Jiayi Zhou

Extremely excited and grateful to be in Washington DC over the next months, to serve as a visiting fellow at the @kennaninstitute of the @TheWilsonCenter. A wonderful opportunity that I'll use for a book project. If you are around, drop a line and let's get a coffee / fika!

As geopolitical competition for resources deepens, tools of coercion, denial and even appropriation may be increasingly normalized. Learn more in this essay by @jzyhou and @_bamt ➡️ bit.ly/4b9Vh8I #Geopolitics #CriticalResources #Mercantilism #ResourceCompetition #Power #SIPRI

As geopolitical competition for resources deepens, tools of coercion, denial and even appropriation may be increasingly normalized. This new essay by @jzyhou and @_bamt explores the growing trend towards resource mercantilism among the great powers and lays out some of the resulting perils that face the global rest. Read it now ➡️ bit.ly/4b9Vh8I

@JohnH105 Thanks for compiling! Very useful.

A Chinese businessman named Wang Dinghua reportedly took a 5% stake in Russia’s Rustakt, which makes VT-40 FPV drones. Companies owned by Wang have been big suppliers of components and machinery to Rustakt. ft.com/content/e907c2…

FT: Blinken warned NATO counterparts that China is assisting Russia’s war machine “at a concerning scale,” providing “tools, inputs and technical expertise,” focused particularly on production of optics & propellants as well as Russia’s space sector. ft.com/content/ba5244…

New webinar recording now available! SIPRI and @IticEgs hosted a timely discussion on regional integration in Central Asia amid growing geopolitical and economic pressures. 🎥Watch now: youtu.be/npp77uNFlRo 🎙️ @Dr_Ariel_Cohen, Tomas Danestad, Asel Doolotkeldieva, @Wesley_A_Hill, @KassenovaNargis, Sebastien Peyrouse, Zhumabek Sarabekov, Roman Vakulchuk. Moderated by Jingdong Yuan and @jzyhou.

Amid rising geopolitical tensions, the security interests of Japan🇯🇵 and the five Nordic states are increasingly converging. This new SIPRI Policy Brief by Fei Su, Jingdong Yuan and @jzyhou explores the limitations of Japanese–Nordic security cooperation and provides recommendations for ways forward. Read more ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/JTMZ4…

🙏 Concluye la 4ª edición de #TransEnerGeo con @NaturgyFnd. ¡Muchas gracias a todos los que nos habéis acompañado! Especial agradecimiento a nuestros participantes. 📺 La grabación estará disponible próximamente aquí: realinstitutoelcano.org/actividades/jo…

🗓️ This week, #SIPRI and @ITICWashington will host a morning conference in Stockholm on the theme ‘Central Asia in a Changing Global Order’. Register to attend in person: bit.ly/44240Y2 Register to attend online: bit.ly/4dOVizv

No te pierdas la jornada "Sendas geopolíticas de la transición energética" el 11 de junio a las 09:30, organizada por el Real Instituto Elcano ( @rielcano ) y la @NaturgyFnd . Reuniremos a destacados expertos internacionales para explorar el panorama global y cómo la UE puede hacer que su industria y comercio sean compatibles con la descarbonización, considerando las tensiones geopolíticas y los avances tecnológicos. Se abordarán las implicaciones del liderazgo chino en tecnología, la evolución de la política industrial estadounidense y las oportunidades de cooperación transatlántica, con el fin de identificar impulsores para la Unión Europea. Moderado por Gonzalo Escribano ( @g_escribano ), investigador principal y director del Programa de Energía y Clima, Real Instituto Elcano ( @rielcano ) Contaremos con la participación de: -Samantha Gross ( @samanthaenergy ), directora de Seguridad Energética e Iniciativa Climática en Brookings Institution. -Pedro Linares ( @P_Linares ), profesor de la Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI-IIT; director, Economics for Energy. -Jiayi Zhou ( @jzyhou ) , investigadora en el Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). ¡Inscríbete 📰 para seguir el evento en directo y participa en este debate de alto nivel! 👇 fundacionnaturgy.org/actividad/send… #TransEnerGeo #LideresEnergeticos #DebateEnergetico

📢 Upcoming webinar: How are China and the GCC greening MENA economies? Join @AAboudouh, @Jeffrey_Beyer, Sara Lemniei & @jzyhou for a virtual discussion. 📅 20 May ⏰ 10.30 BST 📍 Zoom chathamhouse.org/events/all/res…

A new US–Ukraine agreement gives Washington a share in 🇺🇦Ukraine’s future mineral resource revenues. Presented as a step towards peace, the deal offers no security guarantees, bypasses Ukrainian law and relies on uncertain economic assumptions. Read more in this SIPRI Essay by Jiayi Zhou and @ArtemGergun: bit.ly/44yxVYE #Ukraine #Geopolitics #MineralResources #NaturalResources #PeaceNegotiations #ResourcePolitics #CriticalMinerals #SIPRI

There are so many things to say and to feel. People I care about, affected. Not going to express anything about that. But can say that very things disturb me more than the senseless dismantling of a library.

@elonmusk Judicial review does not mean judges “run the country” it means presidents must govern within legal and constitutional boundaries. If any president could act without legal limits, we wouldn’t have democracy we’d have dictatorship.

"We can't let geopolitics push us off course—our planet is far too important." This key message resonated at the @MistraForskning final conference, a day of debate focused on positive solutions to global challenges in an era of #GeopoliticalShifts.

If you're even half interested in energy, I bet you've seen this chart. I call it The Most Hopeful Chart in the World. The point? We're embracing renewable power MUCH faster than expected. Hurrah! Only problem is, this chart has an evil twin. A chart we really need to discuss 🧵

Have not been this impressed with print journalism in many years. This article by @azamsahmed deserves every one of the five pages of reflection the @nytimes affords it. Thank you.

A brutal regime falls. But there’s a problem: the UN and several countries say the victorious rebels are terrorists. What to do? There’s no playbook for Islamist insurgents faced with the challenges of running a country. But there is a precedent, in Afghanistan. 1/

In a fractured global landscape, states are competing for control over #CriticalMinerals supply chains, impacting the green transition, economic stability, and security. This report dives into how #China🇨🇳, the #EU🇪🇺, #Russia🇷🇺, and the #US🇺🇸 each approach mineral security—and what this means for global stability ➡️doi.org/10.55163/WEMJ9… #MineralSecurity #SupplyChains #GlobalEconomy #GreenTransition #MistraGeopolitics #SIPRI

A new @SIPRIorg publication, 'Critical Minerals and Great Power Competition: An Overview,' by @jzyhou and André Månberger, explores how interplay between mineral security and geopolitical competition poses new risks for #EnergyTransition. Read/download: sipri.org/publications/2…

The interplay between mineral security and geopolitical competition is increasingly critical. This new SIPRI publication, 'Critical Minerals and Great Power Competition: An Overview,' by @jzyhou and André Månberger explores how #minerals are essential for tech advancement and clean energy transitions. Read more ➡️doi.org/10.55163/WEMJ9… #MistraGeopolitics #MineralSecurity #Geopolitics #CriticalMinerals #GreatPowerCompetition