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The European Values Center for Security Policy is a non-governmental, non-partisan institute defending freedom and sovereignty.
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🇬🇧🖌: “The Middle East Has Oil, China Has Rare Earths”: Beijing Weaponizes Supply Chains

On October 9, 2025, China announced a new round of tightened export controls on rare earth elements

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#RareEarths #China #ExportControl #SupplyChain
“The Middle East Has Oil, China Has Rare Earths”: Beijing Weaponizes Supply Chains
What is happening?
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October 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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🇬🇧🖌: The Use and Abuse of Disaster — State Capacity, Civil Society, and the Hualien Flood Response

Beyond the immediate human tragedy caused by Typhoon Ragasa, the disaster rapidly became entangled in political contestation.

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#TaiwanRelief #TaiwanRagasa #typhoonragasa
The Use and Abuse of Disaster — State Capacity, Civil Society, and the Hualien Flood Response
Beyond the immediate human tragedy caused by Typhoon Ragasa, the disaster rapidly became entangled in political contestation.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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🇬🇧🖌: Six Assurances on the Edge of the Law: Will the United States Codify its Taiwan Policy?

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#UnitedStates #Taiwan #SixAssurances #Law #Congress #Aid #Weapons #ArmsSales
Six Assurances on the Edge of the Law: Will the United States Codify its Taiwan Policy?
On September 18, USA advanced a series of consequential bills into the legislative process. Measures include a bill directly addressing one…
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October 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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🇬🇧🖌: Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba: A Year in the Life. And What Comes Next?  🇯🇵

Japan is looking for a new prime minister. What was Shigeru Ishiba like?

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#Japan #Ishiba #LDP
Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba: A Year in the Life. And What Comes Next?
Japan is looking for a new prime minister. What was Shigeru Ishiba like?
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October 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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🇬🇧🖌: China’s State Greenwashing: Masking Expansion and Environmental Destruction in the South China Sea🇨🇳

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#greenwashing #expansion #lawfare #PRC #SouthChinaSea
China’s State Greenwashing: Masking Expansion and Environmental Destruction in the South China Sea
China has announced the creation of a nature reserve located in disputed waters in the South China Sea. It is thus attempting to legitimize…
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September 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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🇬🇧🖌: Wang’s Visit to Warsaw Comes Amid Russia’s NATO Drone Breach

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#China #diplomacy #WangYi #Poland #EUChinaRelations #NATO #Russia #drones
Wang’s Visit to Warsaw Comes Amid Russia’s NATO Drone Breach
For the first time in six years, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China visited Poland and at a time when Poland…
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September 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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🇬🇧🖌: Building Bridges in a Challenging Landscape: Taiwan’s Defense Cooperation with Europe🇹🇼

Taiwan will now cooperate with Poland and Ukraine on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology.

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#TaiwanDefenseIndustry #TaiwanCEE
Building Bridges in a Challenging Landscape: Taiwan’s Defense Cooperation with Europe
Taiwan will now cooperate with Poland and Ukraine on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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🇬🇧🖌: Protests in Indonesia: Painting the Town Brave Pink and Hero Green 🇮🇩

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Thousands of Indonesians, including students, civil society groups, and delivery riders, continue to rally against democratic backsliding under President Prabowo Subianto.
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September 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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🇬🇧🖌: The Dance of the Elephant and the Dragon: Geopolitical Vicissitudes behind the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit

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#China #India #Geopolitics #SCO #Tianjin #Dictator #Parade #Weapons #NorthKorea
The Dance of the Elephant and the Dragon: Geopolitical Vicissitudes behind the Shanghai Cooperation…
What did the long-anticipated two-day annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) bring?
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September 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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🇨🇿🖌: Střet symbolů a podstaty věci: Den domorodých obyvatel Tchaj-wanu a politika kulturní reprezentace

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Střet symbolů a podstaty věci: Den domorodých obyvatel Tchaj-wanu a politika kulturní reprezentace - Médium.cz
1. srpna si Tchaj-wan připomíná Den domorodých obyvatel. Ten má připomenout historické nespravedlnosti a podpořit ochranu kulturního dědictví. Způsoby, jakými se samosprávy rozhodnou tento den slavit,...
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August 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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🇬🇧🖌: Between Symbol and Substance: Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Taiwan and the Politics of Cultural Representation🇹🇼

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#AustronesianPeople, #TaiwanIndigenousPeoplesRights
Between Symbol and Substance: Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Taiwan and the Politics of Cultural…
On August 1, Taiwan commemorates Indigenous Peoples Day. The day is intended to highlight historical injustices and promote the protection…
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August 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Today #Indonesia celebrates the 80th annvrsry of its independence. Selamat Hari Kemerdekaan!
🏴‍☠️ But something's rotten in the Indnsn state. For @europeanvalues.bsky.social Indo-Pacific Currents, I explore how #PirateFlags reflect growing discontent & generational divides in #Prabowo's 🇮🇩.
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August 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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🇬🇧🖌: Australia’s Maritime Renaissance: Deepening the Security Partnership Between Canberra and Tokyo🇦🇺🇯🇵

