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With U.S. leadership in doubt, can its allies chart their own course?

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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 1d

While coordination between middle powers in Europe & Asia will be challenging without the heft of US leadership, if they fail to do more together, they will not have the resources or scale to thrive in these uncertain times, writes our Programme Director Ben Bland for @npr.org.

U.S. allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific are showing willingness to coordinate and cooperate across a wide range of shared interests, from trade to defense and alliance management to China.

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Europe and Taiwan should cooperate to navigate an uncertain world

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 1d

The consequences for Europe of a Taiwan war could be far more damaging than Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, given Taiwan’s leading role in semiconductor supply chains.

Through deeper ‘officially unofficial’ partnerships Taipei and European countries can learn from each other and build resilience in an era of US-China rivalry.

With U.S. leadership in doubt, can its allies chart their own course?

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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 1d

While coordination between middle powers in Europe & Asia will be challenging without the heft of US leadership, if they fail to do more together, they will not have the resources or scale to thrive in these uncertain times, writes our Programme Director Ben Bland for @npr.org.

U.S. allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific are showing willingness to coordinate and cooperate across a wide range of shared interests, from trade to defense and alliance management to China.

www.npr.org

Europe and Taiwan should cooperate to navigate an uncertain world

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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 7d

Through deeper ‘officially unofficial’ partnerships Taipei and European countries can learn from each other and build resilience in an era of #USChina rivalry, writes our Programme Director Ben Bland for @chathamhouse.org.

Through deeper ‘officially unofficial’ partnerships Taipei and European countries can learn from each other and build resilience in an era of US-China rivalry.

Diplomatic charm offensive and hard line on security: China’s evolving approach to Asia under the second Trump administration

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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 9d

How has China’s approach toward Asia evolved under Trump 2.0?

While Beijing has capitalised on Trump’s erratic approach to trade and diplomacy, it still falls short of raising its profile as a regional security manager, writes our Senior Research Fellow Yu Jie for @eh4s.eu.

EuroHub4Sino Policy Paper 2025/15 https://doi.org/10.31175/eh4s.793d

Diplomatic charm offensive and hard line on security: China’s evolving approach to Asia under the second Trump administration

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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 8d

In the context of #USChina rivalry, China might be eager to gain greater prominence in regional security affairs. But Beijing knows that becoming a global superpower would draw it into regional conflicts it would rather avoid.

Read more from Yu Jie in her latest piece for @eh4s.eu ⬇️

EuroHub4Sino Policy Paper 2025/15 https://doi.org/10.31175/eh4s.793d

Europe and Taiwan should cooperate to navigate an uncertain world

Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 6d

Framing the fate of Taiwan as a question of #USChina relations puts too much emphasis on the risk of a Chinese military invasion, as opposed to the coercive, grey-zone pressures that Beijing is using to try to undermine Taiwan’s unity and resilience.

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Through deeper ‘officially unofficial’ partnerships Taipei and European countries can learn from each other and build resilience in an era of US-China rivalry.

Europe and Taiwan should cooperate to navigate an uncertain world

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 6d

Through deeper ‘officially unofficial’ partnerships Taipei and European countries can learn from each other and build resilience in an era of US-China rivalry.

Through deeper ‘officially unofficial’ partnerships Taipei and European countries can learn from each other and build resilience in an era of US-China rivalry.

Europe and Taiwan should cooperate to navigate an uncertain world

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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 7d

Through deeper ‘officially unofficial’ partnerships Taipei and European countries can learn from each other and build resilience in an era of #USChina rivalry, writes our Programme Director Ben Bland for @chathamhouse.org.

Through deeper ‘officially unofficial’ partnerships Taipei and European countries can learn from each other and build resilience in an era of US-China rivalry.

Diplomatic charm offensive and hard line on security: China’s evolving approach to Asia under the second Trump administration

Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 8d

In the context of #USChina rivalry, China might be eager to gain greater prominence in regional security affairs. But Beijing knows that becoming a global superpower would draw it into regional conflicts it would rather avoid.

Read more from Yu Jie in her latest piece for @eh4s.eu ⬇️

EuroHub4Sino Policy Paper 2025/15 https://doi.org/10.31175/eh4s.793d

Diplomatic charm offensive and hard line on security: China’s evolving approach to Asia under the second Trump administration

Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you to @josephtorigian.bsky.social for joining us today for a fascinating discussion on Xi Jinping and the influence of his father, Xi Zhongxun, on his leadership and worldview.

