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Turning to the Indo-Pacific: Canada Examines a Future Role
Multimedia, 17 February 2021
This week, Veerle is joined by Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Director and Senior Fellow of the Indo-Pacific Programme at the MacDonald Laurier Institute in Ottawa.
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Synergy
Multimedia, 3 February 2021
This week, Veerle is joined by Professor Heung-Kyu Kim, founder and Director of the US-China Policy Institute and professor in the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Ajou University, South Korea.
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
Trump, Biden, and the Indo-Pacific
Multimedia, 20 January 2021
After the inauguration of President-elect Biden, this episode both takes a retrospective look at what worked and what didn’t in the Trump Administration’s approach to the Indo-Pacific, and examines what lies ahead for US foreign policy in the region.
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
Europe Turns to the Indo-Pacific
Multimedia, 16 December 2020
Germany, France, and The Netherlands have published Indo-Pacific Strategies. The United Kingdom speaks of a strategic tilt to the region. But what does all this mean in practice?
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
Australia’s Indo-Pacific Approach: Principles and Partnerships
Multimedia, 2 December 2020
This week, Veerle is joined by Professor Rory Medcalf, Head of the National Security College at the Australian National University and internationally-recognised thought leader for his work on the Indo-Pacific concept of the Asian strategic environment, as articulated in his 2020 book Contest for the Indo-Pacific (released internationally as Indo-Pacific Empire).
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
ASEAN’s Outlook: Maintaining Centrality in the Indo-Pacific
Multimedia, 18 November 2020
This week, Veerle is joined by Dr. Evan Laksmana, senior researcher at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Dr. Huong Le Thu, senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s (ASPI) Defence and Strategy Program.
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South AsiaPages
Integrated Review: The UK’s Approach to India
Commentary, 5 May 2020Aaditya Dave
As the UK charts a new foreign policy following its exit from the EU, strengthening relations with India is likely to be a key objective.
International Security Studies, UK Integrated Review 2021, India, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, History, Law and Ethics, Central and South Asia
Data-Driven Responses to the Coronavirus Pandemic and the Privacy Implications
Commentary, 2 April 2020Sneha Dawda and Rebecca Lucas
Many states are using data in innovative ways to tackle the spread of the coronavirus. From track and trace capabilities to the use of telecommunications data for quarantine enforcement, we highlight some of these data-driven national responses and discuss potential implications.
Cyber, Cyber Security, Coronavirus, Information, Law and Ethics, Technology, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North Africa
Coronavirus Preparedness: Lessons Yet to be Learnt
Commentary, 3 March 2020Elisabeth Braw
Liberal democracies remain vulnerable to mass epidemics, despite the prevalence of time-tested methods to improve national resilience capabilities.
Military Sciences, Modern Deterrence, United States, Coronavirus, Europe, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North Africa
India Tightens Control Over Jammu and Kashmir
Commentary, 9 August 2019Aaditya Dave
A move to extinguish the territory’s autonomy may play well with voters in India but is unlikely to improve regional security.
Asia, International Security Studies, India, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, Central and South Asia
India and Russia: Ties that Bind
Commentary, 12 November 2018Aaditya Dave
Ties between India and Russia may not be strengthening quite so fast as both sides diversify their partners, but history and strategic considerations still bind the two powers.
International Security Studies, India, Russia, Defence Policy, Europe, Central and South AsiaPages
Turning to the Indo-Pacific: Canada Examines a Future Role
Multimedia, 17 February 2021This week, Veerle is joined by Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Director and Senior Fellow of the Indo-Pacific Programme at the MacDonald Laurier Institute in Ottawa.
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Synergy
Multimedia, 3 February 2021This week, Veerle is joined by Professor Heung-Kyu Kim, founder and Director of the US-China Policy Institute and professor in the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Ajou University,...
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
Trump, Biden, and the Indo-Pacific
Multimedia, 20 January 2021After the inauguration of President-elect Biden, this episode both takes a retrospective look at what worked and what didn’t in the Trump Administration’s approach to the Indo-Pacific, and examines...
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
Europe Turns to the Indo-Pacific
Multimedia, 16 December 2020Germany, France, and The Netherlands have published Indo-Pacific Strategies. The United Kingdom speaks of a strategic tilt to the region. But what does all this mean in practice?
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
Australia’s Indo-Pacific Approach: Principles and Partnerships
Multimedia, 2 December 2020This week, Veerle is joined by Professor Rory Medcalf, Head of the National Security College at the Australian National University and internationally-recognised thought leader for his work on the...
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South AsiaPages
Book Review: In Their Own Words: Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba
RUSI Journal, 20 August 2020Raffaello Pantucci
Raffaello Pantucci reviews In Their Own Words: Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, by C Christine Fair.
