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John
Nom de l'expert
SEAMAN

Intitulé du poste

Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri

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Research Areas:

  • Europe-China relations
  • U.S.-China relations
  • China's energy transition
  • Geoeconomics and economic security
  • Critical raw materials (esp. Rare Earth Elements)
  • Technical standardization
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John Seaman is a Research Fellow in Ifri’s Center for Asian Studies, which he joined in 2009. He holds a Master in International Affairs from Sciences Po, Paris, a Bachelor of Arts in International Economics from Seattle University, studied as a NSEP David L. Boren Scholar at the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies (2002-03), and worked at the U.S. Mission to NATO (2004-2005). He coordinates Ifri’s participation in a number of European research networks on China, including as a co-founder and coordinator the European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC) and a core participant in the Digital Power China (DPC) and ReConnect China (Horizon Europe) consortiums. From 2013 to 2018 he was a non-resident International Research Fellow and twice a Visiting Fellow with the Energy and Environment Program of the Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS) in Tokyo.

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Publications

Strengthening US-EU Cooperation on Technical Standards in an Era of Strategic Competition

Date de publication
26 May 2023
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Transatlantic ties have had a rough go in recent months. After an unprecedented degree of alignment on Russia in the first half of 2022, including the quick and efficient rollout of a series of groundbreaking sanctions packages, the United States and Europe stepped back into dispute territory with the fallout from measures taken by Washington, notably some key provisions of the pathbreaking Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed last summer.

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China/United States: Europe off Balance

Date de publication
01 April 2023
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As French President Emmanuel Macron (accompanied by Ursula von der Leyen) is on a state visit to China, some twenty Ifri researchers decipher the stakes of the U.S./China/Europe strategic triangle.

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Dependence in Europe's Relations with China: Weighing Perceptions and Reality

Date de publication
25 April 2022
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The idea that Europe has grown dependent on China is now a common refrain, but just how is this notion understood in capitals across the continent? 

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Towards a more China-centred global economy? Implications for Chinese power in the age of hybrid threats

Date de publication
18 November 2021
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An era of hyper globalization is giving way to an age of geoeconomics wherein China seeks a decisive seat at the table.

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Beijing: Taiwan's Worst and Greatest Enemy

Date de publication
07 June 2021
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In recent years, the People's Republic of China's policy towards Taiwan has become increasingly aggressive.

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China's Soft Power in Europe: Falling on Hard Times

Date de publication
20 April 2021
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Analysis from 17 countries and EU institutions reveals that Chinese soft power in Europe – defined as the ability to influence preferences through attraction or persuasion – has seen better days.

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Technology Strategies in China and the United States, and the Challenges for European Companies

Date de publication
15 October 2020
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As international relations are increasingly reorganized around the US-China rivalry, the tensions between these two great powers are shaping a growing number of sectors, and the exchange of sensitive technologies in particular. This is a critical issue for European companies today. 

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Ambitious New Climate Goals Shouldn't Let China off the Hook

Date de publication
30 September 2020
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Xi Jinping’s announcement of carbon neutrality is impeccably timed, but the hard part lies ahead.

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Covid-19 in Europe-China Relations: A country-level analysis

Date de publication
29 April 2020
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Analysis from 19 countries reveals the complexities of Europe’s relations with China amid the Covid-19 crisis.

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China and the New Geopolitics of Technical Standardization

Date de publication
27 January 2020
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China is rapidly emerging as a formidable power in the development of technical standards, transforming the international standard-setting landscape and reintroducing an element of geopolitics into what are too often considered as benign, technical processes. 

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