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Lionel Fatton

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- Asian Security & Military Affairs + Neoclassical Realism - Author of "Japan's Rush to the Pacific War": doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22053-1 - Managing Editor of Asian Security - Website: lionelfatton.com

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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Japan's government is considering referencing nuclear submarines as a potential deterrence tool in its forthcoming security documents. According to sources, this would not constitute a decision to acquire SS(?)N, but rather signal willingness to explore the issue further. www.47news.jp/15045687.html
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【独自】安保3文書に原潜言及案 政府、研究議論へ足掛かり
国家安全保障戦略など安保関連3文書の年内改定で、抑止力強化の選択肢として原子力潜水艦に言及する案が政権内で浮上していることが分かった。複数の関係者が6日明らかにした。保有を前提とするような表現とはせ ...
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pleased to come across this review of our 2019 co-authored book, "Japan’s Awakening," by Reinhard Biedermann, published in Asien: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Asienforschung). asienforschung.de/article/lion...
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Lionel P. Fatton und Oreste Foppiani: Japan’s Awakening: Moving toward an Autonomous Security Policy. | Reinhard Biedermann | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Asienforschung e.V. (DGA)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11588/asien.2025.174/175.29470
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
...the frontline of Beijing’s Taiwan-related diplomatic and economic coercion. With Tokyo set to release its three security documents by year's end, the implications for Japan's medium-term security posture could be significant. 3/3
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Takaichi is due to meet Trump two days before. Beyond Iran and possibly the International Criminal Court, Taiwan is likely to dominate discussions. Any sign of Trump’s softness on Taiwan, whether rhetorical or substantive (arms sales), would leave Japan more isolated on... 2/3
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Trump-Xi summit will be consequential not only because of the issues on the agenda, including Iran, the trade truce, and AI, but also because it will test the strength of US-Japan alignment. 1/3 english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/8...
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Takaichi, Trump planning meeting in U.S. on Tues.: diplomatic sources
The Japanese and U.S. governments are planning for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Donald Trump to have talks on Tuesday, when they are expected to be at the U.N. General Assembly in New Y...
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A draft of #Japan forthcoming Defense Buildup Program allocates ¥9 trillion ($60 billion) to stand-off and counterstrike capabilities and calls for 52,000 unmanned assets, including 10,000 long-range ground-attack UAVs, over FY2027-2031. Tokyo is sharpening its spear. www.47news.jp/14951948.html
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【独自】無人装備5万機導入検討 反撃能力強化に9兆円試算
政府が年末に改定する安全保障関連3文書の一つ、防衛力整備計画の素案が判明した。2027~31年度の5年間で、長距離攻撃や情報収集などに活用する無人アセット(装備品)について、約5万2千機の導入を検討 ...
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Preparing for #EISAPEC26 🎉 I'll present “Navigating Structural Dependencies: A Neoclassical Realist Understanding of Japan's Belated Rearmament” at the REAL panel, "Structure, Strategy and Change: Investigating Great Power Politics in Flux" (what a panel!). Wednesday from 14:00 to 15:30 in C4.01.
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Toujours un plaisir d'être cité aux côtés d'un ami, en l'occurrence Thierry Theurillat, ici dans un article consacré à l'optimisation de l'accord de libre-échange entre la Suisse et la Chine par Keystone-ATS. www.arcinfo.ch/suisse/nouve...
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Nouvel accord commercial: les négociations entre la Suisse et la Chine ont abouti
Le conseiller fédéral chargé de l’économie, Guy Parmelin, et son homologue chinois ont annoncé jeudi que les négociations sur un nouvel accord commercial avaient abouti. La quasi-totalité des exportat...
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
That said, the overwhelming majority of Japanese-language media coverage aligns with Kyodo's reporting. The evolution of the conversation over the next few months will be interesting to watch. 3/3
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Takaichi may simply have succeeded in walking a fine line, reassuring anti-nuclear constituencies while preserving room to revisit the Three Non-Nuclear Principles in the forthcoming security documents. 2/3
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I've rarely seen such a discrepancy in Japanese media coverage, and these are not fringe outlets. Having spent 10 years as a foreign correspondent for Kyodo News, I know the landscape fairly well. 1/3
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
📢Asian Security's 2nd issue of 2026 is out! Articles on #China’s ontological insecurity, its changing approach to #DPRK nuclear program, cognitive warfare vs. #Taiwan, #India’s internal balancing & a review essay on US strategic drift in the Indo-Pacific. Link 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fasi20/2...
