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EU-China relations display resilience

China Daily I 4th March 2021

To Shada Islam, a longtime observer of European Union-Asia affairs, EU-China relations have demonstrated strong resilience in the past year despite challenges and geopolitical headwinds.

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Conheça as mulheres que podem mudar o destino da Europa em 2021

rfi.fr I 11th January 2021

Para Shada Islam, analista sênior do conselho do think tank European Policy Centre e uma das mulheres mais influentes de Bruxelas, “é muito importante …

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One der Leyen: How has EU chief Ursula done in her first year? 

Euronews I 2nd December 2020

… explains Shada Islam, director of New Horizons think tank.

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How Covid changed Brussels

The Brussels Times I 30th September 2020

Usually only partially shut on weekends, the closing of the Bois to cars during lockdown delighted local residents like Shada Islam …

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Judy Asks: Would Coalitions of the Willing Strengthen EU Foreign Policy?

Carnegie Europe I 17th September 2020

Shada Islam ... The EU is clearly at its strongest and most convincing and has the most global impact when the twenty-seven countries speak with one voice but also really act together. That’s the nice theory. The reality is different.

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Dombrovskis nomination to trade post signals continuity, priority to US and China relations

Borderlex.eu I 8th September 2020

“Dombrovskis certainly has the clout and experience – as well as the persistence and determination – required to clinch the so-far elusive investment deal with Beijing,” reckons Shada Islam

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EU leaders agree on 'historic' recovery package

Ecns.cn I 22nd July 2020

Shada Islam, an EU commentator who runs the global strategy company New Horizons Project, said the EU's breakthrough agreement is an important boost for the bloc's financial resilience.

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China-EU meeting to enhance ties

Chinadaily I 22nd June 2020

Shada Islam, an EU commentator and former director of Europe and Geopolitics at Friends of Europe, a Brussels-based think tank, said it's good news …

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In brief: Shada Islam on Europe in the Asian century

9DashLine I 3rd June 2020

The European Union has faced a tumultuous decade since the 2008 financial crisis. The combination of the Eurozone crisis, the migration crisis and the …

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Crisis brings China, EU closer together, say experts

Chinadaily I 5th May 2020

Shada Islam, of the European think tank Friends of Europe, Zhang Ming, head of the Chinese Mission to …

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EU, China, geopolitics - changing the big picture

EU-China Hub - Interview Series I May 2020

She has been identified by Politico as one of the most influential women in Brussels …

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Tensions over virus response expose deep rifts among EU …

Chinadaily USA I 5th April 2020

Shada Islam, a director of Friends of Europe think tank, told the UK's Guardian newspaper: "So far, it is not Europe's finest hour. As solidarity becomes a hollow ...

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After coronavirus: how will Europe rebuild?

The Guardian I 12th April 2020

Shada Islam: Europe could limit the global damage. The way Europe acts today will determine everyone's post-pandemic future. So far, it is not Europe's finest ...

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'Mask diplomacy': EU-China ties tested during coronavirus .…

Euronews I 2nd April 2020

…asked Shada Islam, Director of Europe and Geopolitics at Friends of Europe. "That will require, as many are saying at the moment, that we work together to make ...

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Three Scenarios For A COVID-19 World: We Can Still Make ...

Eurasia Review I 23rd March 2020

Shada Islam, Director of Europe and Geopolitics at Friends of Europe, a Brussels-based think tank. Home » Three Scenarios For A COVID-19 World: We Can Still ...

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Washington under fire for labeling coronavirus

Chinadaily USA I 22nd March 2020

Shada Islam, director of Europe and Geopolitics of Friends of Europe, a think tank in Brussels, Belgium, said at times of crisis like the one the world is living ...

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World needs unity, not Trump's xenophobia, European officials, experts say

Chinadaily I 22nd March 2020

Shada Islam, director of Europe and Geopolitics of Friends of Europe, a Brussels-based think tank, said at times of crisis like the one the world is living through …

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EU urged to re-examine 2016 Turkey migration deal

The Parliament Magazine I 16th March 2020

The EU needs to use the next few months to get serious about crafting a lucid, forward-looking policy on managing migration and refugee flows” Shada Islam, ...

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Digging beneath the EU's climate law

Financial Times I 25th February 2020

Looking ahead, Shada Islam at the Friends of Europe issues a clarion call for a real budget to help the EU rediscover its glory days. La flessibilità. Italy's deputy ...

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What will become of the G7?

dw.com I 6th February 2020

Europeans should finally tick off the G7, an event that has always been reported too much and where too little has been decided, says Shada Islam

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The future of EU-India relations

The Parliament Magazine I 27th January 2020

However, EU-India expert Shada Islam was more upbeat about relations between Europe and India after Brexit. Pointing out that relations have got off to a ' ...

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The Heat: China and Greece ties

CGTN America I 12th November 2019

Shada Islam is Director of Europe and Geopolitics at Friends of Europe. John Gong is an Economics Professor at Beijing's University of International Business ...

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30 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Russia Is Only ...

TIME I 9th November 2019

Whether President Trump likes it or not, the U.S. is still the only power that can do that, says Shada Islam, a director at a Brussels based think tank, Friends of ...

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Are the West and liberal world order in decline?

The Jerusalem Post I 13th October 2019

Shada Islam, Director of Europe and Geopolitics at the Friends of Europe, thought that we are on the verge of re-ordering the world, and that the West will need ...

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Judy Asks: Can the EU Combat Corruption at Home?

Carnegie Europe I 26th September 2019

Shada Islam Director of Europe and Geopolitics at Friends Of Europe. Better late than never. The choice of Kövesi as the EU's first public prosecutor is a welcome ...

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Will the EU's carrot-and-stick policy for Pakistan work?

dw.com I 15th July 2019

"Pakistan is seen as an important geopolitical player," said Shada Islam, director of Europe and geopolitics at Friends of Europe …

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Confidential: EU-Asia relations — Dead Trump tree — Stroopwafel plan fails

Politico.eu I 15th June 2019

Shada Islam’s specialty is Asia-Europe relations, and it’s her top priority for engaging with the new set of …

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Truth to power: Shada Islam from think tank Friends of Europe, on telling the story of Europe  and Asia with passion

Expattime.be I September 2018

It would help if Europe got better at listening, she says. She got her break in journalism when, as a graduate, she was headhunted by influential Asian news magazine …

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