The EU-China investment agreement: a step in the right direction

Mario Esteban & Miguel Otero-Iglesias. Expert Comment 9/2021 (English version) - 19/1/2021.

The announcement of an investment agreement between the EU and China (EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, or CAI) on 30 December has generated a huge controversy.

Biden is unlike Trump, also as regards China

Mario Esteban. ARI 136/2020 (English version) - 2/12/2020.

This paper analyses the implications of the election of Joe Biden on US policy towards China and for its European allies.

The lull before the storm: the worst may be yet to come in the Korean Peninsula

Antoine Bondaz. ARI 111/2020 - 24/9/2020.

The situation on the Korean peninsula remains highly volatile and upcoming events could have a significant impact on the region. The EU and its member states should stand ready.

EU-Japan cooperation on defence capabilities: possibilities?

Michito Tsuruoka & Daniel Fiott. ARI 76/2020 - 22/5/2020.

Europe and Japan have an interest in developing defence capabilities and research but there are challenges and cooperation is conditioned by a shifting geopolitical landscape.

Rules-based connectivity, maritime security and EU-Japan cooperation in the Indian Ocean

Luis Simón & Tomohiko Satake. ARI 70/2020 - 14/5/2020.

This paper puts forward a number of specific proposals to further EU-Japan maritime security cooperation in the Indian Ocean region.

Spain-China relations and COVID-19: the bright and dark sides of a necessary partnership for Spain

Mario Esteban & Ugo Armanini. ARI 62/2020 (English version) - 6/5/2020.

The COVID-19 crisis may be a turning point for China’s foreign relations. This paper analyses its impact on Spanish-Chinese relations, an issue of particular importance from a European perspective.

The case for EU-Japan digital connectivity and digital ODA

Maaike Okano-Heijmans. ARI 30/2020 - 25/3/2020.

The 2019 EU-Japan Connectivity Partnership paves the way for EU-Japan cooperation on all three practical elements of digital connectivity: telecommunications infrastructure, business and regulation. Cooperation should be implemented at both the practical and strategic levels, and beyond the bilateral agenda.

Connectivity and infrastructure: can the EU-Japan partnership make a difference?

Marie Söderberg. Expert Comment 3/2020 - 10/3/2020.

The EU-Japan Partnership on Sustainable Connectivity and Quality Infrastructure is one of the first concrete steps within the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA). The question is now how to move on from a broad political statement to the implementation stage.

The EU-Japan connectivity partnership: a sustainable initiative awaiting materialisation

Mario Esteban & Ugo Armanini. ARI12/2020 - 4/2/2020.

Implementing the Partnership on Sustainable Connectivity and Quality Infrastructure promising agenda is yet to be done and would require a significant and sustained financial commitment, as well as an efficient coordination between the EU and Japan, and beyond.

Society 5.0: EU-Japanese cooperation and the opportunities and challenges posed by the data economy

Ana Gascón Marcén. ARI 11/2020 - 4/2/2020.

The EU and Japan must increase their efforts to become strategic players if they want to grasp the opportunities offered by Society 5.0.