Denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula: Explaining the Stalemate By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA — Analysis 27 September 2018With the conclusion of the third inter-Korean summit last week, the next challenge will be to find common understanding. Read More
Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis By Professor Helmut K. Anheier — Analysis 26 September 2018This month marks the tenth anniversary of the full outbreak of what would come to be known as the global financial and economic crisis. What have we learned? Read More
UN General Assembly 2018: What to Expect from Trump and Others By Richard Gowan — Analysis 24 September 2018Donald Trump’s words on Iran and North Korea stole the show during last year’s UNGA. This year, is constructive diplomacy possible? Read More
Paradiplomacy in the Brazilian-Uruguayan Borderland By Professor Isabel Clemente — Analysis 23 September 2018Connections across the Brazil-Uruguay border show how a variety of actors contribute to a complex relationship, including managing the contradictions between social development and security. Read More
Xi’s Economic Challenge By Rowan Callick OBE FAIIA — Analysis 20 September 2018In a week dominated by concerns about the escalating US-China trade war, how vulnerable is China? This second in a three-part series looks at China’s economy. Read More
Myanmar's Intelligence State By Andrew Selth — Analysis 20 September 2018Both Aung San Suu Kyi’s government and the armed forces know that their survival is threatened more by disunity and domestic instability than by any international developments. Read More
The Outlook for Macedonia’s Referendum By Ordan Andreevski — Analysis 20 September 2018Macedonia is at a crossroads, with an upcoming referendum on the conditions imposed for EU and NATO membership promoted by the prime minister but opposed by the president. Read More
Data as a Military Objective By Professor Robert McLaughlin — Analysis 20 September 2018Data can be a military objective. The challenge is to differentiate targetable data from non-targetable data used in espionage and influence operations. Read More
Is Peace in the Horn of Africa Bad for Djibouti? By Katarina Welborn — Analysis 18 September 2018While the normalisation of the Ethiopia-Eritrea relationship may increase competition, Djibouti will remain an important international trading hub in the region. Read More
China’s New Era Under Xi By Rowan Callick OBE FAIIA — Analysis 13 September 2018It is crucial to understand the radical nature of Xi’s project to understand a changing China. This first in a three-part series looks at political reform. Read More