Geopolitics and Governance

China’s highly restrictive approach to online freedom of expression has not only intensified under COVID-19, the government is also increasingly trying to shape global online technology governance.

Many commentators believe China will emerge stronger from coronavirus and seek to fill the void in global leadership left by a retreating US. But the Chinese leadership is more focused on managing its own economic woes.

The ‘Security and Prosperity in Asia’ conference examined the impact of international law in the Asia-Pacific with a focus on regional economic and security issues.

This briefing argues that China’s rise has worrying implications for the liberal order and explores how this will affect the transatlantic relationship.

This paper examines the political and government systems in East Asia in the wider context of the growth of populism worldwide. It argues that the countries of the region should seek multilateral solutions to global and regional problems.

Examining examples showing the sustainability of Afghanistan’s economy is predicated on the degree to which it is integrated with its neighbours.

A divergence between the China policies of the two traditional transatlantic allies is not new.

This report makes the case that a stronger relationship between the UK and Japan could advance each country’s ability to address shared global concerns.

In a series exploring women in international affairs, Isabel Dunstan speaks to Gitika Bhardwaj about the rise of the women’s movement in Indonesia.

John Nilsson-Wright reveals why Japan’s public has deep affection for its outgoing emperor.

The global infrastructure project must move beyond mish-mash of opaque bilateral deals

This briefing considers heightened tensions in the region in the context of recent developments within Taiwan’s domestic politics.

New policies at People’s Congress, but old tensions remain, not least over Belt and Road.

A successful deal to end the Afghan conflict in the Doha peace talks would force Pakistan and India to rethink their calculations in Kashmir.

The dispute over the arrest of a Huawei executive challenges both the nationalism and the economic stewardship that underpins the Communist Party’s legitimacy at home.

Beijing’s muddled response to a tumultuous 2018 exposed the myths of an ultra-powerful president running an economy inexorably destined for unstoppable growth.

As rancor at the meeting shows, striking the balance between the two great powers will only get more challenging.

To run a truly global foreign policy, the ultimate challenge for China is winning hearts and minds rather than showering renminbi.

Canberra and Wellington’s misguided policies towards Pacific island economies will undermine their relationships and open the region to further influence from China.

The UK would be a valuable partner for Japan as it tried to bolster Asian multilateralism, but the benefits are not as clear for Britain.

Fractious domestic politics have made it all but impossible for the country to formulate coherent policy on critical regional and global issues.

A new government led by Imran Khan is unlikely to challenge the military’s primacy over relations with neighbours.

The dominance of China’s president means he gets all the praise when things go right — and all the blame when they don’t.

China’s attempt to use military might to overturn the legal rights given to the other countries threatens international peace and security.

China’s supreme confidence and unity under Xi Jinping is forcing the West to re-examine its assumption that self-criticism is a virtue.

By sailing Royal Navy ships through the South China Sea, the UK government is showing that it supports the rules that have prevented superpower conflict for over 70 years.

The focus on Aung San Suu Kyi masks the complete lack of an adequate response to the crisis in Myanmar, whether at the global or regional level.