Institute of Asian Studies

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

The policy paper by Matej Šimalčík analyzes Slovak policy towards China. With the passing of the Conception of developing the economic relations between Slovak Republic and People’s Republic of China 2017-2020, Slovakia aims to improve its relations with China. At the same time, Slovakia did not pay such high attention to the 16 + 1 forum in the past as some of its neighbors, even though the 16 + 1 is viewed often as the most important tool for China to deal with Central and Eastern European… Read More