I was delighted to give a guest lecture on China-Taiwan dynamics in the context of Carmen Chas’s Foreign Policy Analysis course. My 1st time at Universidad Pontificia Comillas was wonderful: impressive architecture & great students who asked very pertinent questions. And Madrid is true to itself!
Asian Security (@tandfresearch.bsky.social) has joined LinkedIn. Do follow us‼️
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📢 Asian Security's 1st issue of 2026 is out!
Featuring articles on #Japan defense transformation along the 1st Island Chain, #Singapore AI strategy, #Indonesia Vs #Philippines conflict resolution policies & the impact of #China presence in #Laos + #Cambodia.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fasi20/2...
Quelques mots à la RTS sur la condamnation de Jimmy Lai. Affaire importante et dont l'issue était inéluctable parce qu'inscrite dans une tendance structurelle commencée en 2014.
Voir aussi mon opinion dans @letemps.ch 👉🏼 www.letemps.ch/opinions/hon...
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I concluded that "beyond conventional arms control, the article hints at the fragility of nuclear agreements such as the 2015 Iran deal and the 2010 New START." Of course, my reasoning has evolved since then. But I remain convinced that civil–military relations is a crucial part of the equation. 3/3
A decade ago, I published a piece in @cspjournal.bsky.social arguing that the collapse of conventional arms control regimes is rooted in the adjustments of civil–military relations to changing threat perception. 2/3
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New START - the last treaty limiting strategic nuclear forces between #Russia and the #US - has collapsed. As pundits debate the consequences & likelihood of a trilateral agreement with #China (by the way, Beijing is allergic to the very term "arms control"), it is worth scrutinizing the causes. 1/3
Quoted in this @asharqbusiness.bsky.social article on #China failed attempts (so far) to drive a wedge between the #US and its allies (e.g. #Canada) and between these allies themselves (e.g. #SouthKorea / #Japan).
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Un plaisir d'être intervenu hier dans un Objectif Monde (@tv5monde.bsky.social) sur la Corée du Sud aux côtés de Marie-Orange Rivé et Benjamin Joinau. Merci à Dominique Laresche pour l'invitation!
Lien 👉 www.tv5mondeplus.com/fr/info-et-s...
- most common types of conflict were intrastate (242), followed by interstate conflicts (60), substate (47), and transstate (16)
- as for the causes, disputes over system/ideology came first (162), followed by resources (104) and subnational predominance (92)
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Highlights:
- 365 conflicts worldwide, overall increase of 4 compared to 2023
- 209 were violent (57%) and 156 non-violent
- 48 conflicts escalated and 53 de-escalated
- number of wars rose from 21 to 27
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The Conflict Barometer 2024 is out‼️Published by the Institute for International Conflict Research @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, it documents dynamics of political conflicts worldwide in 2024.
Happy to have been member of the Advisory Board focusing on Asia & Oceania.
Link: hiik.de/conflict-bar...
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Happy to see it published, a strong piece !
Asian Security's 3rd and last issue of 2025 is out❗
Featuring articles on the strategic revival of #UN Command, #China economic statecraft in #SoutheastAsia, #CentralAsia reactions to #Russia invasion of #Ukraine & attacks on Chinese citizens in #Pakistan.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fasi20/2...
Join us tomorrow for a Career Talk (hybrid) & Networking @gvagrad.bsky.social in the context of the #GenevaForumonEastAsia2025, organized by the Contemporary East Asia Studies Initiative (CEAS)❗
By adopting an eclectic analytical approach to the Russia-Ukraine case, I go out of my comfort zone.
Btw, peer review takes place after publication, so don't hesitate to jump in by contacting me‼️2/2
My latest article "Plea for a Relationalist Operationalization of the Realist Structure" has been published open access in Stosunki Międzynarodowe – International Relations♨️
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The latest issue of Asian Security is out❗
Featuring articles on #Singapore & #UAE military self-reliance strategies, #Indonesia defense acquisition, #ASEAN institutional balancing and Indonesia & #Malaysia’s foreign policy towards the persecution of Muslims.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fasi20/c...
Passages rapides aux 12h45 & 19h30 de la RTS pour parler de la parade militaire chinoise à l'occasion du 80e anniversaire de la capitulation du Japon & des relations #Chine-#Russie-#CoréeduNord.
12h45 => www.rts.ch/play/tv/-/vi...
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Vidéo de mon intervention. Si vous vous demandez pourquoi je tourne constamment la tête sur ma droite, je ne savais pas que j'étais filmé et ma fille était dans le studio (multitasking papa).
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Quelques mots sur le sommet de l'Organisation de coopération de Shanghai au micro de Forum (RTS).
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2) #China aims to reestablish a more equilateral Beijing-Pyongyang-Moscow triangle amid DPRK- #Russia rapprochement & ahead of Trump's first diplomatic moves in Asia (expect #Taiwan -related turbulences).
- DPRK & Taiwan issues are intrinsically linked in the context of China- #US relationship.
Quoted on next week's military parade in Beijing in Svenska Dagbladet. 3 take-aways:
1) Kim Jong-un's attendance is a victory for #NorthKorea: the multilateral setting symbolizes the end of its ostracization & its growing importance as a pivotal state in int'l politics.
www.svd.se/a/eM31EM/kim...
Delighted to announce I’m Managing Editor of Asian Security from today onward, taking over @manjeetsp.bsky.social. Looking forward to working with a fantastic editorial team and to receiving your drafts‼️
But first, direction @europeanisa.bsky.social’s #EWIS2025.
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Un plaisir d'être intervenu dans Objectif Monde L'hebdo aux côtés de Dominique Laresche et François Mazure pour parler de Taïwan, des tensions avec la Chine et des perspectives d'un conflit dans le détroit.
Lien 👉 www.youtube.com/live/TPqBwMf...
@tv5monde.info #Chine #Taiwan
Ultimately, investing in Asia-related expertise is not just an academic exercise—it is a strategic imperative. 7/end
Swiss universities, for their part, must prioritize the development of interdisciplinary programs focused on Asia and establish new research centers, expand course offerings, and recruit faculty with regional expertise. 6/x
We call on the federal government to incentivize partnerships between academia and industry, fund new Asia-focused institutes and think tanks, and support research on strategic issues pertaining to the region. 5/x
While Swiss firms risk losing competitiveness in one of the world’s most dynamic regions, the Swiss government may be ill-equipped to navigate complex diplomatic and strategic challenges, from trade negotiations to geopolitical crises. 4/x
Yet the academic infrastructure needed to support this expertise remains weak in Switzerland. This is particularly the case when compared to neighboring countries (Germany, Italy, France) and North America.
This has serious consequences. 3/x