

Raffaello Pantucci's research focuses on terrorism and counter-terrorism as well as China's relations with its Western neighbours... read more
Charles Parton
News that Chinese President Xi Jinping may be facing serious resistance from within his party’s ranks is premature.
Tags: China, International Security StudiesBrijesh Khemlani
The mighty Mekong river is a vital lifeline for Southeast Asia, a major source of trade, transport and sustenance for millions. However, the world’s twelfth longest river is emerging as an ecological and geopolitical flashpoint.
Tags: Asia, China, International Security Studies, Global Security IssuesCharles Parton
China was absent from the US-North Korea summit, but is a beneficiary of what has emerged from that gathering in Singapore.
Tags: China, International Security Studies, United States, North Korea, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyQingzhen Chen
China has established a global financial institution that focuses on building roads, railways and other key infrastructure projects crucial to development in Asia. Though there are concerns raised by the United States, the formulation of the AIIB ties China further into a multilateral system.
Tags: Asia, China, International Security Studies, United States, Americas, International Institutions, PacificAnalysts at the Royal United Services Institute look ahead at the issues affecting defence and security in 2015.
Tags: Air Power and Technology, Asia, China, Organised Crime, Terrorism, UK Defence Policy, United States, Iran, Americas, India, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Defence Policy, UK, Organised Crime, Technology, Terrorism, UK Defence, Europe, Pacific, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North AfricaRaffaello Pantucci
Five years on from the most lethal rioting seen in China for decades, Beijing has still not managed to refine its strategy towards Xinjiang. Problems in the province increasingly resemble a domestic insurgency needing a comprehensive preventative approach
Tags: Asia, China, International Security Studies, Domestic Security, Pacific
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