http://www.rusi.org/ web@rusi.org en-us Copyright 2010 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4BA0C783B338E/ Barack Obama is facing a significant diplomatic test in the Asia-Pacific. Can his administration balance economic deference with a commitment to human rights? 2010-03-17 12:14:25 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4BA0C75CE47B5/ The rivalry between China and the US is heating up. Is American 'smart power' the solution? 2010-03-17 12:13:18 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B5ECBF8DC68D/ Japan’s move towards a pan-Asian regional architecture highlights a concerted effort to engage more with its neighbours over the traditional ally, the US 2010-01-26 11:03:24 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B5ECBE0891D8/ The Chinese Army’s more assertive international role could lead to escalating geopolitical tensions with two key rivals – the US and India 2010-01-26 11:03:10 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B5ECB53E720E/ The importance of the burgeoning trade relationship means China and the EU must settle their fractious differences through bilateral dialogue 2010-01-26 11:00:48 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C4B55A28F35339/ 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. 2010-01-19 12:19:40 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C4B4124C0DCB72/ As the effects of the global recession begins to be felt, this year will emphasise some new political realities in the international order. They will form the backdrop to the return of some traditional security issues. 2010-01-03 23:18:18 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C4B2A2406CB1E1/ As President Hu Jintao unveils a new foreign policy initiative, there is now a renewed interest in a more globally active China. However, decisive differences with the US on Iran, North Korea and Afghanistan show that actions will continue to be carried out with domestic interests in mind. 2009-12-17 12:30:12 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C4B14E068758F1/ British success in Malaya appeared to show how an insurgency could be defeated by Western-led forces. The campaign was plundered for ‘lessons’ – for Vietnam in particular. The latter’s failure, however, led critics to argue that Malaya was a special case which did not offer transferable ‘lessons’. An analysis of the general principles underlying British success in Malaya can nevertheless still provide important policy implications for Afghanistan. 2009-11-28 09:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B0BCC9900F2F/ America's absence in the global climate change framework leaves China in an influential position at Copenhagen 2009-11-24 12:07:57 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B0BC75929498/ Indo-US ties are blossoming - but will they provide sufficient depth against a rising China? 2009-11-24 11:45:32 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B0BC6C3A7314/ The Indian media’s reportage of supposed strategic encirclement by China demonstrates asymmetrical perceptions of the rivalry between the growing Asian powers 2009-11-24 11:43:16 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B0BC5586A45B/ Taiwan faces a dilemma between economic ties with China and military ties with the US 2009-11-24 11:36:58 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N4B0A7F87086D9/ The RUSI Asia Security Programme and Nuclear Security Project are pleased to announce the launch in Beijing of Chinese and British perspectives on the road to the NPT 2010, a report exploring the non-proliferation policies of two major nuclear powers at a critical juncture for arms control. 2009-11-23 12:38:11 http://www.rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:A4AF1A26BDFEE4/ How do India, China, Israel and Japan handle defence spending and co-ordination compared to the UK? 2009-11-04 15:49:20 http://www.rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:A4AF19BBD54954/ Major increases in China's procurement spending are changing the country's defence industry 2009-11-04 15:21:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4AEB1EFB8B7D1/ America will increasingly have to look east and towards a rising China. NATO's new Strategic Concept must acknowledge this 2009-10-30 17:14:38 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4AEB0BBD929DD/ How the US handles South Korea's drive towards nuclear fuel reprocessing capacity may prove to be a definitive case study 2009-10-30 15:52:42 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:C4A9E46D50EBE7/ The Democratic Party of Japan’s victory in the Japanese elections on 30 August poses questions about the country’s future involvement in international security. As the Liberal Democratic Party has previously pushed the country towards remilitarisation and assertiveness, the election of the opponent may have huge implications on current security strategy. 2009-09-02 11:28:45 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:C4A6D7CBD846CB/ The recent riots in the capital of Xinjiang province in China involving the Muslim Uighurs have focused attentions once more on ethnic divisions inside China. In the sixtieth year of the People’s Republic, is this is a worrying sign of things to come or a wake up call for the government? By assessing the actions taken by the CCP leadership, one can get a better picture of China’s ethnic policies and how prepared they are for what the future might hold. 2009-07-27 11:16:53 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4A574164D0628/ Last month, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) published its ‘Proposal on Defence Program Outline’ for the next decade, which, apart from closer military co-operation with the US, includes the creation of an ‘intelligence community’. 2009-07-10 14:26:05 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C4A54B02CA0E9B/ 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. 