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Many topical policy issues and regions are central to the programme's research agenda. These include China and Japan, nuclearisation in the Korean peninsula, and terrorism and insurgency in Central and South Asia.
In particular, the project works to build links between policy-makers and practitioners in Britain and their counterparts across Asia, and to provide a meeting place for Asian policy-makers to confer and discuss security issues together.
Experts also regularly advise and consult businesses on security risks across Asia's regions and markets.
Contacts
Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones: The Trajectory of China's Maritime Transformation
Occasional Papers, 14 October 2019
Sidharth Kaushal and Magdalena Markiewicz
This Occasional Paper examines China's maritime strategy by placing its contemporary evolution in context.
Tags: Armed Forces, China, Equipment and Acquisitions, Military Sciences, Asia, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, Technology, Pacific
India Tightens Control Over Jammu and Kashmir
Commentary, 9 August 2019
Aaditya Dave
A move to extinguish the territory’s autonomy may play well with voters in India but is unlikely to improve regional security.
Tags: India, International Security Studies, Asia, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, Central and South Asia
Another Chinese Defence White Paper: What Impact on the UK?
Commentary, 1 August 2019
Veerle Nouwens
China’s latest defence white paper repeats many concepts already known but does include a number of interesting novelties.
Tags: China, Global Strategy and Commitments, International Security Studies, Defence Policy, Asia, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, UK Defence
Shangri-La Dialogue: Europe Navigating Asia Amidst a US–China Standoff
Commentary, 20 June 2019
Veerle Nouwens
This year’s Annual Shangri-La Dialogue set the stage for confrontation between China and the US. The now former US Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan launched Washington’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, while China upped its participation by being represented at ministerial level for the first time since 2011. The message of both protagonists was clear – neither the US nor China is backing...
Tags: China, European Union, International Security Studies, France, UK, Asia, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Maritime Forces, Europe, Pacific
Hong Kong: So What? Now What? In the Future What?
Commentary, 18 June 2019
Charles Parton
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s attempt at introducing a Fugitive Offenders Ordinance has harmed the interests of Hong Kong and China; it may also harm their relations with foreign countries.
Tags: China, RUSI International, Asia, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, Pacific
China’s Growing Pains: A Review of 40 Years of Reform
RUSI Newsbrief, 23 January 2019
Charles Parton
Now that Chinese President Xi Jinping has consolidated power within the Chinese Communist Party, the expectation is that he will turn his gaze to serious reform efforts needed to sustain the country’s rise. Changing an economic and social system described by Chinese leaders as ‘unsustainable’ without provoking instability – to be accomplished with the Party managing to stay in power and outrun...
Tags: China, International Security Studies, Asia, Global Security IssuesPages
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.
India, International Security Studies, Asia, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, Central and South Asia
Another Chinese Defence White Paper: What Impact on the UK?
Commentary, 1 August 2019Veerle Nouwens
China’s latest defence white paper repeats many concepts already known but does include a number of interesting novelties.
China, Global Strategy and Commitments, International Security Studies, Defence Policy, Asia, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, UK Defence
Shangri-La Dialogue: Europe Navigating Asia Amidst a US–China Standoff
Commentary, 20 June 2019Veerle Nouwens
This year’s Annual Shangri-La Dialogue set the stage for confrontation between China and the US. The now former US Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan launched Washington’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, while China upped its participation by being represented at ministerial level for the first time since 2011. The message of both protagonists was clear – neither the US nor China is backing...
China, European Union, International Security Studies, France, UK, Asia, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Maritime Forces, Europe, Pacific
Hong Kong: So What? Now What? In the Future What?
Commentary, 18 June 2019Charles Parton
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s attempt at introducing a Fugitive Offenders Ordinance has harmed the interests of Hong Kong and China; it may also harm their relations with foreign countries.
China, RUSI International, Asia, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, Pacific
Delicate Footwork: Security and Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
Commentary, 17 December 2018Cristina Varriale
The suspension of US–South Korean military exercises is a vital step in the broader effort to build confidence on the Korean peninsula.
Armed Forces, United States, North Korea, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Global Strategy and Commitments, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Defence Policy, Asia, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, PacificPages
Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones: The Trajectory of China's Maritime Transformation
Occasional Papers, 14 October 2019Sidharth Kaushal and Magdalena Markiewicz
This Occasional Paper examines China's maritime strategy by placing its contemporary evolution in context.
Armed Forces, China, Occasional Papers, Equipment and Acquisitions, Military Sciences, Asia, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, Technology, Pacific
China’s Growing Pains: A Review of 40 Years of Reform
RUSI Newsbrief, 23 January 2019Charles Parton
Now that Chinese President Xi Jinping has consolidated power within the Chinese Communist Party, the expectation is that he will turn his gaze to serious reform efforts needed to sustain the country’...
China, RUSI Newsbrief, International Security Studies, Asia, Global Security Issues
The Failure of China’s Security Policy in Xinjiang
RUSI Newsbrief, 11 January 2019Edward Schwarck
The mass internment of Xinjiang’s Uyghurs in supposed ‘re-education’ facilities as a means of combatting violent extremism suggests that Beijing lacks confidence in the effectiveness of its...
China, RUSI Newsbrief, International Security Studies, Counterinsurgency, Asia, New Silk Road, Intelligence, Technology, Terrorism
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...
China, United States, Japan, RUSI Newsbrief, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Asia, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
The Deputy: Enhancing Command in the Twenty-First Century
RUSI Journal, 6 June 2017Anthony King
The British Army is slowly recognising the valuable role which can be played by deputy commanders.
Armed Forces, RUSI Journal, Defence Policy, UK, Asia, UK Defence, EuropePages
RUSI International Sea Powers Conference: A European Net Assessment of the PLA(N)
Conference, 23 February 2017This conference will lead a European examination of China’s projected intentions and real naval strength.
China, Military Sciences, Asia, Maritime Forces, 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...
China, Third UK-Japan Security Dialogue, Japan, North Korea, International Security Studies, Asia, Global Security Issues, Pacific
'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’...
China, Tackling Extremism, International Security Studies, Terrorism, Asia, Global Security Issues, Military Personnel, Central and South Asia
Asia-Pacific Cyber Security
Events, 5 November 2015A lecture by Dr Tobias Feakin, Director of National Security Programs, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI).
Future UK Cyber Security Strategy Project, International Security Studies, Asia, Pacific