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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The ‘China shock 2.0’ is placing growing pressure on European industry with far-reaching impacts. In his new paper, @jkynge.bsky.social explains that Europe is in a battle for its industrial future – one that it is currently on a trajectory to lose. 🔗 www.chathamhouse.org/2026/09/chin...
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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 30/09/2026
China’s rise as a manufacturing powerhouse has enabled Beijing to produce high-tech products in large quantities — and at low cost. The ‘China shock 2.0’ phenomenon is impacting Europe's economy and leading companies with far-reaching consequences. Read @jkynge.bsky.social's latest research.
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‘China shock 2.0’ and Europe’s industrial future
How the EU and UK can respond to Chinese technological supremacy
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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 30/09/2026
China’s ambition may not be to write all the rules, but to ensure that Washington is no longer the only power capable of writing them. Read Yu Jie's (@chasiapacific.bsky.social) latest analysis on China's ambitions for the international order for @time.com magazine.
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America, China and the Evolving New World Order
"Even as the United States remains the world’s most powerful country, China is carving out space for alternatives beyond the American-led system," writes Yu Jie.
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The ‘China shock 2.0’ is placing growing pressure on European industry with far-reaching impacts. In his new research paper, @jkynge.bsky.social explains how the EU and UK can respond to Chinese technological supremacy.
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‘China shock 2.0’ and Europe’s industrial future
How the EU and UK can respond to Chinese technological supremacy
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We were delighted to host South Korea's former foreign minister Dr Park Jin yesterday for a closed-door discussion at Chatham House where he shared his reflections on global security from a Korean perspective.
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Chietigjb @chietigj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Last chance to join the @chathamhouse.org webinar on “The outlook for South Asia’s Gen Z-inspired governments” on Tuesday, 29 September. Register here:
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This week, US President Trump met with China’s Xi Jinping, raising a fundamental question: who is shaping the international order, and according to whose principles and rules? The answer may be more nuanced than expected, writes our Senior Research Fellow Yu Jie in her latest piece for @time.com.
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America, China and the Evolving New World Order
"Even as the United States remains the world’s most powerful country, China is carving out space for alternatives beyond the American-led system," writes Yu Jie.
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
WEBINAR | After the revolutions: The outlook for South Asia’s Gen Z-inspired governments Our expert panel will discuss how economic distress, political dysfunction and demographic pressures are shaping South Asia's youth movements. 📅 29 Sept ⏰ 12:00 📍 Online 🔗 www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
SCO, BRICS, Trump-Xi: What does the spate of summits mean for India? This year’s summit season reveals conflicting visions of global order (and India’s place in it), writes @chietigj.bsky.social for @thediplomat.com.
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SCO, BRICS, Trump-Xi: What Does the Spate of Summits Mean for India?
This year’s summit season reveals conflicting visions of global order (and India’s place in it).
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Chietigjb @chietigj.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Join me on 29 Sept for a @chathamhouse.org webinar on #SouthAsia's #GenZ-inspired govts with Ravinatha Aryasinha (former Sri Lankan foreign sec), Naomi Hossain (professor @soasuni.bsky.social) and Prakriti Bhattarai (Nepali tech policy specialist). Register here www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...
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After the revolutions: The outlook for South Asia’s Gen Z-inspired governments
Learn how economic distress, political dysfunction and demographic pressures are shaping South Asia’s youth movements - and to what extent their expectations are being met by their leaders.
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Great to have a full house for today's discussion on #BRICS, which analysed the outcomes from the weekend's Summit in New Delhi and discussed the ambitions, tensions and priorities of some of its individual members. You can watch the recording here: 🔗 chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...
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Chietigjb @chietigj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Last month saw the announcement of a trilateral defence pact – the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement – between #Pakistan, #Turkey and #SaudiArabia. My article in @asia.nikkei.com discusses the implications for #India. Summary in the comments. @chasiapacific.bsky.social asia.nikkei.com/opinion/paki...
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Pakistani-Turkish-Saudi pact challenges India's westward engagement
Fault lines in South Asia and the Middle East are becoming increasingly intertwined
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Event | BRICS and the future of global power Following this weekend's #BRICS Summit, join our expert panel to discuss the ambitions, tensions and priorities shaping one of the world’s most influential political groupings. 📅 16 Sept ⏰ 12:00-13:00 BST 📍 Chatham House & Online Register 👇
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BRICS and the future of global power
Learn whether BRICS can turn growing influence into geopolitical impact.
