What can Taiwan learn from elections in Busan? That ocean policy is never only about ports. My new Taipei Times piece argues that 🇹🇼 does not need a Polar Silk Road. It needs democratic maritime literacy: an Arctic strtgy linking science, security, and resilience. www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

🕊️ Today marks the 91st birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. For more than six decades, his influence has extended beyond religion to discussions on peacebuilding, democratic governance, human rights, and intercultural dialogue. Swipe through to learn more

This year, July 4 marks 250 years of American independence. Swipe for a look back at the U.S. path to becoming a global superpower.

🖌: Taiwan and Paraguay announced a joint partnership to develop one of the world’s largest AI data center projects, hoping to meet rising global demand for computing power and clean energy. ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ai... #Taiwan #Paraguay #cleanenergy #Ai #datacenters

🖌: Despite the month of June being recognized as Pride Month, in China, even foreign entities face harassment by Chinese authorities for attempting to celebrate it. ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ta... #China #HumanRights #LGBTQ #PrideMonth #Pride #FreedomToBe #MediaCensorship #Pinkwash

🇭🇰Today we look back at one of the defining moments in modern Chinese history: the handover of Hong Kong. For Beijing, the handover ment the symbolic end of the "Century of Humiliation". But the story did not end in 1997. 📲 Swipe through to learn how the handover happened.

🖌: Beijing has intensified its maritime presence in the waters east of Taiwan. This behavior comes in response to recent negotiations between Tokyo and Manila. ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ne... #China #Taiwan #Japan #Philippines #maritimepatrols #instability #EEZ

🪖We reflect on a conflict whose consequences continue to resonate across generations, 75 years since the outbreak of the Korean war Often titled the "forgotten war," it claimed millions of lives, left the Peninsula divided and became one of the defining conflicts of the Cold War

🌐Our latest webinar explored the implications of Taiwan’s exclusion from #Interpol and its broader impact on international law enforcement cooperation, and democratic resilience featuring experts from #Europe and #Taiwan. Watch the recording here➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSmI...

Read our latest article "Bilateral Cooperation Helps Taiwan to Offset Interpol Exclusion" by @matejsimalcik.bsky.social of @ceias-eu.bsky.social ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/bi... #Taiwan #interpol #Security #GlobalSecurity #china

Today we celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, and its traditions that continue to bring people together across communities 🐉

🖌: The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking once again shows the danger of one of the Indo-Pacific’s most capable policing partners being, once again, be locked out of the room. ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/th... #Taiwan #interpol #Security #GlobalSecurity #china

🖌: Taiwan, Interpol, and the Democratic Security Blind Spot While Taiwan’s exclusion from Interpol is often treated as a diplomatic dispute, it should be understood as a security vulnerability. ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ta... #Taiwan #interpol #Security #GlobalSecurity #china

🎙V nové epizodě podcastu Zóna vlivu jsme si povídali se Zdeňkem Hřibem o Tchaj-wanu – jeho postavení, aktuálních výzvách i vztazích s Českem. Otevřeli jsme také otázku vyloučení Tchaj-wanu z posledního zasedání Světového zdravotnického shromáždění (WHA).

🌍Bylo nám ctí přivítat Dr. Lindu Piknerovou, přední českou afrikanistku, která u nás přednášela o rostoucím vlivu Číny v Africe. Ve své přednášce poutavě propojila odborné poznatky s osobními zkušenostmi z terénu. 🧑‍🎓Jsi student a chceš dostávat pozvánky na naše akce? Napiš nám: lnkd.in/e4AJayt3

🇨🇳It was our pleasure to welcome Petr Čermák (AMO) and Filip Šebok (CEIAS) at EVC for a roundtable on the topic of China’s growing footprint in the Western Balkans. We debated how Chinese influence is reshaping the region’s economic and political landscape and its scope and implications.

📍The US may still call the shots in global affairs, but the EU often pays the bigger price. And new research by Bloomberg Economics, featuring @yehaoqin.bsky.social, shows that a war over Taiwan could cost the bloc $2 trillion. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🖌: Beyond Family Policy: Taiwan’s Demographic Decline and the Security Challenge Ahead ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/be... #TaiwanSecurity #LaiChing-te #FertilityRate #demography

🖌: Japan's Free and Open Indo-Pacific, Part II ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ja... #Japan #IndoPacific #FOIP #Security

🖌: Recognition Without Protection: 🇨🇳China's LGBTQ Paradox🏳️‍🌈 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/re... #PRC #china #LGBTQ #HumanRights #PrideMonth

🖌: Reshaping Shared Responsibility: Taiwan Can Help Taiwan continues to be excluded from the World Health Assembly. However, the country has a lot to offer. ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/re... #WHA #Taiwan #PublicHealth #NontradditionalSecurity

🖌: Taiwan’s Digital Health Dividend For the 10th consecutive year, Taiwan has been excluded from meaningful participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA). This is a practical loss for global public health. ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ta... #PublicHealth #Taiwan #WHO #GlobalHealth

🖌: TaiwanICDF at 30: Building Healthier Communities Through Technology, Trust, and Human Connection ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ta... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: TaiwanICDF slaví 30 let: budování zdravějších komunit skrze důvěru, nové technologie a mezilidské vztahy ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop...

🌐On May 20, the 79th session of the World Health Assembly (#WHA) was held. Since #Taiwan remains excluded from both this event and the organization as a whole, we are publishing this special edition of our briefing to highlight its ongoing efforts to participate in #globalhealth

🌏 A report from our Taiwan Office looks at how the EU’s #GlobalGateway is taking shape in the Indo-Pacific, with a focus on 🇫🇯 & 🇻🇳 📖 Read the full report: www.kas.de/en/web/mned-...

🖌: Taiwan’s Defense Budget Deadlock Reaches New Stage After months of political deadlock, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed a supplementary defense budget bill authorizing the procurement of multiple U.S. military equipment packages. ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ta... #DefenseBudget #TaiwanDefense

🖌: A Harvest Moon? Trump, Xi, and the Geoeconomics of Food Security ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/a-... #USChina #DonaldTrump #geopolitics #agriculture #soybeans

🖌: Words as Weapons: Trump, Xi, and China’s Discourse Power on Taiwan   How did Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing go? The “One China” policy was also discussed. ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/wo... #Taiwan #USChina #DonaldTrump #geopolitics #defense

🖌: Dual-Use Controls and Strategic Exposure: China Targets European Firms Over Taiwan ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/du... #China #DualUseControls #EU #Taiwan #GlobalTrade

🖌: 🇷🇺Russian Delegation in 🇰🇵North Korea: Celebration of a Strong Partnership ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ru... #Russia #NorthKorea #RussiaUkraineWar #Security

🖌: A Cheaper Shield, A Deeper Split: 🇹🇼Taiwan’s Defense Budget Debate Tests the KMT The KMT has not yet reached a consensus on the proposed defense budget, and this is now becoming a test of its political credibility. ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/a-... #Taiwan #defense #DefenseBudget #Kuomintang

⚠️ Nebezpečná manipulace na českém TikToku: Vagnerovci míří na mladé Společně s Centrem pro výzkum online rizik jsme podali hlášení na ČTÚ ohledně výskytu pro-vagnerovského obsahu na české verzi TikToku. Více se dočtete v článku na Seznam Zprávách: 🔗 www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/domac...

🖌: Agent of Change? Cheng Li-wun’s Visit to China and the Politics of Cross-Strait Engagement The visit of the chair of Taiwan's KMT party to China through Taiwan's lense. ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ag... #ChengXi #KMT #DPP

🖌: Hungary Turns the Page: What Does Magyar's Victory Mean for Indo-Pacific Dynamics?🇭🇺 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/hu... #PeterMagyar #China #hungary #EU #internationalTrade #internationalRelations

🔵Hledáme stážisty! 👉Zajímá tě mezinárodní politika, Indo-Pacifik, bezpečnost a budoucnost liberální demokracie 👉Nechceš o dění ve světě jen číst, ale chceš se aktivně podílet na posilování odolnosti naší společnosti?
 Přidej se k nám! Více najdeš zde: europeanvalues.cz/en/stazistka...

🖌: Peace as Discourse Power: 🇨🇳How Chinese Opinion Leaders View Cheng Li-wun’s Visit 🇹🇼 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/pe... #ChengLiWun #Kuomintang #CrossStrait #Taiwan #China

💚 EVC Taiwan Office facilitated and convened an exchange between the Czech Green Party and Green Party Taiwan. 🌏 Talks covered energy security, nuclear power & housing within the Global Greens framework. 🌱 Advancing democratic cooperation & sustainable development remains central to EVC’s work.

🖌: China’s Digital Footprint Expands Through Serbia 🇨🇳🇷🇸 by Reid Standish is RFE/RL's China Global Affairs correspondent ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ch... #China #Serbia #Technology #Surveillance

🖌: Read the latest article, by Dren Gerguri, lecturer at the University of Prishtina: "From Imports to Narratives: 🇨🇳China’s Quiet Playbook in Kosovo🇽🇰" ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/fr... #ChinesePropaganda #ChinaInfluence #Kosovo #WesternBalkans

On 4/14, EVC Taiwan Office Head yehaoqin.bsky.social delivered a lecture at Ming Chuan University on “Understanding #NATO." 🤝 As the first European think tank with a permanent presence in #Taiwan, we are committed to engaging emerging policy experts to strengthen Taiwan– #Europe security dialogue.

🖌: Unlocking Croatia-Taiwan Cooperation: Navigating Beyond Politics Read the latest article by @lanapedisic.bsky.social, Visiting Fellow, Institute for National Defense and Security Research ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/un... #Taiwan #Croatia #drones #tourism #trade

🇦🇱🇧🇦🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇽🇰✖️🇨🇳 Join us for an online panel discussion exploring China's multifaceted influence in the Western Balkans, drawing on recent analyses of information operations, digital infrastructure, and alternative partnerships. (1/2)

Přečtěte si článek od Seznam Zprávy, a.s., do kterého svou expertízou přispěla i naše analytička Zuzana Košková 🇨🇳🖌 👉 www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/domac...

🇪🇺🤝🇺🇦🤝🇹🇼 Together with Kyiv-based New Europe Center, our EVC team participated in an expert roundtable hosted by the Institute of International Relations, National Chengchi University. EVC continues to actively facilitate dialogue between Taiwan and Ukraine on resilience and security policy.

🇬🇧🖌: Missiles and Markets: Middle East Conflict Jolts South Korea’s Economy ➡️ europeanvalues.substack.com/p/missiles-a... #Korea #Iran #StockMarkets #DefenseIndustry #Weapons

🇬🇧🖌: China’s Two Sessions: Policy Signals and Political Messaging ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ch... #China #Politics

🇬🇧🖌: A Cheaper Shield? Taiwan’s Defense Budget Standoff Deepens🇹🇼 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/a-... #defense #weapons #budget #Taiwan #IndoPacific

🎙Tomáš Kopečný, bývalý vládní zmocněnec pro Ukrajinu, bývalý náměstek ministra obrany pro průmyslovou spolupráci rozšířil tým Bezpečnostního centra Evropské hodnoty. O svých zkušenostech ze státní správy, z Ukrajiny a o tom, co společně chystáme se dozvíte v této epizodě podcastu Zóna vlivu!

🕊️ Today, February 28th, marks Taiwan’s 228 Memorial Day. We honor the victims of 1947 with respect and remembrance. #228MemorialDay #Taiwan #PeaceMemorialDay

🇬🇧🖌: Taipei Under Crossfire: Dramatic Developments Amid Taiwan’s Defense Buildup ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ta... #USA #Taiwan #ArmsSales #DefenseSpending #SixAssurances #DonaldTrump