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Alexander Neill

Position: Head, Asia Programme

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

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

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?

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.

The Taiwan Straits Balancing Act 24 Nov 2009
Taiwan faces a dilemma between economic ties with China and military ties with the US

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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