James F. Downes argues that the EU-China relationship has transformed considerably in the first half of 2023. He argues that there exist key policy divisions … Read more
Category: Global Europe Centre
EU-China Relations in 2023: A Growing Global Rivalry
By Dr James F. Downes (Hong Kong Metropolitan University/ Global Europe Centre) The Evolving Relationship EU- China Relations have evolved considerably over the first five … Read more
The Disunity of the Italian Opposition on Ukraine
By Valerio Alfonso Bruno (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano), James F. Downes (Hong Kong Metropolitan University) and Alessio Scopelliti (University of Bristol) Russia’s war … Read more
The European Parliament – a central actor in EU trade agreement negotiations?
By Mira Schoetens, MA EU External Relations graduate, BSIS The European Parliament has seen its competences grow drastically over time. In the area of the … Read more
The Brexit virus within the Tories
By Catarina M. Liberato, PhD Candidate at the University of Kent / Global Europe Centre The UK has been facing a political crisis that ended … Read more
Russia invades Ukraine
By Tom Casier, Director of the Global Europe Centre / Brussels School of International Studies It has come to the worst case scenario. Early on … Read more
Tensions over Ukraine: entrapment or de-escalation?
By Tom Casier, Director of the Global Europe Centre University of Kent / Brussels School of International Studies Media speak about Russia’s possible invasion of … Read more
Centre Right Party Electoral Success on Immigration
By James F. Downes, Lecturer in Comparative Politics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong & Research Fellow at the Global Europe Centre; Matthew Loveless, … Read more
European Arms Exports and the EU’s Inability to Enforce Regulation
By Harriet Finlayson, GEC intern, 3rd year Politics and IR student, University of Kent Recently a report by senior international correspondent Monica Pinna was published … Read more
EU excludes vaccine manufactured in India
By Tarini Tiwari, Inquire Newspaper News Editor and University of Kent student. With the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in sight, the world is continuing … Read more