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#Australia #Navy #MaritimeSecurity #Japan #InternationalPartnership #Security
Australia’s Maritime Renaissance: Deepening the Security Partnership Between Canberra and Tokyo
After months of protracted and dramatic business negotiations, Canberra has officially confirmed its selection of Japan as the main…
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August 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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🇬🇧🖌: Manga Pirates Challenge Army General: Resentment and Disunity in Prabowo’s Indonesia🇮🇩🏴‍☠️

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#Indonesia #protest #polarization #manga #onePiece
Manga Pirates Challenge Army General: Resentment and Disunity in Prabowo’s Indonesia
This year’s Independence Day celebrations in Indonesia are accompanied by protests decorated with flags from a popular Netflix series.
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August 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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🇬🇧🖌: Experiment Fizzles, Gridlock Persists: Taiwan’s Mass Recall Campaign

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🇨🇿🖌: Experiment vyšuměl, patová situace pokračuje: hromadná kampaň za odvolání poslanců na Tchaj-wanu

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#Taiwan #elections #protest #democracy
Experiment Fizzles, Gridlock Persists: Taiwan’s Mass Recall Campaign
On July 26, Taiwanese voters cast ballots in an unprecedented wave of recall votes, deciding whether to overturn the Chinese Nationalist…
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August 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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🇬🇧🖌: Old Guard Shaken: LDP’s Decline in Japan’s Upper House🇯🇵🗳

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🇨🇿🖌: Stará garda otřesena: propad vládní LDP v japonské horní komoře🇯🇵🗳

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#Japan #Elections #LDP #Sanseito
Old Guard Shaken: LDP’s Decline in Japan’s Upper House
Until last year, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) seemed politically unshakeable, and has been in power almost continuously since…
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August 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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🇬🇧🖌: High Level, Low Expectations: EU–China Summit Yields Limited Progress🇪🇺🇨🇳

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🇨🇿🖌: Nízká očekávání na vysoké úrovni: Summit EU–Čína🇪🇺🇨🇳

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#China #EU #Summit #UrsulavonderLeyen #XiJinping
High Level, Low Expectations: EU–China Summit Yields Limited Progress
EU officials gathered in Beijing for the EU-China Summit. Relations between the EU and China are currently fragile.
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August 5, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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What if Russia and China escalated at the same time?
A new report shows EU & NATO aren’t ready. Slow decisions, weak coordination, and no clear plan for a two-front crisis.
⏱️ Time to level up.
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July 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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🇬🇧🖌: Taiwan Holds Biggest War Games to Date 🇹🇼🪖

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🇨🇿🖌: Tchaj-wan pořádá dosud největší válečné hry🇹🇼🪖

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#Taiwan #China #MilitaryExercise #defense
Taiwan Holds Biggest War Games to Date
What is happening?
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July 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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🇬🇧🖌: Leaked Call, Lost Trust: Thailand’s Democracy Faces Another Test 🇹🇭

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🇨🇿🖌: Uniklý hovor, ztracená důvěra: thajská demokracie čelí další zkoušce 🇹🇭

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#Thailand #Democracy #PoliticalCrisis
Leaked Call, Lost Trust: Thailand’s Democracy Faces Another Test
Thailand is facing new political turmoil over allegations of corruption.
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July 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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🇬🇧🖌: The New Marco Polos: How China Courts Italy’s Airwaves🇨🇳🇮🇹

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🇨🇿🖌: Marcové Polové nové doby: Čína na vlnách italského vysílání🇨🇳🇮🇹

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#China #Italy #FIMI #media #influence
The New Marco Polos: How China Courts Italy’s Airwaves
A documentary series on Chinese propaganda was recently launched in Italy. The program was broadcast on more than 30 Italian media outlets.
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July 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Recently, we hosted a webinar on how the Chinese government distorts UN Resolution 2758 to block Taiwan from the international stage.

The IPAC model resolution and the Czech Senate’s position show how to stand firm against authoritarian pressure.

#china #taiwan #unresolution
June 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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🇬🇧🖌: Recall Campaigns Leave Society Divided🇹🇼

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🇨🇿🖌: Odvolávací kampaně rozdělují společnost🇹🇼

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#KMT #DPP #Taiwan #Recall
Recall Campaigns Leave Society Divided
Since early 2025, Taiwan has faced political instability driven by mass recall efforts
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June 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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🇬🇧🖌: “Fresh Start” or Start of “Quiet Crisis”? Lee Jae-myung’s Victory in South Korea🇰🇷

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🇨🇿🖌: Nový začátek, nebo začátek „tiché krize“? Vítězství I Če-mjonga v Jižní Koreji🇰🇷

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#SouthKorea #elections #LeeJaeMyung #ForeignPolicy
“Fresh Start” or Start of “Quiet Crisis”? Lee Jae-myung’s Victory in South Korea
As President Lee begins his term, two challenges await him: rebuilding trust at home, and reasserting South Korea’s credibility abroad.
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June 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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🇬🇧🖌: 🇨🇳Influence for Hire: China’s Youth-Focused marketing

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🇨🇿🖌: 🇨🇳Vliv k pronájmu: čínský marketing zaměřený na mladé

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#influencers #China #propaganda
Influence for Hire: China’s Youth-Focused marketing
Chinese state media is targeting social media influencers from the U.S.. The China-Global Youth Influencer Exchange Program aims to bring…
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June 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM