To the casual observer, Kazakhstan can be a tricky country to get to grips with. In 2010 they scored a major diplomatic coup by becoming the first post-Soviet country to chair the OSCE, where they hosted the stagnant organisation’s first summit in 11 years. While its neighbour Kyrgyzstan descended in chaos, Kazakhstan seemeed an oasis [...]

(The Following post was contributed by Brian Colin. Brian is currently based in Beijing and holds a Masters Degree in EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges) Monnaie de la République Populaire de Chine, le yuan renminbi (RMB) est au coeur d’un débat que la plupart des économistes peinent [...]

(The following contribution was written by Laura Stoicescu, alumni of the College of Europe in Bruges (2009-2010). The views given are her own.) The outbreak of the”Club Med’ debt crisis in January 2010 took the financial world by surprise, as it was stemming from one of the most unlikely places: Europe. The same Europe which, [...]

EU leaders have long emphasized the need for Brussels to get more “strategic” in its partnership with China. Launched in 2003, the strategic partnership between the two sides has been the subject of a voluminous (and often excruciatingly tedious) academic debate, a plethora of grand sounding political statements and ultimately much disappointment. The topic gained [...]