Alice EKMAN
Anciennement Responsable des activités Chine, Centre Asie
Domaines d'expertise :
- Chine
- Taïwan
- Corée du Sud
Alice Ekman était responsable des activités Chine au Centre Asie de l'Ifri. Elle a quitté ses fonctions en septembre 2019 pour rejoindre l'EUISS.
Chargée de cours sur la Chine contemporaine à Sciences Po, parlant le mandarin, elle conduit régulièrement des terrains de recherche en Chine et en Asie de l’Est. Ses travaux portent sur la politique intérieure et extérieure de la Chine, les relations Chine-Europe/France, la péninsule coréenne et Taïwan. Elle s’intéresse également à la restructuration de la gouvernance régionale ainsi qu’aux pratiques diplomatiques.
Elle a été chercheur invité à l’Université Tsinghua (Pékin), à la National Taïwan Normal University (Taïpei), et plus récemment à l’Asan Institute for Policy Studies (Séoul). Alice Ekman est titulaire d’un doctorat en relations internationales de Sciences Po, Paris et d’un master de la London School of Economics spécialisé sur la Chine. Elle est actuellement membre du comité européen du Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP).Parmi ses publications récentes: La Chine dans le Monde (dir.), CNRS Editions, février 2018.
Chinese presence in the Mediterranean is increasing: propositions for cooperation forums with various southern European countries, investment in port terminals, military maneuvering, evacuation of citizens, etc.
What will become of US foreign policy under Donald Trump? A selection of Ifri researchers has come together to offer their thoughts on this question. Our experts cover an array of topics through 14 contributions, ranging from the future Sino-American relations, through US engagement in the...
China’s rise, US rebalancing in Asia, historic defense reforms in Japan, the adoption of new Guidelines for bilateral cooperation: the Japan-US alliance has reached a turning point in its history.
Monitoring China-South Korea relations is key for the EU, as both countries have been designated strategic partners. Moreover, the Union has important economic ties to both, and signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Republic of Korea (ROK) in 2011.
On 16 January, the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won a double victory over the ruling party, the Kuomintang (KMT). DPP candidate Tsai Ing-wen was elected president with 56% of the vote, and for the first time the party won a majority in the Legislative Yuan – Taiwan’s...
As China’s rise continues to shape and shake the course of international affairs, and Europe enters a new chapter in its collective history, Europe-China relations are becoming more relevant, but also much more complex.
The Asia-Pacific region is now more than ever a priority for China’s foreign policy. The combined economic, energy and security interests concentrated in the region are of key importance for Beijing.
This research paper argues that, contrary to what is often believed, most of the Chinese middle class appears to be politically conservative, and may not challenge the current political order as much as is expected, for several reasons; first of all, because of its strong connection to the...
Nationalism appears to be an important part of the growing frictions between China and Japan.
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China is increasingly active in the Asia-Pacific region, an area that makes up the main focus of its foreign policy.
Mapping Europe-China Relations: A bottom-up approach -- a recent report of the European Think-tank Network on China (
Alice Ekman gave her opinion on the international development of Chinese think tanks at a roundtable in Shanghai, organized by the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies, Fudan University and Phoenix International Think Tank.
The Chinese government recently passed a law to bring foreign NGOs under stricter control.
The first freight train from Wuhan, in China, to Lyon, in France, reached its destination Thursday, carrying a cargo of mechanical, electrical, and chemical products — goods that are generally transported between the two countries by ship.
Reports have emerged that China has set up a missile launch base on Woody Island, part of an archipelago disputed with Taiwan and Vietnam. This comes just as the US President was wrapping up an ASEAN summit to strengthen ties after the recent Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. How will this...
Después de haber rehuido durante años implicarse en una región que considera un avispero, China quiere finalmente mostrarse como un participante más activo en Oriente Medio. La visita que el presidente chino, Xi Jinping, comienza este martes a Arabia Saudí, Irán y Egipto señala la creciente...
Taiwan remains a hyperactive democracy, where political rallies and gatherings of various types are being organized in all directions as the elections draw near. This photo essay shows photos mainly taken during political rallies in Taipei in December 2015, two to three weeks before the...
During his state visit in the United States, the Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a new model of relations between the two countries. In Alice Ekman’s opinion, the notion of a
Los actos que esta semana organiza China para conmemorar el 70 aniversario de su victoria ante Japón, coronados por un desfile militar en la plaza de Tiananmen, plantean un nuevo desafío a los lazos entre Pekín y Tokio, ya dañados en los últimos años por desavenencias históricas y...
Alice Ekman comments the defense posture of China as Beijing is holding a large military parade on September 3rd.