia, the EU and the Western world imposed severe sanctions, including financial ones. Transactions with seven of ... -
From the extraterritoriality of sanctions to the power of European citizens
One aspect that will differentiate the Russian war in Ukraine from previous wars will be the sanctions and their nature. The EU applies sanctions to implement ... -
The US-China Trade Agreement and American semantic rhetoric
Despite the trade war between the US and China, the endless blacklists of Chinese companies in the US, along with the new Biden Administration’s anti-China stance, ... -
The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment
At the end of 2020, the EU Council and Commission concluded an agreement in principle on a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) with the P. R. ... -
Hold me back or I’ll invade! – Putin’s Ukraine gambit
According to the US government, the Russian armies’ invasion of Ukraine is imminent… for several days now. Foreigners are pressured to leave Ukraine and American special ... -
Made in China 2025 and the new multipolar world
In 2015, China adopted one of its most ambitious plans – the Made in China (MIC) 2025. MIC 2025 is an initiative that aims to guarantee ...
