Fault lines of a dictatorship: Myanmar’s earthquake disaster
The devastating earthquake in Myanmar has exposed the junta’s mismanagement. Key takeaways: Myanmar’s military regime has prioritized its interest in fueling the war and maintaining political control...
View ArticleCEEasia Forum 2025: Conference Report
On 28–29 April 2025, the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS) and the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA) co-hosted the CEEasia Forum 2025 conference in Bratislava, Slovakia. The...
View ArticleHungary’s “Eastern Opening Czar” falls out of Orbán’s grace
György Matolcsy, the former governor of the Hungarian National Bank, was a key figure in Hungary’s “Eastern Opening” policy toward Beijing, Moscow, and other non-Western partners. Following his fall...
View ArticleCentral Europe-East Asia EV nexus: Tracking Chinese, South Korean and...
A confluence of factors is challenging the industrial structure and the long-standing business model of four Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries: Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and...
View ArticleCEEasia Briefing #65: EU restricts Chinese medical firms from tenders,...
Welcome to the 65th issue of the CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: The EU limits Chinese firms in its tenders Hungary-China relations EU talks FTA with Malaysia If you...
View ArticleHydrogen horizons: Austria and Indonesia’s green energy potential
The Austrian government has established its Hydrogen Strategy, which stresses the importance of international partnerships. Indonesia, with its untapped hydrogen resources, should see this as an...
View ArticleFrance: An uneven awakening to the risks posed by China in academic cooperation
France’s academic ecosystem is distinctive, comprising universities (such as Sorbonne Université), prestigious public institutions (École Polytechnique) or semi-private “grandes écoles” (Sciences Po),...
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Situation report: China’s AI in Central European social media narratives
Key takeaways: China’s progress in the development of AI, marked by the launch of DeepSeek, has been lauded by Chinese state-affiliated media accounts in Central Europe as further evidence of the...
View ArticleGreece: The overlooked risks of academic cooperation with China
Between 2010 and 2020, Greece experienced a deep fiscal crisis that placed considerable strain on its economic and political relationship with the EU. In contrast, during the same period, relations...
View ArticleSlovakia: Domestic turmoil meets geopolitical clash
Since 2020, Slovak foreign policy has become increasingly polarized, with governments shifting between strong pro-Western alignment and a more pragmatic, multi-vector approach. The 2020–2023...
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