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This weekend, India will host the #BRICS Summit in New Delhi. But what does India want from BRICS? It wants to play the role of a bridging power between the West and the rest, writes @chietigj.bsky.social in his February op-ed for @foreignpolicy.com.
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What India Wants From BRICS
New Delhi wants to play the role of a bridging power between the West and the rest.
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
China's Xi Jinping and India's Narendra Modi are due to meet this weekend on the sidelines of the #BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Re-read @chietigj.bsky.social and Yu Jie's paper from last year, which explores how China and India will shape Asia and the Global Order ⤵️
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How China–India relations will shape Asia and the global order
Relations between China and India hold great long-term significance for the future of both Asia and the emerging global order. This paper details their relationship and why their competition for influ...
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
As the global order shakes, regions like Southeast Asia must step up to shape their own destiny. The region must adapt to geopolitical shocks by strengthening ASEAN, balancing openness and building new partnerships, writes Ben Bland for the IMF. 🔗 www.imf.org/en/publicati...
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
North Korea is emerging as Russia’s reserve arsenal – and potentially its reserve army. This deepening partnership has strengthened Pyongyang’s military capabilities and its strategic position in East Asia, writes our Associate Fellow Sung-Yoon Lee.
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North Korea’s military partnership with Russia has consequences far beyond Ukraine
North Korea is emerging as Russia’s reserve arsenal – and potentially its reserve army. This deepening partnership has strengthened Pyongyang’s military capabilities and its strategic position in East...
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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 08/09/2026
A key watchpoint at the BRICS summit in New Delhi will be how India reconciles efforts to stay on good terms with Washington with calls within BRICS to voice opposition to US actions in Iran and Venezuela. Read @chietigj.bsky.social's latest analysis for Chatham House.
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The India–China reset will continue at the BRICS summit
So will disagreement over the purpose of BRICS.
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Chietigjb @chietigj.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
As #India hosts the #BRICS Summit on 12-13 September, my @chathamhouse.org ‘Expert Comment’ discusses how India is navigating a more fragmented international order and the contradictions of its own foreign policy. Summary in comments: @chasiapacific.bsky.social www.chathamhouse.org/2026/09/indi...
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The India–China reset will continue at the BRICS summit
So will disagreement over the purpose of BRICS.
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Since the May Xi–Trump summit, Washington & Beijing have entered a tentative truce — a phase of 'constructive strategic stability' recognising that neither can risk an uncontrolled slide in relations. What does this mean for the rest of the world? Yu Jie breaks it down in her latest for @eh4s.eu.
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Between Beijing and Washington, how long can ‘constructive strategic stability’ last?
EuroHub4Sino Policy Paper 2026/15 https://doi.org/10.31175/eh4s.m8q2
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European Hub for Contemporary China @eh4s.eu · 04/09/2026
📰🌍 New policy paper: "Between Beijing and Washington, how long can 'constructive strategic stability' last?" ✍️ by Yu Jie 📌 eh4s.eu/publication/...
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Between Beijing and Washington, how long can ‘constructive strategic stability’ last?
EuroHub4Sino Policy Paper 2026/15 https://doi.org/10.31175/eh4s.m8q2
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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 03/09/2026
The market debut of Unitree, China’s leading humanoid robot company, has stoked fears that Beijing’s ambitions exceed demand. Until humanoid robots reach their ‘ChatGPT moment’ those worries will remain.
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Is China’s humanoid robot industry a bubble?
The market debut of Unitree, China’s leading humanoid robot company, has stoked fears that Beijing’s ambitions for robots exceed demand. Until humanoid robots reach their ‘ChatGPT moment’ those worrie...
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
As the global order shakes, regions like Southeast Asia must step up to shape their own destiny. The region must adapt to geopolitical shocks by strengthening ASEAN, balancing openness and building new partnerships, writes Ben Bland for the IMF. 🔗 www.imf.org/en/publicati...
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
What would it take for China to become a peerless techno-economic superpower by 2036? Even with unresolved structural challenges, it may still muddle through. Drawing on an ESRC-funded #backcasting workshop, Ben Bland explores how China could stumble its way to superpower status for @semafor.com.
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View: How China can muddle through to superpower status
Despite structural challenges, China could rely on its economic and technological engine to become a peerless superpower in 2036, experts believe.
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Pakistan is attempting to leverage its diplomatic partnerships and craft a more proactive foreign policy. But Pakistan's plans for geopolitical influence will rest on its ability to resolve internal conflict, argues our Associate Fellow Farzana Shaikh.
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Can Pakistan’s foreign policy ambitions survive its domestic challenges?