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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 9d

How has China’s approach toward Asia evolved under Trump 2.0?

While Beijing has capitalised on Trump’s erratic approach to trade and diplomacy, it still falls short of raising its profile as a regional security manager, writes our Senior Research Fellow Yu Jie for @eh4s.eu.

EuroHub4Sino Policy Paper 2025/15 https://doi.org/10.31175/eh4s.793d

China and India May Be Moving Toward a More Coordinated Foreign Policy

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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 14d

As the world grapples with the decline of US power and the shift toward multipolarity, and as both China & India continue their rise as global powers, the Sino-Indian convergence of interests will continue, write our Senior Research Fellows @chietigj.bsky.social & Yu Jie for @foreignpolicy.com.

What to watch for during Modi’s first trip to China since 2018.

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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 12d

China & India maintain common ambitions to be a voice of the #GlobalSouth and an independent pole of influence in an emerging multipolar global order. But they seek to do so from very different vantage points, write our Senior Research Fellows @chietigj.bsky.social & Yu Jie in their recent report.

How China–India relations will shape Asia and the global order

Relations between China and India hold great long-term significance for the future of both Asia and the emerging global order. This paper details their relationship and why their competition for influ...

Modi’s SCO summit visit shows China and India want to reset relations. But the ‘Dragon–Elephant Tango’ will be tough

Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 13d

New Delhi remains committed to maintaining its strategic autonomy. It may be moving closer to China and Russia, but it does not want to distance itself from the US and West, writes @chietigj.bsky.social for @chathamhouse.org.

US tariffs and other factors are bringing China and India closer together. But contentious issues remain.

China and India May Be Moving Toward a More Coordinated Foreign Policy

Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 14d

As the world grapples with the decline of US power and the shift toward multipolarity, and as both China & India continue their rise as global powers, the Sino-Indian convergence of interests will continue, write our Senior Research Fellows @chietigj.bsky.social & Yu Jie for @foreignpolicy.com.

What to watch for during Modi’s first trip to China since 2018.

foreignpolicy.com

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International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨 NEW ISSUE 🚨

🌏 Special section on how the rise of Asia reshapes international financial affairs
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Read the issue > academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/5

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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 19d

The potential deportation of failed Afghan asylum seekers from Europe could become the silver lining in the Taliban’s quest for Western engagement, writes @hameedhakimi.bsky.social for @chathamhouse.org.

Push to deport failed Afghan asylum seekers from Europe could benefit the Taliban

In the absence of diplomatic recognition, Afghanistan’s Taliban government would welcome engagement on migration management as a way to build rapport with the West.

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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 19d

We were delighted to host Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, former Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan, yesterday for a closed-door discussion on the latest developments and challenges facing Balochistan.

Push to deport failed Afghan asylum seekers from Europe could benefit the Taliban

Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 19d

The potential deportation of failed Afghan asylum seekers from Europe could become the silver lining in the Taliban’s quest for Western engagement, writes @hameedhakimi.bsky.social for @chathamhouse.org.

In the absence of diplomatic recognition, Afghanistan’s Taliban government would welcome engagement on migration management as a way to build rapport with the West.

Independent Thinking: Will China lead a post-American world?

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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 20d

Are we moving into a post-American world and, if so, will China try to lead and set the rules for it?

🎧 Listen to our new Senior Research Fellow @jkynge.bsky.social discuss the changing nature of international order in the latest Independent Thinking podcast.

China is advancing where the US is retreating. James Kynge and Samir Puri join Bronwen Maddox on Chatham House’s weekly podcast.

Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 19d

We were delighted to host Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, former Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan, yesterday for a closed-door discussion on the latest developments and challenges facing Balochistan.

Independent Thinking: Will China lead a post-American world?

Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 20d

Are we moving into a post-American world and, if so, will China try to lead and set the rules for it?

🎧 Listen to our new Senior Research Fellow @jkynge.bsky.social discuss the changing nature of international order in the latest Independent Thinking podcast.

China is advancing where the US is retreating. James Kynge and Samir Puri join Bronwen Maddox on Chatham House’s weekly podcast.

James Kynge is Senior Research Fellow for China and the World with the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House.Prior to joining Chatham House in September 2025, he spent 28 years at the Financial Time...

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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 21d

The Asia-Pacific Programme is delighted to welcome James Kynge as our Senior Research Fellow for China and the World, to help us make sense of China’s growing global role and how the UK and its allies should respond.

Find out more about @jkynge.bsky.social here ⬇️
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James Kynge

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