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"Professor Malcolm Chalmers, a defence expert from the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi), told Daily Star Online China wants a North Korean regime change. Prof Chalmers said: “China has been trying to find another member of the Kim family to replace him – which has of course enraged him. China are interested more in personnel change rather than regime change.” "
Kim Jong-un 'to be KILLED' by SAS and US commando units amid fears of EMP attack on Seoul
In The News, 1 October 2017 Tags: China, North Korea, Global Security Issues, Pacific
Does North Korea Matter to Russia?
Commentary, 28 September 2017
Sarah Lain
Chinese, Russian and US cooperation at the UN over North Korea’s nuclear developments does not mean that these countries see the threat in the same way. However, Russia has the potential to play a constructive role in de-escalating tensions.
Tags: North Korea, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe, Pacific
RUSI Wins Grant to Research Advanced Conventional Weapons and Strategic Stability
News, 27 September 2017
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has awarded a grant to RUSI to study how advances in the conventional military capabilities of non-nuclear states could affect nuclear crisis stability and alliance dynamics.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
Preparing for War in Korea
Whitehall Reports, 27 September 2017
Malcolm Chalmers
This report looks at how a war in the Korean Peninsula could start and what might happen should it break out.
Tags: US Defence Policy, North Korea, Defence Policy, Pacific
"“Trump’s singling out of Pakistan for harbouring terrorist organisations has led to a downturn in US-Pakistan relations. Pakistan will be looking to China to discuss not just their economic relationship, but how to proceed with matters of regional security, like Afghanistan,” Nouwens said. "
Pakistani minister’s visit to Beijing comes at tricky time after China’s ‘terrorist’ declaration
In The News, 7 September 2017 Tags: China, International Security Studies, Pakistan, Global Security Issues, Pacific, Central and South Asia
"It is not North Korea’s intention to launch a bolt-from-the-blue attack. This would lead to an overwhelming US military response that would see the end of the Kim regime, the exact outcome Pyongyang is trying to avoid. "
North Korea’s nuclear programme: How worried should we be?
In The News, 5 September 2017 Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, United States, Americas, North Korea, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, PacificPages
Afghanistan after 2014: What Roles for China and India?
Commentary, 12 November 2013Following the recent bilateral summit between the Manmohan Singh and Xi Jingping, we ask Indian and Chinese researchers to offer their different perspectives on future policy in Afghanistan.
Pacific, Central and South Asia
Has the Sino-Indian Dialogue on Afghanistan Been Put on the Backburner?
Commentary, 12 November 2013Even though the latest meeting between India and China failed to discuss Afghanistan, both countries will be increasingly involved, and China will need to look beyond the prism of Pakistan to ensure stability in the region.
Pacific, Central and South Asia
Manmohan Singh’s Visit Boosts the ‘New Pattern of Relationship’ between China and India
Commentary, 12 November 2013For China, the Indian Prime Minister’s visit was significant because it dealt with sensitive border disputes and made clearer India’s geopolitical intentions.
Pacific, Central and South Asia
Xi Jinping’s Anti-Corruption Campaign
Commentary, 28 October 2013Edward Schwarck
China’s leader has launched an anti-corruption drive that seems to strike at the heart of the Communist Party. Yet the persistence of the campaign may instead reflect his stubborn faith in the fundamental correctness of the system.
Asia, China, International Security Studies, Pacific
The Long Arm of the Law in Xinjiang: Fresh Violence Erupts in China's Muslim Far West
Commentary, 1 May 2013Edward Schwarck
Two outbreaks of deadly violence in Xinjiang this week highlight China's failure to bring stability to its troubled far west Muslim frontier. A closer examination of the attacks reveals that Xinjiang's model of 'stability maintenance' continues to spark Uyghur unrest.
Asia, China, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Pacific
International Women’s Day: The Tasks Ahead
Diversity in the UK's Intelligence Agencies
Financing Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism