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Lessons from Down Under: The Soft Power Dividend of Financial Crime Technical Assistance
Commentary, 8 August 2018
Tom Keatinge
The UK should learn from Australia and become a global leader in the provision and coordination of technical assistance by turning its financial crime-fighting focus abroad.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe, Pacific
""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, Japan, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, Pacific
President Trump’s Indo–Pacific Economic Investment Initiative: Good, But Not Enough
Commentary, 6 August 2018
Veerle Nouwens
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has laid out a new vision for American economic engagement in the Indo–Pacific, announcing the rollout of a new US regional infrastructure initiative, which, while not explicitly targeting China’s growing economic power in the region, attempts to provide Indo–Pacific countries with US financial and technical alternatives to China. The funds may be modest, yet...
Tags: United States, International Security Studies, Asia, New Silk Road, Pacific, Central and South Asia
"The dynamics of this kind of summit meeting might also work for President Trump. Yes, it seems that he is vulnerable to flattery and the trappings of a head of state meeting, as others have found. But this is an opportunity to make a deal that, unlike the Iran nuclear deal or the Paris climate agreement, he would personally own. "
How the Historic North Korea Summit Gave Trump a Path to Create a Lasting Peace
In The News, 28 April 2018 Tags: United States, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Pacific
"The worry here is that expectations raised too high are dashed more completely when they fail – and, after all, it isn't so long since the US was 'locked and loaded' for 'fire and fury' in Korea.'
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The first step towards peace? Korea experts warn of caution
In The News, 28 April 2018 Tags: United States, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
Upstaging Armageddon: Kim Jong-un and the Inter-Korean Summit
Commentary, 27 April 2018
Adam Cathcart
When attempting to assess today’s inter-Korean summit, the adage ‘Hope for the best, prepare for the worst’ seems more appropriate than ever.
Tags: North Korea, PacificPages
Trump’s Pivot to Asia: What Comes Next?
Commentary, 20 January 2017Patrick Cullen
Almost everything we believe we know about President Donald Trump’s future policies is based on guesswork. Not so on Asia, where evidence about the president’s intentions is plentiful.
China, United States, US Defence Policy, North America, Defence Policy, Pacific
A Benign China in Asia–Pacific? Not So Fast
Commentary, 12 January 2017Veerle Nouwens
The timing was perfect: just as the new Trump Administration is preparing to take over in the US, Beijing has published a White Paper entitled ‘China’s Policies on Asia–Pacific Security Cooperation’. It claims to outline China’s contributions to Asia–Pacific regional security. But it fails to diminish concerns over its regional ambitions.
China, Defence Policy, Maritime Forces, Pacific
Making Japan Great Again?
Commentary, 5 January 2017James Kingston
A Japanese-Russian summit in December produced no appreciable results. Just what Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted, although not what the Japanese government expected.
Japan, Russia, Pacific
Like Swatting a Fly? China Confronts Singapore
Commentary, 21 December 2016Lieke Bos
China’s seizure last week of a US naval drone in international waters has drawn attention to China's assertive approach throughout South East Asia. And that affects both big countries and small countries, such as Singapore.
China, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, Pacific
Trump and Taiwan: A New US Policy?
Commentary, 5 December 2016Timothy Voake
US President-elect Donald Trump broke with decades of American policy when he spoke on the phone with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. The move sheds light on the broader speculation surrounding Trump’s intended policy towards Taiwan and China.
China, United States, Global Security Issues, PacificPages
Europe’s ‘Principled Pragmatism’ on the South China Sea
RUSI Newsbrief, 23 May 2016Theresa Fallon
As China flexes its muscles in the South China Sea, the EU is trying to balance supporting the rule of law with its need to maintain good relations with Beijing.
China, RUSI Newsbrief, Maritime Forces, Europe, Pacific
Nuclear Weapons on Trial: The Marshall Islands Versus the United Kingdom
RUSI Newsbrief, 20 May 2016Emil Dall
The tiny Marshall Islands goes to the International Court of Justice to compel nuclear weapon states to commit to disarmament.
Pakistan, RUSI Newsbrief, India, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
The Security Dilemma in the Western Pacific
RUSI Newsbrief, 17 March 2016Koichi Onodera
There is a real risk that the build-up of military capabilities in the region could spiral out of control
China, Japan, RUSI Newsbrief, Global Security Issues, Pacific
Indonesia's Forest Fires: Igniting Tensions in Southeast Asia
RUSI Newsbrief, 22 January 2016Malcolm C K Soh and Kelvin S-H Peh
Jakarta’s failure to tackle illegal burning is threatening its relations with its neighbours
RUSI Newsbrief, Defence Management, Asia, Pacific
Should the West Embrace the AIIB?
RUSI Newsbrief, 22 January 2016Nikki Lee
Is the AIIB just a new foreign-policy tool for China, or is it necessary for regional development and a project the West should welcome?
RUSI Newsbrief, Defence Policy, Asia, PacificPages
"The purpose of North Korea’s ICBM programme was “to be able to hold targets on the US mainland at risk”. “Most believe Pyongyang would not use that capability unless the leadership thought its survival was imminently threatened. But the ICBM development is still immensely worrying,” “The consequences of miscalculation with North Korea are significant, and US allies in East Asia could think extended deterrence guarantees are weaker once the US homeland is at stake.”"
South Korea forms unit to kill Kim Jong Un in event of war
In The News, 9 January 2017 Tags: North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
The UK Ministry of Defence’s Adoption of the Government-Wide System for Project Approvals
Western Way of War: Air Marshal Philip Osborn
India Must Secure the Indian Ocean to Deter China’s Assertion Along the Border