Drawing on global media reports, we conduct a sentiment analysis of the image of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the evolution of its image over time. Our main finding is that perceptions of the initiative deteriorated significantly in many geographies from 2017 to 2022. The notable...

After the Soviet breakup, Central Asia has gained importance for several States because of its geographical location and abundance of hydrocarbon reserves. These hydrocarbon reserves are located mainly in three countries: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Each of them has taken different...

Chinas Aufstieg zur zweitgrößten Volkswirtschaft hat die globalen Kräfteverhältnisse in den letzten Jahren verändert. Findet eine Verschiebung der globalen Dominanz von West nach Ost statt? Welche Möglichkeiten hat Europa, sich zwischen den USA und China zu positionieren?