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Alexander Neill

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Asia-Pacific security and defence issues, North Korea, China, South-east Asia, Indian-Pakistan relations, Asian globalization issues.
 
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Alexander Neill

Position: Senior Research Fellow, Asia Studies

Alexander Neill is a graduate of the School of Oriental and African Studies and prior to joining RUSI was an analyst for the British government which included a tour with the British Embassy in Washington DC.

As Head of the Asia Security Programme, Alexander’s responsibilities include leading research projects, hosting private meetings and public conferences on all aspects of Asian defence and security issues. Alexander regularly contributes to RUSI’s publications and commentary to RUSI.org. He is also responsible for commenting in the media on behalf of RUSI on Asian affairs and in particular on issues associated with China.

His main interests pertaining to Asia include: Chinese foreign and national security policy and international relations, the influence of globalisation on the Asia region and the Taleban insurgency in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

 

RUSI articles and analysis by this author

China UK Non-Traditional Security Apr 2012 cover Roundtable Report: China’s Engagement in Non-Traditional Security 10 May 2012
What are the challenges and opportunities for UK-China military co-operation? A report produced in association with the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies and China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham
North Korean rally The Dear Leader is dead, will the regime follow? 20 Dec 2011
As North Korea’s leadership transitions, Kim Jong-un will have to contend with a region that is undergoing significant geopolitical change whilst also dealing with possible challenges to his own fledgling regime.
2012 button China 2012: the Year of the Dragon 16 Dec 2011
In 2012, the Asia-Pacific region will not be immune to transition, and China's dominant role will be emphasised in its relationship with Taiwan and the wider region.
Eurofighter formation A Typhoon over Japan? 14 Dec 2011
On 16 December Japan will decide the winning aircraft bid for the 'F-X' programme. Along with the usual technical considerations, the bidding process has sparked larger strategic questions for the direction of Japan's national security and could pave the way for greater European involvement in Asia.
southchinasea Escalation in the South China Sea 28 Jul 2011
Tensions are rising in Southeast Asia as the maritime interests of China, the US and other regional powers collide
PLAN Sailors China's Defence White Paper: Strategic Reassurance? 31 May 2011
Will China's 2011 defence White Paper dispel foreign misgivings about China's inexorable rise on the global stage?
China flag China, Europe and Strategic Intent: A New Role for the UK? 14 Jan 2011
China testing its latest stealth jet during Robert Gates' visit is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to cooling Sino-US relations. This presents an opportunity for the UK and the EU to engage in a strategic defence discussion with China.
Korea DMZ Korea Tensions: What next? 25 Nov 2010
RUSI experts analyse the latest artillery exchange between North and South Korea
Chinese trawlers and USNS Impeccable China’s U-shaped Encirclement 24 Nov 2010
The South China Sea is once again a strategic issue for China and its neighbourhood
Chinese destroyer Qingdao China and its Southern Sea 17 Sep 2010
US-China relations continue to be stretched - this time by Chinese claims on the Southern Sea
PLA navy ship The Strategic Defence Review and China 20 May 2010
The coming UK defence review is a crucial opportunity for the new government to reconsider long-term relations with China
Obama and Hu Jintao China Raises the Stakes with the US 17 Mar 2010
The rivalry between China and the US is heating up. Is American 'smart power' the solution?
China space Spears and Shields: China's 11 January missile defence test 19 Jan 2010
Beijing's recent missile test was a prelude to rising US-Chinese tensions over Taiwan - and will re-ignite the strategic debate on space warfare.
Nov 09 NB - Neill The Taiwan Straits Balancing Act 24 Nov 2009
Taiwan faces a dilemma between economic ties with China and military ties with the US
Urumqui Riots China Confronts the Three Evils at Home and Abroad 16 Sep 2009
July saw ethnic violence strike China's Xinjiang province as Han and Uighurs targeted each other in riots and looting. Though the violence has been tempered, tensions continue to simmer below the surface.
China flag badge Violence returns to China’s New Frontier 8 Jul 2009
The recent violence in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, sparked by a race riot in distant Guangdong province’s industrial heartland ignited deep ethnic tensions between Uighurs and Han Chinese. The Uighur East Turkestan Islamic Movement now threatens to supplant the Tibetan independence movement as China’s greatest threat to internal stability.

UK China relationship Enticing the Tiger from its lair 23 Jan 2009
The UK’s first ever government document on the UK-China relationship aims to prepare British diplomacy for a new phase in China’s development as a rising power. In doing so, Britain must tread carefully as it helps China to become an important multilateral partner in international security.
Taj fire The Mumbai attacks and the Kashmir question 28 Nov 2008
Ahead of the national elections in India, and so soon after renewed unrest in Kashmir, eyes will be on the communal tensions in India for answers to the Mumbai attacks.

Taiwan Taiwanese Parliamentary Elections and Cross-strait Issues 15 Jan 2008
The recent election results in Taiwan neither demonstrate an appetite for rapprochement with China, nor denial that Taiwan is de facto independent from the People’s Republic.
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