Beyond reach? EU-China climate relations after Paris
In this seminar, Dr. Olivia Gippner (LSE) will trace the evolution of the EU-China climate relationship since its creation in 2005.
China's New Development Bank and Infrastructure-led Growth
In view of China’s recent launch of several new development banks (AIIB, OBOR, NDB) with a central focus on infrastructure, this NUPI Brief takes a look at how China’s infrastructure projects have fared both at home and abroad in the past. It asks the question: Does economic growth, boosted by infrastructure investment, necessarily benefit development? Admitting that infrastructure has played a crucial role in China’s development, as well as contributed to the changes in other developing countries, this brief cautions against several potential economic risks. To be more specific, three issues are highlighted: first, low usage and low profitability; second, debt and broken contracts; third, favouritism towards state-owned companies.
Community-based policing and post-conflict police reform (ICT4COP)
This research project will create greater knowledge of social, cultural, legal and ethical dimensions of community-based policing in post-conflict societies....
Maritime Security in East Asia: Summer of Our Discontent?
Demarcation disputes in the East China Sea have increased tensions made questions of maritime security in East Asia topical.
North Korea’s nuclear weapons: Iranian solution – a way out?
North-Korea is getting closer and closer to a de facto nuclear deterrence capability.
Advancing Reconciliation Diplomacy: Sri Lankan Perspective
How does Sri Lanka work to advance reconciliation after the civil war that ended in 2009?
30 years of renovation: achievements and prospects of economic and social development in Viet Nam
NUPI has the pleasure of welcoming H.E. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thien Nhan, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), to an open seminar.
China's Future?
What is China's future? What will it take for China to escape the middle income trap and graduate to become a mature developed economy? And how is China's economy linked to its political system?
Protection of Civilians. From Principle to Practice (PoC)
Protection of Civilians: From Principle to Practice...