Less than 6 weeks until the publication of my book “The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and China’s Vision of International Relations” 🎊!

While China promotes itself as impartial actor in resolving what it calls the “Ukraine crisis”, @merics.bsky.social researchers @grzegorzstec.bsky.social and @evaseiwert.bsky.social show how China’s peace narratives aligned with Russian interests during three years of full war. euvsd.info/Hh4DY60Y

China on peace in Ukraine: What to expect based on the track record of Beijing’s narratives - EUvsDisinfo

China has been promoting itself as an impartial and constructive actor on the global stage, including in resolving what they refer to as the “Ukraine crisis”. This article looks at the evolution of Ch...

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This will be essential reading for some of you, I think.

New China Books 📚@newchinabooks.bsky.social · last yr.

THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION AND CHINA'S VISION OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS How the SCO was conceived, how it operates, and what it shows about China's view of the global order. May 2025 @evaseiwert.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-shanghai...

I look forward to the publication of my book “The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and China’s Vision of International Relations” on 26 May 🎉 @brisunipress.bsky.social

New China Books 📚@newchinabooks.bsky.social · last yr.

THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION AND CHINA'S VISION OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS How the SCO was conceived, how it operates, and what it shows about China's view of the global order. May 2025 @evaseiwert.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-shanghai...

Government officials from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan at last finalized a border delimitation agreement during a meeting at the Ala-Archa state residence in Bishkek on February 21

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Finalize Border Agreement

With final documents ready for ratification and then presidential signatures, contemporary Central Asia’s bloodiest conflict nears a conclusion.

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Eine 28-Jährige in Bayern soll nicht Lehrerin (Beamtin) werden dürfen. Sie ist Klimaaktivistin und Kapitalismuskritikerin. Ein 28-Jähriger in Bayern soll seinen Beamtenstatus behalten. Er wird, nachdem er eine Frau vergewaltigt hat, nur zu einer Bewährungsstrafe verurteilt.

Indonesia officially becomes full member of BRICS amp.dw.com/en/indonesia...

Indonesia officially becomes full member of BRICS bloc – DW – 01/07/2025

The BRICS bloc of developing nations has a tenth full member: Indonesia. The world's fourth-most populous nation officially joined the group on Monday, alongside India, Russia, China and others.

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"The International Community Should Uphold the "Four Respects" on the Middle East Issue" - A full translation of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement following Wang Yi's meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi yesterday in Beijing: 1/7

Many great #Chinawatchers have joined BlueSky recently. So I’ve updated this large #starterpack with experts and journalists writing about #China ‘s #foreignpolicy, #economy, and #politics. Join, share, and follow! go.bsky.app/NZzqdpY

Many Western observers view #BRICS as an increasingly anti-Western organization. @evaseiwert.bsky.social argues that it would be wrong to interpret it as one pole of a two-sided geopolitical competition between #China and Russia and the West: merics.org/en/comment/a...