China Deconstructing geopolitical imaginary in China’s cultural diplomacy toward Malaysia Introduction Since 2013, when China’s President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Chinese government has paid special attention to Southeast Asia. Seeing itself rooted in ⋙
Climate politics The military and the climate: restricted access area Although substantial and pervasive, the contribution to the climate crisis of military institutions all over the world often goes unnoticed. The military contributes directly to the climate crisis, as its ⋙
Afghanistan China in Afghanistan: risks, interests and regional politics After nearly 20 years the United States and NATO withdrew their troops from Afghanistan at the end of August, abandoning their Afghan allies at the mercy of the Taliban, who ⋙
nuclear weapons The New START and the geopolitical (dis)equilibrium: what role for the EU? Nuclear weapons are perceived as an old story, especially after the end of the Cold War. The issue is still alive and still controlled by the United States and Russia. ⋙
nuclear weapons Long live the nuclear arms race? The end of nuclear taboo and the Chinese problem On November 3rd 2020, the Americans will choose their next president and the implications will influence the rest of the world’s political and economic affairs for the next four ⋙
Culture Epidemiology of coronavirus as a psychosocial disease The coronavirus seems unstoppable. Science (with capital S) has dealt with the coronavirus mainly from a clinical and infectious point of view. In line with the standards of biomedical knowledge, ⋙
