With the end of December, our research project came to a close. We’re thankful for everything we learned 🧠 and all the inspiring people we met along the way 🙏 Check out the video “EUVIP in a nutshell” to revisit all the important moments, key results, and project milestones: www.euvip-project.com

A look back at our final project event 🎇 Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate this three-year journey and contributed to its success 🙏 And as the year comes to a close, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a peaceful holiday season! ❄️

Our second EUVIP #PolicyRecommendations are now out! 📄 They build on three years of research and dialogue on the #EU’s approach to political development in #Myanmar. Read them here: ceias.eu/why-the-eu-m... or on the #EUVIP website: www.euvip-project.com/publications

Congratulations to @kris-ki.bsky.social, who has been selected to join the U.S.–Taiwan–European Next Generation Working Group, a prestigious three-year fellowship led by the Institute of East Asian Studies at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social 👏 www.linkedin.com/posts/kristi...

📢 New book announcement! "Global Knowledge Production about China" by Julie Yu-Wen Chen (@helsinki.fi) will be out in May 2026 and is now available on back order: lup.nl/publications... @leidenup.bsky.social 📚

We’re delighted to invite you to the closing event of the #EUVIP project! 🎉 Join us for a presentation of project activities, key milestones and main research findings, followed by networking with project members, researchers and the wider academic community. Hosted by Palacký University Olomouc.

Yesterday’s workshop on #Self-confidence and #Self-presentation offered researchers & research managers practical strategies for communicating their work with clarity and impact 🧠👑 Many thanks to our trainer, Václav Wortner, for the great energy he brought to the workshop 👏 Hosted by #EUVIP at #UP

A quick look back at the #EUVIP Dissemination event in Vienna ➡️ The full event video is now live on YouTube! 🎬 Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=91o0...

Big day for @euvip.bsky.social in Prague! Our final dissemination event concluded with insightful panels on the EU’s relations with China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, featuring experts from think tanks, academia, and NGOs. It was followed by a productive networking session🗨️

#ERC grant writing sessions ✍️ On November 26 - 27, ERC Lab Olomouc 2025 brought together research managers committed to supporting #excellence in frontier research. Case studies, scientific #impact planning, and practical ERC interview preparation were among the key topics. Supported by #EUVIP

A new article by Friso M. S. Stevens applies Steve Tsang’s “party-state realism” theory to explain today’s China, where the Party under Xi ‘leads everything’: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A major milestone 🌟 The #EUVIP Policy Recommendations, a key outcome of our three-year project, have now been published! 📝 Explore the findings on www.euvip-project.com/publications or ceias.eu/from-strateg...

📅 4 December at 13:00 📍 Prague, CZ The #EU and the #Indo-Pacific: Influence and Opportunities 💡🤝 #EUVIP’s final dissemination event, organized in collaboration with @ceias-eu.bsky.social as well as the #TaiwanChair and #ReConnectChina projects: www.euvip-project.com/podrobnosti-...

Today, #EUVIP Head Alfred Gerstl and EUVIP co-coordinator Kristina Kironska presented our policy recommendations at @aies.at, with #Myanmar as a case study 📚 It was followed by engaging and insightful discussions with participants 🗣️

With great-power rivalry reshaping the #Indo-Pacific, how can the #EU and #ASEAN defend a rules-based order? Learn more at a panel discussion organized by #EUVIP, @ceias-eu.bsky.social and @aies.at as part of the 3rd dissemination workshop. On 24 November at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna ⬇️

In Brussels, EUVIP Head Alfred Gerstl and member David Broul held a high-level meeting at the European External Action Service to discuss #EU relations with Indo-Pacific partners, notably Southeast Asia and India, & the Global Gateway Initiative. We also shared with them our policy recommendations 🌏

The 2nd #EUVIP Dissemination workshop has just opened with a panel discussion exploring #trade 💼, #digital collaboration 💻, and efforts to uphold a #rules-based international #order ⚖️ amid global competition. Hosted by the Royal Higher Institute for Defence in Brussels #RHID

📢 Registrations are still open! Don’t miss @ifri-asie.bsky.social’s annual conference “Strategic Autonomy and Asia amid Rising Geoeconomic Competition” 🗓️ Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 | 9:30–17:00. Join online or in person ⤵️ 🔗 ifri.org/en/strategic...