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Asian Security
Volume 22, Issue 2 of Asian Security
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Excellent article by Swissinfo, which partly builds on a piece Simona Grano & I published last year on Switzerland’s expertise gap in Asia studies (link in the article). I genuinely believe we need a serious discussion about the bottom‑up principle of @sbfi.admin.ch. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-...
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Why Swiss China scholars can’t build the China expertise they need
Discover how research efforts in China are affected by monitoring and reticence among academic peers, as noted by Swiss China scholars.
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Took part yesterday in a stellar workshop on the globalization of NCR, where I presented on Japan’s balancing patterns & structural modifiers. Collegial atmosphere & stimulating discussions. Thanks to @lucerioli.bsky.social, Michiel Foulon & @thomasjuneau.bsky.social for putting this together!
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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 03/06/2026
⚡Then we experienced a city-wide electricity blackout! Ass. Prof. @lionelfatton.bsky.social (Webster University, Meiji University), delivered his lecture on Japan's Indo-Pacific Playbook in a very unique outside setting.
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Passage très matinal dans La Matinale de la RTS pour parler du sommet Xi Jinping - Donald Trump. Au menu: changement des rapports de force Chine/États-Unis, Taiwan, Iran. www.rts.ch/play/tv/-/vi...
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La rencontre entre Xi Jinping et Donald Trump a-t-elle été un succès pour les deux pays? Interview de Lionel Fatton - La Matinale - Play RTS
Interview de Lionel Fatton, professeur associé en relations internationales à l'Université Webster de Genève.
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Three highlights from an amazing trip to Singapore: - Stimulating exchanges with students and faculty at RSIS (NTU). - Great lunch with Chin-Hao Huang (NUS), the Asian Security editorial team partly reunited. - Exploring some incredible places (cocktail bars deserve a special mention).
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I was delighted to give a guest lecture on China-Taiwan dynamics in the context of Carmen Chas’s Foreign Policy Analysis course. My 1st time at Universidad Pontificia Comillas was wonderful: impressive architecture & great students who asked very pertinent questions. And Madrid is true to itself!
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Asian Security (@tandfresearch.bsky.social) has joined LinkedIn. Do follow us‼️ www.linkedin.com/company/asia...
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Asian Security | LinkedIn
Asian Security | 33 followers on LinkedIn. Asian Security aims to be the foremost journal on all aspects of national and international security in Asia. | Asian Security aims to be the foremost journa...
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
📢 Asian Security's 1st issue of 2026 is out! Featuring articles on #Japan defense transformation along the 1st Island Chain, #Singapore AI strategy, #Indonesia Vs #Philippines conflict resolution policies & the impact of #China presence in #Laos + #Cambodia. www.tandfonline.com/toc/fasi20/2...
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Asian Security
Volume 22, Issue 1 of Asian Security
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Quelques mots à la RTS sur la condamnation de Jimmy Lai. Affaire importante et dont l'issue était inéluctable parce qu'inscrite dans une tendance structurelle commencée en 2014. Voir aussi mon opinion dans @letemps.ch 👉🏼 www.letemps.ch/opinions/hon... www.rts.ch/play/tv/-/vi...
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La condamnation de Jimmy Lai signe-t-elle la fin de la liberté de la presse à Hong Kong? Interview de Lionel Fatton (vidéo) - Forum - Play RTS
Interview de Lionel Fatton, professeur associé en relations internationales au campus genevois de Webster.
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I concluded that "beyond conventional arms control, the article hints at the fragility of nuclear agreements such as the 2015 Iran deal and the 2010 New START." Of course, my reasoning has evolved since then. But I remain convinced that civil–military relations is a crucial part of the equation. 3/3
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
A decade ago, I published a piece in @cspjournal.bsky.social arguing that the collapse of conventional arms control regimes is rooted in the adjustments of civil–military relations to changing threat perception. 2/3 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The impotence of conventional arms control: why do international regimes fail when they are most needed?
