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🇪🇺 🇨🇳 Is it realistic to assume that the [today's] EU-China summit will lead to improved bilateral relations? In a new analysis, GMF's Visiting Distinguished Fellow Gunnar Wiegand analyses the major issues in the EU-China relationship. buff.ly/qWMENOq

🇺🇦 "The EU must emphasize that compliance with anti‑corruption norms is a prerequisite for next budget disbursements and for macro‑financial support packages," writes GMF's Iryna Khomiak, of the recent threats against the independence of two key anti-corruption bodies in Ukraine.

🇹🇼 In a world with overlapping global crises, Taiwan risks falling off the radar, but the time for a more deliberate, coordinated strategy is now, writes GMF's Colleen Scribner. Read her takeaways from GMF's eighth Taiwan Trilateral Forum: buff.ly/MAhdJ7c

🇪🇺 How should the EU approach trade negotiations with the United States? 🔗 Read recommendations from GMF's Georgina Wright, Eamon Drumm and Penny Naas, who call for "a different and smarter approach": buff.ly/b9RaVIA

🗣️ ‘A key opportunity following the #KensingtonTreaty lies in assuming co-leadership on European security and defence together with 🇫🇷,’ writes Gesine Weber, German Marshall Fund #BritainsWorld #BigAsk britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-…

🌍 "There has been great concern in Europe about how to get back to something that looks more like nuclear diplomacy with Iran and less direct kinetic conflict. I think that's very much what's driving this," GMF Distinguished Fellow Ian Lesser explains when asked about European

On the EU-China Summit, GMF Senior Fellow Andrew Small explains why EU-China relations are currently in a rather difficult spot. ⤵️ For more analysis on EU-Sino relations, watch the full DW Deutsche Welle interview here: buff.ly/9BDPHNM

“While Europe needs to reduce its dependence on China, Trump's tariff policy means that China is keen not only to maintain its position in the EU market, which is so important for China in terms of trade and investment, but also to expand it,” Gunnar Wiegand, GMF Distinguished

🇺🇦 "Ukrainian rule of law was tested this week, and although the parliamentary process bears close watching over the next week, Ukraine may well be on track to survive the test," writes GMF's Josh Rudolph. 🔗 gmfus.org/news/ukrainian…

🇰🇷 Will South Korea's policies towards China change under the presidency of the newly elected Lee Jae Myung? 🎧 On this week's episode of the China Global podcast, Managing Director of GMF Indo-Pacific program, Bonnie Glaser, talks to Dr. Ramon Pacheco-Pardo, professor of

🇯🇵 The 70-year domination of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has come to an end. The rise of new populist parties mark the beginning of a new era for Japanese politics, writes GMF's Sayuri Romei. Read her analysis: gmfus.org/news/japan-als…

🪖 Could applying a "Silicon Valley strategic decision-making framework for competitive, fast-evolving tech industries" help European defense modernization? Read recommendations by GMF fellow Pamela Park on implementing a Build-Buy-Blend framework: buff.ly/kL3WNva

🇹🇼 Europe needs to urgently "clarify its Taiwan policy—not as an extension of China strategy, but as a strategic agenda in its own right," argues GMF's Colleen Scribner. Read her recommendations based on discussions at GMF's recent Taiwan Trilateral Forum: buff.ly/MAhdJ7c

Trump blocks Taiwan’s President Lai from New York stopover ft.com/content/21575b… My thoughts in the @ft

🇨🇳 At last week's EU-China Summit, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that EU relations with China are at an "inflection point." 👀 In the latest edition of Watching China in Europe, GMF's Noah Barkin analyzes the outcomes of the Summit and other recent

🤝 The latest US-EU trade deal is a "big win" for the US and "a setback for Brussels on substance and geopolitical positioning," writes GMF's Penny Naas. 🔎 Read her analysis of the outcomes for Europe and recommendations for recovering economic competitiveness:

🇪🇺 The past few years' corruption scandals reveal how susceptible EU institutions remain to foreign influence. The EU's proposed Anti-Corruption Directive presents a path forward, if it stays on the bloc's agenda, ASD experts assess. 👇 securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/countering-fim…

♟️ In the West, "the failure to define who are the adversaries of democracy left a void that the illiberal radical right has used to contest democracy and pluralism," write Daniel Hegedus and Goran Buldioski: buff.ly/6kT3uWH

🤝 What are the terms of the new EU-US trade deal? 📈 Explore the details, and those of impactful upcoming US trade actions, in the GMF Transatlantic Tariff Tracker: gmfus.org/transatlantic-…

🇷🇸 Serbia has emerged as a key player in the PRC’s Digital Silk Road (DSR) initiative within the Western Balkans. 🔎 A report by GMF's Sharinee L. Jagtiani delves into the evolution and scope of the PRC’s DSR in Serbia and the risks that it brings. buff.ly/Es1jNoQ