✨ Exciting opportunity to lead a world-class #IR journal ✨ 📕 The Joint Management Committee of @ecprsgir.bsky.social & @europeanisa.bsky.social are seeking a NEW editorial team for @ejir.bsky.social 🔖 4-year term 🔖 Proposals up to 5,000 words 🔖 Deadline 31 Mar 2026 #IRSky #AcademicSky

#India’s rise is reshaping the global order, explains Bart Gaens (@fiia.fi) in his newly published #OpenAccess book chapter 📖 in Competing Visions for International Order: doi.org/10.4324/9781... @routledgebooks.bsky.social

How can Europe address economic #security challenges in the #Indo-Pacific? The 2nd #EUVIP Dissemination Workshop takes place on 5 November at the Royal Higher Institute for Defence (RHID) in Brussels 📍 www.euvip-project.com/podrobnosti-...

The Relations between #LatinAmerica and the #Caribbean and the #Indo-Pacific Region 🌎 with Ana Soliz de Stange Watch the recording 📹 of a guest lecture hosted by @helsinki.fi #Chinese studies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_wD...

Reflecting on a productive June at Palacký University Olomouc, where the #EUVIP #SummerSchool and the 22nd #EATS Conference gathered scholars and students to discuss #Taiwan’s place in the #Indo-Pacific. Read summaries of both events here: www.euvip-project.com/news

📚 #Chinese Vision for a Durable #Security Order in an Era of Great Power Competition: A new book chapter by Matti Puranen and Julie Yu-Wen Chen is now available in #OpenAccess! Read online or download here: www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...

🗣️ Guest lecture by Ana Soliz de Stange at @helsinki.fi on October 13: How do #LatinAmerica and the #Caribbean fit into the #Indo-Pacific’s shifting power dynamics? This lecture examines trade, diplomacy and the #China–Taiwan factor shaping the region’s future: blogs.helsinki.fi/chinastudies... 🌎

🔖 Save the date On 16 October at @lund-university.bsky.social, Julie Yu-Wen Chen will present her new book, which explores how politics shape knowledge of #China and how #China-watchers have navigated credibility and individual agency from the 20th century to today: www.ace.lu.se/calendar/chi...

💭 What is the significance of the Indo-Pacific region for Europe? Experts Theresa Fallon, Alfred Gerstl, @pauloshea.bsky.social, Julie Yu-Wen Chen, and Bart Gaens discussed the topic at a seminar hosted by FIIA and the @euvip.bsky.social. 🎥 Watch the recording ⤵️ fiia.fi/tapahtumat/t...

Paul O’Shea delivered insights on Japan’s shifting politics & waning pacifism, highlighting generational change, fears of US abandonment, and the erosion of the rules-based order shared by both Japan & the EU.

The EUVIP dissemination workshop with ICDS kicked off in Tallinn, Estonia. In the Indo-Pacific, the EU faces increasing pressure. @euvip.bsky.social head Alfred highlighted the need for more military commitment, listening to the region & deeper ties with like-minded partners.

The 3rd speech, by Paul O’Shea, warned that the US–Japan alliance is being eroded under Trump’s 2nd term. He highlighted the rise of Sanseito, echoing Trump with “Japan First,” nuclear ambitions & foreign policy independence, as a challenge too important to ignore.

The workshop kicked off successfully ✨ Delivering his speech, Alfred Gerstl, @euvip.bsky.social's head, argued the #EU could become a major Indo-Pacific partner with stronger military engagement and a values-based stance, something that can set it apart during the Trump era.

Our 1st #EUVIP #Dissemination workshop in Helsinki is starting in 15 min! First guests are coming👍

China’s stablecoin dilemma 💱 Monique Taylor @helsinki.fi spoke with Kandy Wong @scmpnews.bsky.social about #China’s cautious approach to #crypto and the impact of dollar-backed #stablecoins on U.S. influence in global finance: www.scmp.com/economy/chin... (for subscribers)

New course at Palacký University Olomouc, taught by #EUVIP team members Alfred Gerstl, Renata Westlake and Federica Cidale 👇 The #Philippines Today (for BA & MA students) offers an intro to the country’s history, politics, economics, culture, language and society 📚

The EUVIP team is pleased to invite you to the 1st Dissemination Workshop 🔊 with two sessions (Sept 9-10) in Helsinki @fiia.fi and Tallinn @icds-tallinn.bsky.social 📨 More details available on the EUVIP website: www.euvip-project.com/events-1

Big congrats to @kris-ki.bsky.social on receiving the Global #TaiwanChair project at Palacký University Olomouc! 👏 In the coming year, she’ll launch a new course on #Taiwan, lead thematic workshops and foster exchanges ↔️ between Taiwanese and the Czech scholars: www.upol.cz/nc/en/news/n...