Pakistan’s plans for geopolitical influence will rest on its ability to resolve internal conflict.
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Chietigjb @chietigj.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Demonstrations in #India by the #Cockroach Janata Party have raised questions about the state of India’s democracy, economy and education system. I have discussed these issues in several media interviews, including the BBC ‘Inquiry’ podcast: @chasiapacific.bsky.social www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
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BBC Audio | The Inquiry | How has the Cockroach Janta Party changed India’s politics?
India’s youth-led protest movement is putting jobs and opportunity in the spotlight
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
As China's #AI models catch-up to US rivals, Beijing wants to set the rules that govern AI use. But does China or the US have the better strategy to win the AI race? In his latest expert comment, @jkynge.bsky.social asks if China can win the AI race and make the rules too?
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China, Kimi K3 and WAICO: Can Beijing win the AI race and make the rules too?
As its AI models catch up to US rivals, China wants to set the rules that govern AI use.
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
As China's #AI models catch-up to US rivals, Beijing wants to set the rules that govern AI use. But does China or the US have the better strategy to win the AI race? In his latest expert comment, @jkynge.bsky.social asks if China can win the AI race and make the rules too?
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China, Kimi K3 and WAICO: Can Beijing win the AI race and make the rules too?
As its AI models catch up to US rivals, China wants to set the rules that govern AI use.
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Chietigjb @chietigj.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The recent defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye reaffirms a point I made in a recent article about how the #India-#Pakistan rivalry is becoming intertwined with the geopolitics of the #MiddleEast. Resharing here @chasiapacific.bsky.social www.printspublications.com/journal/arti...
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Indian Foreign Affairs Journal | Prints Publications
Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, a peer-reviewed quarterly publication of the Association of Indian Diplomats, attempts to provide an intellectually stimulating forum for the examination of various asp...
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Is the AI boom about to bust? In the latest Independent Thinking podcast, @jkynge.bsky.social and other @chathamhouse.org experts explore the US-China race for AI leadership and the likelihood of an AI crash. Listen here ⬇️
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Is the AI boom about to bust?
In this week’s episode of Independent Thinking, our experts explore the US-China race for AI leadership and the likelihood of an AI crash
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Is the AI boom about to bust? In the latest Independent Thinking podcast, @jkynge.bsky.social and other @chathamhouse.org experts explore the US-China race for AI leadership and the likelihood of an AI crash. Listen here ⬇️
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Is the AI boom about to bust?
In this week’s episode of Independent Thinking, our experts explore the US-China race for AI leadership and the likelihood of an AI crash
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Are you a China researcher looking for new sources, contacts or collaborative opportunities? The EH4S portal gives you access to an online marketplace, digital library & expert enquiry tool to connect you with other specialists in contemporary China studies. Sign-up here 👇
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
27 July marks North Korea's 'Victory Day' to commemorate a war it never won. While this account of the Korean War remains a fabrication, Pyongyang's rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real, writes our Associate Fellow Sung-Yoon Lee for @chathamhouse.org.
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North Korea’s ‘Victory Day’ takes place with Kim Jong Un’s power transformed
Pyongyang’s account of the Korean War remains a fabrication. But its rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real.
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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 30/07/2026
An Indian youth movement led by an organization calling itself ‘the Cockroach Janata Party’ has called a halt to weeks of protest in India, after securing a significant victory. Read @chietigj.bsky.social's (@chasiapacific.bsky.social) latest analysis on India's democracy for Chatham House ⤵️
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Has the ‘Cockroach’ movement changed Indian politics?
The movement has tapped into dissatisfaction with employment opportunities and the economy. But it does not threaten a Gen Z revolution of the kind India’s neighbours have undergone.
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
India's 'cockroach' movement has tapped into dissatisfaction with employment opportunities and the economy. But it does not threaten a Gen Z revolution of the kind India's neighbours have undergone, writes @chietigj.bsky.social .
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Has the ‘Cockroach’ movement changed Indian politics?
The movement has tapped into dissatisfaction with employment opportunities and the economy. But it does not threaten a Gen Z revolution of the kind India’s neighbours have undergone.
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
27 July marks North Korea's 'Victory Day' to commemorate a war it never won. While Pyongyang's account of the Korean War remains a fabrication, its rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real, writes our new Associate Fellow Dr Sung-Yoon Lee.
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North Korea’s ‘Victory Day’ takes place with Kim Jong Un’s power transformed
Pyongyang’s account of the Korean War remains a fabrication. But its rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real.
