The card table turned upside down: the first 6.8% of the Donald Trump Presidency
The first 100 days of the Trump Presidency have come to an end.
China, the US and the new world order
Trump’s supply-side energy policy and the low-carbon transition
Trump’s ‘supply-side’ energy policy proposals imply only minor impact on the trajectory of renewable energy and the low carbon transition; however, his trade and foreign policies could significantly magnify such impact.
China and climate change: the good, the bad and the ugly
China’s efforts are significant and its ratification of the Paris Agreement ahead of the G-20 meeting is a key step for the entry into force of Kyoto’s successor.
The China-Pakistan Corridor: a transit, economic or development corridor?
What are the prospective implications of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Pakistani development and regional stability?
The new drivers of Asia’s global presence
This paper examines the growing role of Asia in globalisation, showing that China is not the only important player and that its impact goes far beyond the economic dimension.
China has changed the global economic order – with the help of Europe
Ancient Chinese strategists always believed that a tripolar system is the best political configuration for stability. The same goes for global economic governance, and the three main poles (although not the only ones) should be: the US, China and the European Union.
The institutional limits to the internationalisation of the RMB
The recent inclusion of the renminbi in the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights is a major victory for the People’s Bank of China. Yet for a currency to be highly internationalised, the issuing country must have a stable and transparent political and legal framework.
China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea
This paper examines China’s growing assertiveness and its strategic interests in the South China Sea and sheds some light on the changing strategic realities in East Asia and the nature of the South China Sea disputes.
A new multilateral bank to boost investment in infrastructure in Asia
The establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) faces major challenges in coming months. It also offers new opportunities to re-launch economic and trade relations for Europe and Asia and for international infrastructure companies.
China in Latin America: Repercussions for Spain
The strengthening of ties between China and Latin America has a double-edged impact on Spanish interests.
Stock market collapse and exchange-rate depreciation: what next for China?
Two episodes of panic have broken out in China’s financial markets in the course of no more than a month: a stock market collapse and only very recently a Renminbi (RMB) depreciation engineered by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC). This note reviews what has happened so far and explores the potential consequences.
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