2009-07-08 15:51:03 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C4A2D1215BB2A1/ North Korea’s recent military posturing has increased international interest in Kim Jong-il’s successor. Focus is now directed toward Kim Jong-un, third son of Kim Jong-il and reportedly heir apparent. In this commentary John Hemmings examines the challenges his young age and limited time to forge alliances with key members of the leadership will pose to his future rule and regional stability. 2009-06-08 14:35:03 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N4A23C0D1B9C83/ Citations of RUSI expert analysis and events in the global media: May 2009 2009-05-31 12:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C4A1C28F4C4E47/ Testing nuclear devices forces reflection on North Korea’s history of diplomatic strategy and disrepute, whilst posing problems for future negotiation. 2009-05-26 18:40:04 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C4A1C0F88E6CDD/ North Korea’s most recent nuclear testing has provoked international outrage, but the challenges here come with a foreboding of an ‘American strategic disaster’ further afield. 2009-05-26 16:53:19 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C4A116595F1491/ Following the release of China’s defence white paper, an enormous amount of attention is being paid to China’s naval and air force modernisation as well as its nuclear and missile forces. However, it is the PLA’s less-discussed army that is going to play the most critical role in safeguarding China’s security interests in 2009. 2009-05-18 14:51:08 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C4A0AD49643FE4/ China’s Sixtieth Anniversary Naval Review served as an opportunity to remind the international community of its meteoric rise and relevance to international security. The event also acted as a milestone for China’s armed forces, putting the world on notice that China intends to have a fully-fledged blue-water navy by 2050. 2009-05-13 15:11:01 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C49E5F1563CC22/ North Korea continues to play games with its regional neighbours, shielded in part by its Cold War allies in the United Nations Security Council, and emboldened by its tactics and growing military capabilities. The question is what can anyone do about it? 2009-04-15 15:44:30 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N49AD1AC3B4FE4/ The Asia Security Studies Programme at RUSI is pleased to announce that Mr Chiaki Akimoto, a senior security correspondent at NHK, has been made an Associate Fellow. 2009-03-03 12:02:06 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C4979E8FE7E6C9/ 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. 2009-01-23 15:59:35 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C496F3C95E6011/ With a new ruler certain to take up power in 2009, North Korea’s state will undergo substantial changes in substance and in form. The international community must pay close attention to the ongoing palace drama in Pyongyang and ready themselves to deal with the strategic and humanitarian consequences of such changes. 2009-01-15 13:43:14 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A488755A15CC45/ This article explains the reasons for the differing treatment the Iranian and North Korean nuclear threats have recieved from the West, highlighting that the threat from Iran is greater than that of North Korea. 2008-07-23 17:02:02 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C486651EB72D3C/ A picture-perfect example of political manoeuvring, but key questions remain unanswered 2008-06-28 16:02:01 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C484FE18753415/ On May 9 2008, General (retired) Xiong Guangkai, Chairman of the China Institute for International and Strategic Studies (CIISS) gave a speech highlighting three major adjustments to China’s security policy. 2008-06-11 15:32:02 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C484FE18753415/ On May 9 2008, General (retired) Xiong Guangkai, Chairman of the China Institute for International and Strategic Studies (CIISS) gave a speech highlighting three major adjustments to China’s security policy. 2008-06-11 15:32:02 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C47C2A7467D3C4/ On 11 January, Japan’s parliament enacted a law to resume refueling operations in support of foreign vessels participating in anti-terrorism operations near Afghanistan. To some, the decision represents a long-term shift away from Japan’s pacifist foreign policy. 2008-02-25 11:37:21 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C4767F7FC47AEB/ In the run up to the South Korean Presidential election, a number of significant events are taking place that will impact North-South relations. 2007-12-18 16:45:12 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A476275A50097B/ While Japan is experiencing political paralysis, the political debate and news coverage focuses largely on the daily political minutiae and not the broader strategic political issues at hand. 2007-12-14 12:23:03 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A476275A50097B/ While Japan is experiencing political paralysis, the political debate and news coverage focuses largely on the daily political minutiae and not the broader strategic political issues at hand. 2007-12-14 12:23:03 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A46F7BD8F8F681/ This article examines whether North Korea now poses any less of a menacing threat to its neighbours and if full denuclearization can be achieved. 2007-09-24 14:37:27 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C46F3D8D9A2DE6/ Photos of China's latest nuclear submarines have appeared online in a continuing effort by Beijing's to manage international perceptions of its military. 2007-09-21 16:05:04 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C46EEB82D98F54/ Foreign Policy Implications of Fukuda's Candidacy 2007-09-17 18:25:31 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C46E90E60CF79E/ Which way will Japanese Foreign Policy go in the Weeks Ahead? 2007-09-13 11:18:38 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C46A4BD5DAEDD5/ Negotiating on the Edge: North Korean Negotiating Behaviour - by Scott Snyder is reviewed by John Hemmings 2007-07-23 15:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C4692115BBD5F7/ Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government is looking shaky, to say the least. Although initially riding strong on his policy of rapprochement with China last Fall, the Abe administration has been hit by a number of scandals since December. Abe’s popularity has plummeted to 28% (July ‘07) from a high of 60% (Sept ‘06). 