Amid tensions with the West over Ukraine, Russia pulled out of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe in March 2015. The Russian case is another example of a country disengaging from con...
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
New START - the last treaty limiting strategic nuclear forces between #Russia and the #US - has collapsed. As pundits debate the consequences & likelihood of a trilateral agreement with #China (by the way, Beijing is allergic to the very term "arms control"), it is worth scrutinizing the causes. 1/3
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Quoted in this @asharqbusiness.bsky.social article on #China failed attempts (so far) to drive a wedge between the #US and its allies (e.g. #Canada) and between these allies themselves (e.g. #SouthKorea / #Japan). asharq.co/jvg8n
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وسط انقسام بشأن "نهج ترمب".. كيف تغير الصين خريطة التحالفات الغربية؟
مع تراجع ثقة أوروبا تجاه أميركا بعد أزمة جرينلاند، تتجه الصين لملء "فراغ واشنطن".
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Un plaisir d'être intervenu hier dans un Objectif Monde (@tv5monde.bsky.social) sur la Corée du Sud aux côtés de Marie-Orange Rivé et Benjamin Joinau. Merci à Dominique Laresche pour l'invitation! Lien 👉 www.tv5mondeplus.com/fr/info-et-s...
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
- most common types of conflict were intrastate (242), followed by interstate conflicts (60), substate (47), and transstate (16) - as for the causes, disputes over system/ideology came first (162), followed by resources (104) and subnational predominance (92) 3/3
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Highlights: - 365 conflicts worldwide, overall increase of 4 compared to 2023 - 209 were violent (57%) and 156 non-violent - 48 conflicts escalated and 53 de-escalated - number of wars rose from 21 to 27 2/3
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
The Conflict Barometer 2024 is out‼️Published by the Institute for International Conflict Research @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, it documents dynamics of political conflicts worldwide in 2024. Happy to have been member of the Advisory Board focusing on Asia & Oceania. Link: hiik.de/conflict-bar... 1/3
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Happy to see it published, a strong piece !
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Asian Security's 3rd and last issue of 2025 is out❗ Featuring articles on the strategic revival of #UN Command, #China economic statecraft in #SoutheastAsia, #CentralAsia reactions to #Russia invasion of #Ukraine & attacks on Chinese citizens in #Pakistan. www.tandfonline.com/toc/fasi20/2...
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Asian Security
Volume 21, Issue 3 of Asian Security
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Join us tomorrow for a Career Talk (hybrid) & Networking @gvagrad.bsky.social in the context of the #GenevaForumonEastAsia2025, organized by the Contemporary East Asia Studies Initiative (CEAS)❗
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
By adopting an eclectic analytical approach to the Russia-Ukraine case, I go out of my comfort zone. Btw, peer review takes place after publication, so don't hesitate to jump in by contacting me‼️2/2
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
My latest article "Plea for a Relationalist Operationalization of the Realist Structure" has been published open access in Stosunki Międzynarodowe – International Relations♨️ 1/2 internationalrelations-publishing.org/articles/5-28
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
The latest issue of Asian Security is out❗ Featuring articles on #Singapore & #UAE military self-reliance strategies, #Indonesia defense acquisition, #ASEAN institutional balancing and Indonesia & #Malaysia’s foreign policy towards the persecution of Muslims. www.tandfonline.com/toc/fasi20/c...
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Volume 21, Issue 2 of Asian Security
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Passages rapides aux 12h45 & 19h30 de la RTS pour parler de la parade militaire chinoise à l'occasion du 80e anniversaire de la capitulation du Japon & des relations #Chine-#Russie-#CoréeduNord. 12h45 => www.rts.ch/play/tv/-/vi... www.rts.ch/play/tv/-/vi...
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Xi Jinping, Vladimir Poutine et Kim Jong-un réunis à Pékin. La réaction de Lionel Fatton - 19h30 - Play RTS
Play RTS vous permet de visionner ou d'écouter de nombreuses émissions tv ou radio, quand et aussi souvent que vous le souhaitez.
