Category: China
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Andreea Lauricella Pivasu Nov 22, 2024 ABSTRACT By comparing China’s and India’s approaches to state authority in the digital age, this article explores how digital sovereignty is changing governance and policymaking. I demonstrate how the digital age undermines conventional ideas of state control and autonomy by examining the historical foundations of sovereignty and its evolution.…
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By Alessandro Boschin ABSTRACT Recent events revolving around the financial turmoil created by the launch of the Deepseeker-R1 model and the response by OpenAI with the release of Chat GPT o3-mini raised the bar of a previously ongoing international AI chatbot competition. The continuous release of new and more efficient models by American and Chinese…
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By Giulia Ottaviani ABSTRACT The Latin maxim Ubi maior minor cessat, in other words, “where there is the greater, the lesser ceases,” is a concept that could be applied to many different contexts, including, at first glance, today’s geopolitical setting. It may seem that the strongest actors within the international landscape are the sole rule…
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Alessandro Boschin Jun 3, 2024 It is well known that the final text of the AI Act has been adopted after a long tug-of-war between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers of the EU which culminated in December 2023 with a 3-day long intensive talks. However, the regulation has not entered into force…
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Giulia Ottaviani Apr 14, 2024 Since the 70’s the Chinese government has successfully expanded its economy and political ties with other countries, up to the point where the PRC became the world’s second-largest economy and one of the most influential and powerful forces in the geopolitical structure and international organizations. After the Chinese economic reforms…
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Shayan Shojeai ABSTRACT Today’s international relations discussions center on China’s increasing influence and shifting power balance. With the U.S. losing its position as the sole superpower, rivalry intensifies and global affairs are reshaped. Saudi Arabia, an energy superpower in the strategic Middle East that has the potential to lead the Muslim world, has been significantly…
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Danyil Trus Feb 9, 2024 Over the past few years, the People’s Republic of China has achieved remarkable strides in the sphere of lunar exploration and the broader context of its space programme. This paper seeks to critically analyse the manner in which China’s advancements in its space programme and lunar explorations fortify its political…