Asia and the Pacific
Covering the region from Afghanistan to Australia we consider the economic, political, and military developments and their impact on global geopolitics and security, with the rising dominance of China and the nuclear threat posed by North Korea.
Countries and groups covered in this region
Our experts
James Byrne
Director, Open-Source Intelligence and Analysis
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Aaditya Dave
Research Analyst
International Security Studies
Kayla Izenman
Associate Fellow
Tom Keatinge
Director, CFCS
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies
Neil Melvin
Director, International Security Studies
International Security Studies
Veerle Nouwens
Senior Research Fellow
International Security Studies
Tom Plant
Senior Associate Fellow
Cristina Varriale
Associate Fellow
Emily Winterbotham
Director, Terrorism and Conflict
Terrorism and Conflict
Raffaello Pantucci
Senior Associate Fellow
Related Projects
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This project seeks to help increase understanding in the United States and Europe about different perceptions and responses to a rising China.
We aim to address the question of how Russia understands the Indo-Pacific security concept and what interests are driving Moscow’s regional approach.
RUSI’s Project Sandstone is a new effort to systematically analyse and expose North Korean illicit shipping networks.
RUSI is part of a consortium utilising novel research methods and advances in remote sensing technologies to analyse North Korea’s WMD capabilities and inform robust policy recommendations.
Exploring non-traditional security issues in North Korea and their impact on Korean Peninsula peace prospects, security and unification.
This project applies research in training key stakeholders to disrupt the illicit financial activities of proliferators such as North Korea and Iran.
The Trilateral Nuclear Dialogues convene current and former senior officials and experts from the US, France and the UK to discuss nuclear policy issues.
