Interviews

As geopolitical competition between the United States and China intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, questions surrounding soft power, connectivity, economic statecraft and regional influence have become very important. In the following discussion with the TSI, Dr. Daniele Carminati, Lecturer, International Relations and Global Affairs, Mahidol University International College, Thailand, offers insights into China’s evolving diplomatic strategy, connectivity issues, Southeast Asia’s strategic balancing act and the future of influence in a changing global order.

Dr. Nyíri Pál is Professor at the Institute of Global Studies, Budapest University of Economics (Corvinus) and Professor of Global History from an Anthropological Perspective at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. His research focuses on the international mobility of Chinese elites, offering useful insights into China’s changing role in an interconnected world. In an exclusive email interview with The Statecraft Institute (TSI), Professor Nyíri Pál discusses the dynamic changes happening in Chinese migration, transnational business, digital nationalism and statecraft in an interconnected but fragmented world.