The central location of Central Asia is a critical factor in shaping the geoeconomic dynamics of the region, as it lies at the crossroads of multiple economic and political forces. The sudden withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan in August 2021 has...

EU-China relations have remained strained since the EU-China Summit in April last year, which the EU foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell called the "dialogue of the deaf." China's retaliation to EU sanctions on Russia, trade measures against the single market, humanitarian issues in Hongkong and...