Many topical policy issues and regions are central to the programme's research agenda. These include China and Japan, nuclearisation in the Korean peninsula, and terrorism and insurgency in Central and South Asia.

In particular, the project works to build links between policy-makers and practitioners in Britain and their counterparts across Asia, and to provide a meeting place for Asian policy-makers to confer and discuss security issues together.

Experts also regularly advise and consult businesses on security risks across Asia's regions and markets.