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Alexander Neill
Position: Senior Research Fellow, Asia Studies
Alexander Neill is a graduate of the School of Oriental and African Studies and prior to joining RUSI was an analyst for the British government which included a tour with the British Embassy in Washington DC.
As Head of the Asia Security Programme, Alexander’s responsibilities include leading research projects, hosting private meetings and public conferences on all aspects of Asian defence and security issues. Alexander regularly contributes to RUSI’s publications and commentary to RUSI.org. He is also responsible for commenting in the media on behalf of RUSI on Asian affairs and in particular on issues associated with China.
His main interests pertaining to Asia include: Chinese foreign and national security policy and international relations, the influence of globalisation on the Asia region and the Taleban insurgency in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
RUSI Publications
Escalation in the South China Sea
28 Jul 2011
Tensions are rising in Southeast Asia as the maritime interests of China, the US and other regional powers collide
The Dear Leader is dead, will the regime follow?
20 Dec 2011
As North Korea’s leadership transitions, Kim Jong-un will have to contend with a region that is undergoing significant geopolitical change whilst also dealing with possible challenges to his own fledgling regime.
China's Defence White Paper: Strategic Reassurance?
31 May 2011
Will China's 2011 defence White Paper dispel foreign misgivings about China's inexorable rise on the global stage?
China 2012: the Year of the Dragon
16 Dec 2011
In 2012, the Asia-Pacific region will not be immune to transition, and China's dominant role will be emphasised in its relationship with Taiwan and the wider region.
China’s U-shaped Encirclement
24 Nov 2010
The South China Sea is once again a strategic issue for China and its neighbourhood
A Typhoon over Japan?
14 Dec 2011
On 16 December Japan will decide the winning aircraft bid for the 'F-X' programme. Along with the usual technical considerations, the bidding process has sparked larger strategic questions for the direction of Japan's national security and could pave the way for greater European involvement in Asia.
China and its Southern Sea
17 Sep 2010
US-China relations continue to be stretched - this time by Chinese claims on the Southern Sea
China, Europe and Strategic Intent: A New Role for the UK?
14 Jan 2011
China testing its latest stealth jet during Robert Gates' visit is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to cooling Sino-US relations. This presents an opportunity for the UK and the EU to engage in a strategic defence discussion with China.
The Strategic Defence Review and China
20 May 2010
The coming UK defence review is a crucial opportunity for the new government to reconsider long-term relations with China
Korea Tensions: What next?
25 Nov 2010
RUSI experts analyse the latest artillery exchange between North and South Korea
China Raises the Stakes with the US
17 Mar 2010
The rivalry between China and the US is heating up. Is American 'smart power' the solution?
Spears and Shields: China's 11 January missile defence test
19 Jan 2010
Beijing's recent missile test was a prelude to rising US-Chinese tensions over Taiwan - and will re-ignite the strategic debate on space warfare.
The Taiwan Straits Balancing Act
24 Nov 2009
Taiwan faces a dilemma between economic ties with China and military ties with the US
The Mumbai attacks and the Kashmir question
28 Nov 2008
Ahead of the national elections in India, and so soon after renewed unrest in Kashmir, eyes will be on the communal tensions in India for answers to the Mumbai attacks.
China Confronts the Three Evils at Home and Abroad
16 Sep 2009
July saw ethnic violence strike China's Xinjiang province as Han and Uighurs targeted each other in riots and looting. Though the violence has been tempered, tensions continue to simmer below the surface.
Enticing the Tiger from its lair
23 Jan 2009
The UK’s first ever government document on the UK-China relationship aims to prepare British diplomacy for a new phase in China’s development as a rising power. In doing so, Britain must tread carefully as it helps China to become an important multilateral partner in international security.
Violence returns to China’s New Frontier
8 Jul 2009
The recent violence in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, sparked by a race riot in distant Guangdong province’s industrial heartland ignited deep ethnic tensions between Uighurs and Han Chinese. The Uighur East Turkestan Islamic Movement now threatens to supplant the Tibetan independence movement as China’s greatest threat to internal stability.
Taiwanese Parliamentary Elections and Cross-strait Issues
15 Jan 2008
The recent election results in Taiwan neither demonstrate an appetite for rapprochement with China, nor denial that Taiwan is de facto independent from the People’s Republic.
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