Insights
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Huawei, Which Way? Perceptions and US-China Relations
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies Far East Korea Project North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Stephen RangerFollowing the global financial crisis in 2008, the G-2 framework of a global strategic partnership was seen among observers as the way forward for...
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China’s Growing Soft Power: Should Europe Protect its Cultural Industries?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Korea ProjectBy: Stephen RangerOne of the notable aspects of China’s foreign policy in recent years has been the increasing focus on developing soft power. Beijing has arguably...
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Strategic Challenge or Economic Benefit? Interpreting China’s FDI Flows
By: Stephen RangerForeign Direct Investment (FDI) and national security are often adversarial to one another. This is particularly the case with outward FDI from China...
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The Impact of Globalisation on South Korea’s Nuclear Industry and its Strategic Choices
Tags: South KoreaBy: Stephen RangerSouth Korea’s nuclear industry has emerged in recent years to become a significant player in what is a competitive market. Its biggest achievement...
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Looking Beyond the Trade Deals: South Korea’s New Relations with Iran
By: Stephen RangerIt may have been a long time coming, but a South Korean president has finally made a state visit to Iran. On May 1, 2016, South Korea’s President...
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Can Europe Shape the Peaceful Rise of China? Working through the AIIB
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Stephen RangerThe old adage was that the future of Asia would be Europe’s past, yet Europe’s role in the region’s future has often been given little...
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Welcome to North Korea! Prospects on the Economic Impact of Kim Jong-un’s International Tourist Zones
Tags: North KoreaBy: Stephen RangerThe tourism industry may not seem like the most promising area for development in North Korea given its negative reputation abroad and limited...