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A Transatlantic Dialogue on China
Multimedia, 31 March 2021
The United States and Europe share concerns over some of Beijing’s behaviour in the international system. But how aligned at the two sides of the Atlantic on how to manage China’s rise?
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
What Does the Hacking of the Tokyo Olympics Mean for Russia’s Reputation?
Commentary, 22 March 2021
Vitaly Kazakov
The Kremlin has been accused of cyber attacks targeting the Tokyo and PyeongChang Games. Understanding how Russia’s own past Olympics are remembered can reveal the extent of reputational outcomes of the new scandal.
Tags: Japan, Russia, Technology
Indonesia’s Foreign and Security Policies
Multimedia, 17 March 2021
Veerle is joined by Ambassador Desra Percaya, Indonesia’s current Ambassador in London, to discuss his country’s perspective on geopolitical and security questions in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
New Zealand's Indo-Pacific Recalibration
Multimedia, 3 March 2021
This week, Veerle is joined by Professor David Capie, Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies and Professor of International Relations at Victoria University in Wellington.
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
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
Japan and the US in the Indo-Pacific
RUSI Newsbrief, 5 February 2021
Satoru Mori
The election of Joe Biden presents Japan with new opportunities to shape economic and security dynamics in the Indo-Pacific.
Tags: Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, PacificPages

What Does the Hacking of the Tokyo Olympics Mean for Russia’s Reputation?
Commentary, 22 March 2021Vitaly Kazakov
The Kremlin has been accused of cyber attacks targeting the Tokyo and PyeongChang Games. Understanding how Russia’s own past Olympics are remembered can reveal the extent of reputational outcomes of the new scandal.
Japan, Russia, Technology
Japan’s New Prime Minister Faces Daunting Foreign Policy Challenges
Commentary, 14 September 2020James D J Brown
Japan’s new prime minister won’t have the luxury of enjoying his assumption of power for too long
Japan
From Japan: A View of ‘Global Britain’ and the UK Integrated Review
Commentary, 4 August 2020Otsuka Umio
The UK has the capabilities and the responsibility as a global actor to help shape the security environment in East Asia.
UK Integrated Review 2021, Japan, UK
Russia’s Revised Constitution Shows Putin is No Friend of Japan
Commentary, 6 July 2020James D J Brown
The constitutional referendum in Russia has closed the door to a potential territorial compromise with Japan.
Japan, Russia
A Military Analysis of the Sino–Indian Border Clashes
Commentary, 2 June 2020Nick Reynolds and Sidharth Kaushal
Chinese military incursions at the border with India may signify Beijing’s desire for a permanent shift in the military status quo between the two powers.
Military Sciences, Japan, IndiaPages

A Transatlantic Dialogue on China
Multimedia, 31 March 2021The United States and Europe share concerns over some of Beijing’s behaviour in the international system. But how aligned at the two sides of the Atlantic on how to manage China’s rise?
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
Indonesia’s Foreign and Security Policies
Multimedia, 17 March 2021Veerle is joined by Ambassador Desra Percaya, Indonesia’s current Ambassador in London, to discuss his country’s perspective on geopolitical and security questions in Southeast Asia and the Indo-...
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
New Zealand's Indo-Pacific Recalibration
Multimedia, 3 March 2021This week, Veerle is joined by Professor David Capie, Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies and Professor of International Relations at Victoria University in Wellington.
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
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 AsiaPages

Japan and the US in the Indo-Pacific
RUSI Newsbrief, 5 February 2021Satoru Mori
The election of Joe Biden presents Japan with new opportunities to shape economic and security dynamics in the Indo-Pacific.
Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, RUSI Newsbrief, Pacific
The SCRI and Strategic Advantage for the UK in the Indo-Pacific
RUSI Newsbrief, 15 January 2021Jagannath Panda
As the UK considers an engagement strategy with the Indo-Pacific after Brexit, the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative offers a chance to build a free-trade bloc amongst ‘like-minded nations’ and...
China, Japan, RUSI Newsbrief, India, UK, Pacific
What Will an Indo-Pacific Supply Chain Resilience Initiative Mean for China?
RUSI Newsbrief, 25 September 2020Jagannath Panda
The emergence of alternative global supply chains could hurt China’s economic influence. Beijing must dial down its ‘charm offensive’ economic policies to remain an attractive trade partner.
China, Japan, RUSI Newsbrief, India, Global Security Issues, Pacific
A Gathering Storm? The Chinese ‘Attrition’ Strategy for the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
RUSI Newsbrief, 21 August 2020Alessio Patalano
Chinese activities in the waters around the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands have undergone a significant change over the past few months. This is a potentially dangerous development for Sino–Japanese...
China, Japan, RUSI Newsbrief, Maritime Forces
Security on the Korean Peninsula: The Latest from RUSI
RUSI Newsbrief, 4 October 2018Tom Plant and Cristina Varriale
A flurry of recent activity on the North Korean diplomatic front has kept researchers in the Proliferation and Nuclear Policy programme at RUSI extremely busy over the past few months. Their latest...
Asia, China, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, United States, Japan, RUSI Newsbrief, North Korea, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyPages

Developments in China's External Policies under Xi Jinping
Events, 23 January 2017Professor Akio Takahara of Tokyo University will analyse the development of China's external policies under Xi Jinping and discuss how Japan and other countries should deal with it.
China, International Security Studies, Japan, Pacific
A New Dimension of UK-Japan Security Cooperation
Conference, 18 March 2016Building on the momentum generated by last year’s UK-Japan Strategic Dialogue, RUSI is delighted to host another conference that will bring together leading British and Japanese defence and security...
Asia, China, International Security Studies, Third UK-Japan Security Dialogue, Japan, North Korea, Global Security Issues, Pacific
JIIA-RUSI-CSIS Joint Open Seminar on Maritime Security in the East and South China Seas
Events, 14 March 2016In partnership with the Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA) and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), RUSI is delighted to host a half day event on the security...
China, International Security Studies, Japan, Pacific
"When Putin in September 2018 offered to immediately sign a treaty without any preconditions attached, Japan rejected it on the grounds that signing it would implicitly force it to give up its claims to the islands."
Could Japan and Russia be close to ending the Kuril Islands dispute?
In The News, 26 February 2019 Tags: International Security Studies, Japan, Russia
"When Putin in September 2018 offered to immediately sign a treaty without any preconditions attached, Japan rejected it on the grounds that signing it would implicitly force it to give up its claims to the islands."
Could Japan and Russia be close to ending the Kuril Islands dispute?
In The News, 26 February 2019 Tags: International Security Studies, Japan, Russia
""It's not a big deal that they have this ship," Veerle Nouwens, an Asia-Pacific expert at the Royal United Services Institute, told Business Insider. Japan already has an even more formidable aircraft carrying destroyer active in the region and "they're using it for military exchanges or diplomacy. That's effectively what it's doing by potentially going around to India, Sri Lanka, and Singapore.""
Beijing's response to Japan's new destroyer shows its authoritarian endgame in the South China Sea
In The News, 6 August 2018 Tags: China, International Security Studies, Japan, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, Pacific
Unintended Consequences: Humanitarianism and CTF Compliance
The Imperfect Equilibrium of Russian Civil–Military Relations
A Post Mortem of a Disintegrated Review