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Vidéo de mon intervention. Si vous vous demandez pourquoi je tourne constamment la tête sur ma droite, je ne savais pas que j'étais filmé et ma fille était dans le studio (multitasking papa). www.rts.ch/play/tv/-/vi...
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Une nouvelle gouvernance face à l'Occident se forme au sommet de Tianjin, en Chine: interview de Lionel Fatton - Forum - Play RTS
Interview de Lionel Fatton, professeur assistant en relations internationales à l'Université Webster de Genève.
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Quelques mots sur le sommet de l'Organisation de coopération de Shanghai au micro de Forum (RTS). www.rts.ch/audio-podcas...
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Une nouvelle gouvernance face à l'Occident se forme au sommet de Tianjin, en Chine: interview de Lionel Fatton
Interview de Lionel Fatton, professeur assistant en relations internationales à l'Université Webster de Genève.
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
2) #China aims to reestablish a more equilateral Beijing-Pyongyang-Moscow triangle amid DPRK- #Russia rapprochement & ahead of Trump's first diplomatic moves in Asia (expect #Taiwan -related turbulences). - DPRK & Taiwan issues are intrinsically linked in the context of China- #US relationship.
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Quoted on next week's military parade in Beijing in Svenska Dagbladet. 3 take-aways: 1) Kim Jong-un's attendance is a victory for #NorthKorea: the multilateral setting symbolizes the end of its ostracization & its growing importance as a pivotal state in int'l politics. www.svd.se/a/eM31EM/kim...
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Kim deltar i toppmöte – kan bryta isoleringen
Rivalitet mellan älskvärdheterna väntar när världens diktatorstrojka sammanstrålar på toppmöte nästa vecka. Det tror Asienkännaren Lionel Fatton. ”Redan nu finns en oväntad segrare”, säger han.
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Delighted to announce I’m Managing Editor of Asian Security from today onward, taking over @manjeetsp.bsky.social. Looking forward to working with a fantastic editorial team and to receiving your drafts‼️ But first, direction @europeanisa.bsky.social’s #EWIS2025. www.tandfonline.com/journals/fas...
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Asian Security
Publishes on national and international security in Asia, covering traditional and new issues like interstate warfare, national defense policies and more.
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Un plaisir d'être intervenu dans Objectif Monde L'hebdo aux côtés de Dominique Laresche et François Mazure pour parler de Taïwan, des tensions avec la Chine et des perspectives d'un conflit dans le détroit. Lien 👉 www.youtube.com/live/TPqBwMf... @tv5monde.info #Chine #Taiwan
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Ultimately, investing in Asia-related expertise is not just an academic exercise—it is a strategic imperative. 7/end
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Swiss universities, for their part, must prioritize the development of interdisciplinary programs focused on Asia and establish new research centers, expand course offerings, and recruit faculty with regional expertise. 6/x
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
We call on the federal government to incentivize partnerships between academia and industry, fund new Asia-focused institutes and think tanks, and support research on strategic issues pertaining to the region. 5/x
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
While Swiss firms risk losing competitiveness in one of the world’s most dynamic regions, the Swiss government may be ill-equipped to navigate complex diplomatic and strategic challenges, from trade negotiations to geopolitical crises. 4/x
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Yet the academic infrastructure needed to support this expertise remains weak in Switzerland. This is particularly the case when compared to neighboring countries (Germany, Italy, France) and North America. This has serious consequences. 3/x
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
We assert that amid Asia's growing economic and political clouts, Swiss decision-makers in both government and business need expert insight into the region’s geopolitical shifts, economic strategies, and regulatory frameworks. 2/x
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
The English-expanded version of an opinion Simona Grano and I wrote to warn about the glaring lack of academic expertise on #Asia in #Switzerland was published by #Swissinfo. 1/x www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-...
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The expertise gap: Swiss academia needs more competencies in Asia studies
Switzerland must invest more in Asia studies. This is key for it to remain globally competitive, argue Simona Grano and Lionel Fatton.
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Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
...à la création de nouveaux instituts et programmes traitant de sujets géopolitiques cruciaux. Les universités, pour leur part, doivent donner la priorité à la création de programmes d’études exhaustifs sur l’Asie. À bon entendeur. 6/fin
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