Catch up on your reading with the HCSS Summer Bookshelf 2025
Looking for the perfect summer read? The HCSS Summer Bookshelf is back! Once again, our analysts and experts have assembled a hand-picked selection of books to inspire, inform and entertain. Whether you’re seeking clarity, curiosity, or just a compelling companion for the long summer days, these books will keep your mind sharp while the sun does the rest. Your summer starts here: with the HCSS Summer Bookshelf!
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Asia Times | Hans Horan: Xi’s charm offensive cuts both ways in the Global South
Chinese President Xi Jinping is on an economic charm offensive across the Global South’s emerging markets. While Beijing is positioning itself as a stable alternative to a volatile US, the reality beneath the surface reveals mounting risks, writes HCSS strategic analyst Hans Horan in an op-ed for AsiaTimes. Unless China undertakes serious domestic reform and opens its economy in good faith, those enticed by its charm offensive may find themselves entangled in unequal and unstable partnerships with more to lose than to gain.
