February 2nd: Discussion Seminar: Are we becoming Japanese now? Japan’s experience and its relevance to Europe.
January 5, 2012. Europe and Japan share many similarities. Both are long-time allies of the United States, have for decades held the biggest economies and richest populations in the world, and were early givers of development assistance to third regions. On Thursday 2 February Clingendael Asia Studies organizes a discussion seminar about the relevance of Japan’s experience to European countries. Read more»
Debating China's global reputation in Beijing
December 23, 2011. The Charhar Institute, China's foremost public diplomacy think tank, and the Clingendael Institute will jointly hold the Charhar-Clingendael Public Diplomacy Forum, which is to take place on May 19-20 2012. Read more»
China and the Danger of a US-Iran War
December 23, 2011. The five-year multilateral diplomatic struggle to rein in Iran’s nuclear programme and the broader psychological war against the Islamic regime have been overshadowed for most of 2011 by the turmoil of the ‘Arab Spring’. Yet as new unilateral Western sanctions threaten full-scale economic war and as the rhetoric of Israeli or US military action against Iran escalates, the crisis has now taken centre stage in world politics. So far China, together with Russia, holds off UN sanctions and advocates dialogue and diplomatic negotiations to prevent further escalation. However, in a contribution to the Clingendael Asia Forum, Willem van Kemenade argues that should the threat of war continue to grow China may be forced to play a more prominent role. Read more»
Recent publications
| EN | An overseas naval presence without overseas bases: China's counterpiracy operation in the Gulf of Aden (Summary), Susanne Kamerling en Frans-Paul van der Putten |
| NL | China als investeerder in Europa, Maaike Okano-Heijmans en Frans-Paul van der Putten |
| EN | The Sustainability of the US Military Presence in East Asia (Summary), Frans-Paul van der Putten |
| EN | China and the Danger of a US-Iran War, Willem van Kemenade |
| EN | India and Australia: The End of Estrangement? Vikas Kumar |
Media
| NL | Van hulp naar economische groei: visie Azië wint terrein in ontwikkelingsbeleid, Maaike Okano-Heijmans |
| NL | Chinese exportrestricties een keerpunt? Onzin, Ko Colijn |
| NL | China moet hoger op de politieke agenda, Ingrid d’Hooghe |
| EN | Central Asia as model for security in Black Sea region, Frans-Paul van der Putten |
| NL | Europa en Japan, werk samen!, Maaike Okano-Heijmans |