Institute of Asian Studies

Summmit 16+1 v Sofii dokazuje nepripravenosť Slovenska na budovanie vzťahov s Čínou. Stalo sa už folklórom, že po summite s čínskym premiérom sa oznamujú bombastické plány spolupráce. Nebolo to ináč ani po poslednom stretnutí v rámci platformy 16+1 pred vyše týždňom v bulharskej Sofii. Po bilaterálnom stretnutí s Li Keqiangom, čínskym predsedom vlády, boli premiérom Pellegrinim oznámené plány, ako by Slovensko malo profitovať zo vzťahov s Čínou. Výstavba širokorozchodnej železnice, export… Read More

Od júla IAS prechádza úpravou organizačnej štruktúry a vedenia. Po štyroch rokoch zastávania funkcie riaditeľky IASu sa Lucia Husenicová ujíma funkcie predsedníčky správnej rady inštitútu. Počas jej riaditeľstva sa IAS stal jedným z vedúcich think tankov zameriavajúcich sa na medzinárodné vzťahy v Ázii vo Vyšehradskom regióne. Lucia sa bude podieľať na formulovaní celkovej vízie a stratégie inštitútu. IAS tak bude i naďalej čerpať z jej dlhoročných skúseností v odbore. IAS budú odteraz spolu… Read More

It has been six years since PSY’s hit Gangnam Style was released in 2012 and it almost immediately caught attention of the world, hitting one billion views on YouTube as the first video in history of the platform. Many other Korean artists were also gaining popularity outside of South Korea, including 2NE1, Super Junior, BigBang, SNSD (Girls’ Generation), BoA or HyunA, the star of PSY’s Gangnam Style music video and one of the most popular female solo artist in Korean Republic today. The global… Read More

China's charm offensive across the Visegrad region and the Balkans has been unprecedented in recent years. Despite the difficulty facing these regions in striking the proper balance between potential challenges and opportunities, improved relations have, nevertheless, started to develop at a rapid pace via a plethora of mechanisms. This unfolding reality has not only been reflected in higher trade volumes and people-to-people exchanges, but also in Chinese investment projects targeting strategic… Read More

The policy paper by Martin Šebeňa looks into trade and investment relations of China and V4 countries. A Central European manufacturing nexus has emerged in the past three decades, encompassing Germany, Austria and the four Visegrád countries. In this regard, a scrutiny of trade statistics based on value-added methodology indicates a significant increase in exposure of V4 countries towards China. Assessment of financial linkages shows a higher volatility potential of Chinese investments. Since t… Read More