Pakistan, RUSI Journal, Tackling Extremism, Terrorism, Central and South Asia
Gender Stereotyped or Gender Responsive?: Hidden Threats and Missed Opportunities to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism in Indonesia and Bangladesh
RUSI Journal, 25 September 2019Eleanor Gordon and Jacqui True
Sophisticated gender-sensitive policies, which avoid stereotyping, are needed.
RUSI Journal, Tackling Extremism, Central and South Asia
Book Review: Asia after Versailles: Asian Perspectives on the Paris Peace Conference and the Interwar Order, 1919–33
RUSI Journal, 25 September 2019Michele L Louro
Michele L Louro reviews Asia after Versailles: Asian Perspectives on the Paris Peace Conference and the Interwar Order, 1919–33, edited by Urs Matthias Zachmann.
RUSI Journal, France, Central and South Asia
Transnational Lessons from Terrorist Use of Social Media in South Asia
Other Publications, 13 August 2019Aaditya Dave
This paper looks at how social media platforms have been instrumentalised for a variety of purposes by terrorist organisations in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and how the governments of those...
Cyber, International Security Studies, The Global Research Network on Terrorism and Technology, Other Publications, Terrorism, Central and South Asia
Strategic Hedging in the Arabian Peninsula: The Politics of the Gulf-Asian Rapprochement
Whitehall Papers, 20 September 2018Jean-Loup Samaan
Offering a new perspective on the geopolitics of Gulf-Asian relations.
Whitehall Papers, Pacific, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North AfricaPages
The Great Game Replayed
Events, 12 September 2016A lecture by Ambassador K.C. Singh on the political history and current global impact of the North West frontier.
Defence, Industries and Society, Central and South Asia
China and the United States in 21st Century Asia
Events, 6 June 2016At this event Capt. Bernard D. Cole, USN (Ret.) and Dr. Cynthia Watson from the U.S. National War College will address U.S. policy in the Asia-Pacific as China grows in economic, military, and...
International Security Studies, Central and South Asia
Expectations for the NATO Warsaw Summit: A Presentation by the State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
Events, 14 April 2016In addressing Georgia’s stance on NATO and the EU, David Bakradze will discuss the role of strategic communications in the build up to the 2016 NATO Summit.
International Security Studies, United Nations, European Union, Global Strategy and Commitments, Georgia, Global Security Issues, Europe, Central and South Asia
'One Belt One Road' and Security in Xinjiang
Events, 17 March 2016In this event, Dr Michael Clarke, internationally recognised expert on the politics of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Chinese foreign policy, will discuss China's ‘One Belt, One Road’...
Asia, China, International Security Studies, Terrorism, Tackling Extremism, Global Security Issues, Military Personnel, Central and South Asia
Gender, Conflict and Peace: How Should Women Lead in Peacekeeping and Post-Conflict Operations?
Events, 8 March 2016In celebration of International Women’s Day, RUSI’s Under 35s Forum a panel discussion on the role of women in peacekeeping and post-conflict reconstruction
Central and South America, Global Security Issues, Africa, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North AfricaPages
"“For now, I think the Pakistani side would be happy with what they got,” said Umer Karim, a visiting fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London. "
Pakistan PM Khan returns home exulting after Washington visit
In The News, 25 July 2019 Tags: Pakistan, Central and South Asia
"The Middle East traditionally has been seen as the cradle of terrorist threats that resonate globally; this year, however, has illustrated how a set of potential dangers exists in South Asia with the potential to ultimately wreak havoc around the world – crying out for closer monitoring."
Time for South Asia to more closely monitor regional terrorism with global reach
In The News, 19 May 2019 Tags: International Security Studies, Pacific, Central and South Asia
"“It really depends on how much can you trust the Taliban when they make these commitments,” said Aaditya Dave, a research analyst at Britain’s Royal United Services Institute. "
Trump says taliban peace talks are “proceeding well.” Experts say latest deal is a surrender.
In The News, 30 January 2019 Tags: Afghanistan, Central and South Asia
""It is a blow to Kandahar because their whole security establishment, the top leadership, has been wiped out," Dave said."
Afghans head to the polls facing renewed security threat 17 years after U.S. invasion
In The News, 20 October 2018 Tags: Afghanistan, Central and South Asia
"The “coded criticism and the olive branch” approach was “in keeping with [Mr Modi’s] cautious style,” he said. There were “obvious rebukes” to China, but overall the speech sought to “wind down the tension” between the two countries."
India's Prime Minister rebukes China whilst holding out 'olive branch'
In The News, 1 June 2018 Tags: China, India, Central and South Asia
The Budding Alliance Between Lockdown Critics and the Far-Right in Germany
FCAS: Is the Franco-German-Spanish Combat Air Programme Really in Trouble?
Getting the Partnership Right