Eine treffende Analyse der engen, aber doch belasteten Beziehungen zwischen #Vietnam und #China von Lisa-Marie Rolly in campus a. Fein, dass ich mit einigen Zitaten beitragen durfte. campus-a.at/2025/08/28/v... @ceias-eu.bsky.social @euvip.bsky.social

#China is countering #US dollar-backed #stablecoins by promoting yuan-pegged alternatives 💱 to expand its currency’s global role: eastasiaforum.org/2025/08/22/s... Read more in a recent article by Monique Taylor (‪@helsinki.fi)‬ for @eastasiaforum.bsky.social

#Chile–#China relations are rapidly expanding. Listen to the new episode of #NordicAsia Podcast 🎧 by Julie Yu-Wen Chen (‪@helsinki.fi) and Maria Montt Strabucchi to understand their impact on the growth of China-related research and education 🎓 in Chile: newbooksnetwork.com/chiles-growi...

The #CCP's best strategy for dealing with different religions in #China is "to #sinicize them to make them suitable for Chinese society," says Julie Yu-Wen Chen @helsinki.fi in her interview with @theguardian.com about the #Buddhist group 🧘 linked to Australia’s spy allegations: tinyurl.com/4et9sbec

From March 2025 - Anti-Muslim Bias in Foreign Policy Attitudes: Experimental Evidence from Thirteen European Countries - cup.org/3DHssnl - Andrej Findor, Roman Hlatky, @mtjhrsk.bsky.social & @kris-ki.bsky.social #OpenAccess

📆 Aug 11: Digital China Seminar Register by August 6: www.lyyti.in/Digital_Chin... and explore how rapid #urbanization and #digitalization reshape Chinese cities, focusing on #sustainable urbanization as a key challenge for #China's future 🐉 Hosted by the #REPAIR project at @helsinki.fi

🎧 New podcast episode is out now! What does #kampung ("village hamlet" 🏘️ in #Malay) really mean in modern urban world? Once seen as outdated or impoverished, Indonesia’s kampung are being reimagined through revitalization: newbooksnetwork.com/kampung-acti... Julie Yu-Wen Chen & Melani Budianta

One year ago, the National Central Library of Taiwan 📚 and @helsinki.fi officially launched the first Taiwan Academic Digital Resource Center in the Nordic region, aiming to expand international access to Taiwanese academic research 🔎. Read more here: libraryguides.helsinki.fi/c.php?g=4770...

How do the EU member states view Taiwan and how do they structure their cooperation on security and trade with Taipei? Giulia Tercovich, Laia Comerma and others have produced a super useful analysis of the state of play. Read🔸 csds.vub.be/publication/... #Taiwan #EU

🎧 New episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast! Julie Yu-Wen Chen talks with Mohamed Ariff Bin Mohamed Ali, Chargé d’Affaires of the #Malaysian Embassy in Helsinki, about Malaysia’s foreign policy, its #ASEAN 2025 chairmanship & ties with the Nordics ❄️: newbooksnetwork.com/malaysian-no...

David Broul and Antonín Nenutil presented their research on #EU–Indonesia diplomacy at the #EPSA conference (26–28 June, Madrid) as part of the #EUVIP project, engaging in rich discussions on political science & international relations: epsanet.org #EPSA2025 @epsanet.bsky.social

"China and #CentralAsia are like friends with benefits," says Julie Yu-Wen Chen (@helsinki.fi) in her latest interview with Vlast.kz, discussing how #China is strengthening ties in the region: vlast.kz/english/6537... 🌏

What is #China’s strategy behind the internationalization of the #renminbi (RMB)? 💴 Explore the latest article by Monique Taylor (@helsinki.fi) for fresh insights: www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou... Published by @aiianational.bsky.social

The agreement to fund #PhilippineStudies at the Department of Asian Studies for the 2025/26 academic year at Palacký University Olomouc has been signed! 🤝 🧑‍🎓 The first course will be co-convened by Alfred Gerstl, Renata Westlake, and Federica Cidale. Read more: www.euvip-project.com/news