Andrew Small

Senior Fellow, Indo-Pacific Program
Berlin Office
Indo-Pacific Program
Staff,
GMF Expert
My Areas of Expertise:
China East Asia

Andrew Small is a Berlin-based senior transatlantic fellow with GMF's Indo-Pacific program. He returned to GMF after a period of leave in 2023-2024 to work as the first China fellow at IDEA, the advisory hub that reports to the European Commission president. He is the author of “The Rupture”, also titled “No Limits”, about the transformation of European and American policy toward China. It was named one of the Financial Times’ 2022 Politics Books of the Year. He also wrote, in 2015, “The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia's New Geopolitics”. His articles and papers have been published in Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, and many other journals, magazines, and newspapers.

Small was based in GMF’s Brussels office for five years and the Washington, DC office for ten years, and has worked as a visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and in the office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy. He has provided congressional testimony on several occasions, including to the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Small was educated at Balliol College, University of Oxford.

Media Mentions

Ukraine war: The real reason for China's charm offensive over Ukraine and Russia
BBC
Pakistan’s fresh £580m loan from China intensifies debt burden fears
The Guardian
Scholz heads to Beijing amid pressure to take tougher line on China
euronews
Why can't Germany make up its mind about China?
DW News
Andrew Small, Vice, Is China Replacing the US in Afghanistan? A Reality Check.
Vice
Andrew Small, AL Jazeera, Pakistan: Woman suicide bomber change in Baloch rebels’ strategy?
Al Jazeera
Andrew Small, Express, Xi Jinping playing long game with Putin – ‘doesn’t want a straight alliance’
Express
Andrew Small, Express, China 'thought Russia would be successful' in Ukraine as Xi's failed calculation laid bare
Express
Andrew Small, Express, Xi Jinping’s landmark BRI scheme crippled as friendly Putin relations take their toll
Express
Andrew Small, Express, Xi Jinping will be 'frustrated' with Putin over Ukraine war — China's decisions questioned
Express
Andrew Small, DW, Will the EU-China summit lure Beijing toward the West?
Deutsche Welle
Andrew Small, BBC, US passes Taiwan 'honest map' bill Beijing protests, says Washington will have 'unbearable consequences'
BBC
Andrew Small, DW, Can China broker peace between Russia and Ukraine?
Deutsche Welle
Andrew Small, France24, With its ‘Global Gateway’, EU tries to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative
France 24
Andrew Small, BBC, EU launches €300bn bid to challenge Chinese influence
BBC
Andrew Small, BBC, Taiwan Representative Office is listed in Lithuania
BBC
Andrew Small, RFE/RL, Taliban 'Removing' Uyghur Militants From Afghanistan's Border With China
RFE/RL
Andrew Small, Nikkei Asia, U.S. sidelines Europe in battle to stem China's ambitions
Nikkei Asia
Andrew Small, Le Monde, Comment la Chine tient les pays en développement par la dette
Le Monde

Featured Work

The North Korea Problem

Advances in the DPRK’s missile and nuclear capabilities mean that the North Korean challenge is now, as former undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman...
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Andrew Small