China’s Ascent and Western Democracy - What’s Next?

Weekly outlook by Miles R. Maftean and Wojciech Przybylski: Poland and Hungary amplified their objection to an EU asylum deal, wrongly labelling it as imposed migration from south to central Europe. Polish leader Jarosław Kaczyński proposed a referendum on the value in an attempt to boost his struggling election campaign. However, a poll revealed that just a third of Poles backed his challenging position. At the same time, 42% would accept the deal if it included financial aid for many Ukrainian refugees residing in Poland. Germany unveiled its long-delayed national security strategy. Tactical nuclear weapons have been deployed to Belarus, and Putin mused the possibility of using them if the war in Ukraine "threatened Russia's territorial integrity". Special guests – Christopher Coker (Director, LSE Ideas) sits down with Editor-in-chief Wojciech Przybylski to discuss the situation between China and the West. They discuss the global struggle between democracy and autocracy in the global world.