2007-07-09 11:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A468E5C6CB8B26/ While the SCO languished in relative obscurity after its conception and the gaze of the world was diverted by the events of September 11 2001, more recently the SCO’s activities have prompted increased scrutiny by the US and its regional allies in East and Central Asia. 2007-07-06 16:14:55 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C467BA20D7FE41/ 2007-06-22 11:31:04 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A45F66F11684A9/ In the wake of China’s successful anti-satellite test in January 2007, observers are scrambling to interpret the signals. The unveiling of such weapons suggests a policy of ‘pressure-point warfare’. 2007-03-13 09:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A45618B6D8FDD6/ With the United States confirming that Pyongyang had indeed, as it claimed, conducted an underground nuclear test on 9 October, this article analyzes the effects of the bomb on the country, region and international community. 2006-11-20 11:03:39 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C4534C62EF11B3/ The end of ambiguity about Pyongyang's nuclear capacity raises fundamental questions affecting China, the United States, and the future of international non-proliferation strategy. Indirectly, these consequences could actually work to the advantage of the West in its attempts to prevent Iran 'going nuclear'. 2006-10-17 13:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N45488F879AD78/ "China will have to compromise in terms of tolerating a nuclear power on its doorstep -- its primary aim is to retain regime stability in North Korea," said Alexander Neill, head of the Asia Programme at Britain's Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. 2006-10-15 12:15:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A452E16D356565/ For a US president facing mid-term elections from a position of weakness, this is hardly the best moment to make momentous decisions on North Korea and Iran 2006-10-12 11:20:05 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C452B99CB92A20/ North Korean Crisis: Key US Players 2006-10-10 14:05:44 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N4548909B5BD6D/ The process involves fitting to a missile what is called a "bus" on which the warheads sit, covered by a cone, said Dr Lee Willett, a defence analyst at the Royal United Services Institute. 2006-10-09 15:15:00 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C452A2EE661B39/ The detonation of a North Korean nuclear bomb is an attempt to dictate the future of the Korean peninsula on its own terms. 2006-10-09 12:17:04 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N45489153509CF/ Alex Neill, Head of Asia Security program at Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, discusses the effects its action has had on the rest of the international community and what message it sends to other potential nuclear states, especially Iran. 2006-10-09 12:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C452A3FAC780F7/ The UN Security Council is certain to impose sanctions on North Korea. But, since these are likely to involve – at least initially – just cutting off trade and diplomatic contacts, no significant impact is expected. 2006-10-09 10:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A444E115183173/ The American redeployment of ever more sophisticated nuclear counter-force capabilities to the Pacific is 2006-04-25 13:09:53 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A44315AA4A9295/ Over energy security, the United States and China are starting to find themselves bound into a cycle of mutual distrust. 2006-04-03 18:26:56 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A442BBC5A6C886/ What is good news for energy security may well be very bad news in terms of CO2 emissions and the environment. 2006-02-30 12:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:P41459E84704D9/ China’s remarkable economic growth during the past quarter-century has surpassed its ability to fuel its economy and has been forced for the past decade to import a steadily increasing percentage of its energy. 2004-09-01 09:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7954444b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f779359eb/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f760d44fb/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7713a80b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7601ac3e/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7732216b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7719746b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f772b974b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f75e8ff3c/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f74fbbe5b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f75268e3b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7d8ad3fb/ The recent trilateral talks in Beijing that were supposed to herald the beginning of an end to the current crisis on the Korean peninsula appear to have only succeeded in further escalating the tensions in this already volatile region. 2003-06-01 12:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:J40d32ea8c40de/ Weapons of Mass Destruction, (WMD), USA, Nuclear Weapons, Proliferation 2003-01-01 09:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:J40d32ea870ead/ The West and Russia's lessons from the Cold War could help to defuse, at least to some extent, the ongoing crisis in South Asia. 2002-06-01 09:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A47596E1E021E4/ Beijing's announcement in March of a large increase in military spending sends important messages and deserves attention. 2002-04-01 16:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A447313AC9DD9F/ 1998-04-10 14:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A446DBEB37106D/ 1998-02-02 13:00:00