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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 29/07/2026
An Indian youth movement led by an organization calling itself ‘the Cockroach Janata Party’ has called a halt to weeks of protest in India, after securing a significant victory. Read @chietigj.bsky.social's (@chasiapacific.bsky.social) latest analysis on India's democracy for Chatham House ⤵️
chathamhouse.org
Has the ‘Cockroach’ movement changed Indian politics?
The movement has tapped into dissatisfaction with employment opportunities and the economy. But it does not threaten a Gen Z revolution of the kind India’s neighbours have undergone.
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
India's 'cockroach' movement has tapped into dissatisfaction with employment opportunities and the economy. But it does not threaten a Gen Z revolution of the kind India's neighbours have undergone, writes @chietigj.bsky.social .
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Has the ‘Cockroach’ movement changed Indian politics?
The movement has tapped into dissatisfaction with employment opportunities and the economy. But it does not threaten a Gen Z revolution of the kind India’s neighbours have undergone.
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
27 July marks North Korea's 'Victory Day' to commemorate a war it never won. While Pyongyang's account of the Korean War remains a fabrication, its rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real, writes our new Associate Fellow Dr Sung-Yoon Lee.
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North Korea’s ‘Victory Day’ takes place with Kim Jong Un’s power transformed
Pyongyang’s account of the Korean War remains a fabrication. But its rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real.
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A recent backcasting workshop at Chatham House found that China's influence on Europe may rest on anticipatory compliance, not economic coercion. Is Europe adjusting its choices before Beijing even asks? Find out more in the latest analysis from our Senior Research Fellow Yu Jie ⬇️
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Europe’s ambivalent answers to China in 2036
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
27 July marks North Korea's 'Victory Day' to commemorate a war it never won. While this account of the Korean War remains a fabrication, Pyongyang's rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real, writes our Associate Fellow Sung-Yoon Lee for @chathamhouse.org.
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North Korea’s ‘Victory Day’ takes place with Kim Jong Un’s power transformed
Pyongyang’s account of the Korean War remains a fabrication. But its rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real.
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A recent backcasting workshop at Chatham House found that China's influence on Europe may rest on anticipatory compliance, not economic coercion. Is Europe adjusting its choices before Beijing even asks? Find out more in the latest analysis from our Senior Research Fellow Yu Jie ⬇️
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Europe’s ambivalent answers to China in 2036
EuroHub4Sino Policy Paper 2026/12
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
As #ASEAN members meet in Manila this week, our Programme Director Ben Bland discusses #SouthChinaSea tensions, #USChina competition and the economic fallout from the Strait of Hormuz crisis for #SoutheastAsia with DW News. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYLK...
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ASEAN sounds alarm as US-Iran fighting threatens energy supplies | DW News
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
As #ASEAN members meet in Manila this week, our Programme Director Ben Bland discusses #SouthChinaSea tensions, #USChina competition and the economic fallout from the Strait of Hormuz crisis for #SoutheastAsia with DW News. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYLK...
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ASEAN sounds alarm as US-Iran fighting threatens energy supplies | DW News
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The #IndiaUK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement #CETA came into force this week. Read more about the implications of the deal, and its strategic significance, in @chietigj.bsky.social's analysis from last year ⤵️
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India–UK free trade agreement signals deepening bilateral relations
But New Delhi’s policy of strategic autonomy – and its brewing conflict with Pakistan – may hamper cooperation in some areas.
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Chietigjb @chietigj.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Happy #CETA week! After over four years of negotiation and ratification, the trade deal (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) between #India and the #UK will go into effect on 15 July. Analysis in comments: @chasiapacific.bsky.social
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Many thanks to Dr Shao Yuqun of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies for joining us last week for a closed-door discussion to reflect on China-US relations, as well as shifting China-US-Taiwan dynamics. Chaired by our Senior Research Fellow Dr Yu Jie.
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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 09/07/2026
Join us today for our annual London Conference. Watch the conference ➡️ chathamhouse.cplus.live/auth/sign-in... Follow the conference ➡️ #LondonCH
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Don’t miss @chietigj.bsky.social's new analysis in the Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, where he examines the long‑term strategic implications of the #IranWar‌ for India and its regional security. Read it here ⤵️
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Indian Foreign Affairs Journal | Prints Publications
Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, a peer-reviewed quarterly publication of the Association of Indian Diplomats, attempts to provide an intellectually stimulating forum for the examination of various asp...
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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Are you a China researcher looking for new sources, contacts or collaborative opportunities? The EH4S portal gives you access to an online marketplace, digital library & expert enquiry tool to connect you with other specialists in contemporary China studies. Sign-up here 👇
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