Primers

Britain’s future is in technology and innovation

Dr Mann Virdee details Britain’s historical prowess in innovation and technology, and how it can be a future pioneer

Why Britain needs a larger navy

William Freer and James Rogers analyse the geostrategic rationale behind the UK’s need for a larger navy, and how this can best be achieved

Is Britain losing its scientific edge?

Dr Mann Virdee assesses the state of the science sector in Britain and the best way forward for the 21st century

Slicing away at the status quo: Beijing’s cross-strait strategy

Gray Sergeant analyses how Beijing’s strategy across the Taiwan Strait has evolved since the summer of 2022

What is strategic advantage?

Gabriel Elefteriu, James Rogers and William Freer provide a refined definition of strategic advantage, and how the UK can create it

The ‘People’s War on Terror’ in Xinjiang: A model for China?

Dr Hannah Theaker investigates the roots and future of repression in Xinjiang conducted by the Chinese Communist Party

The ‘10 Be Clears’: Clarifying relations with China

Charles Parton OBE lays out ten suggestions for dealing with the threat posed by China under the CCP in a mini-strategy

Discursive statecraft: China’s information operations

Hannah Bailey examines the Chinese Communist Party’s discursive statecraft operations on international social media platforms

The trilateral initiative: Rekindling relations between Britain, Poland and Ukraine

Przemysław Biskup, James Rogers and Dr Hanna Shelest explore the history and rationale for the trilateral initiative between Britain, Poland and Ukraine

Taiwan: Invasion is not likely, but deterrence remains vital

Charles Parton OBE argues that an invasion of Taiwan by the CCP is still not likely despite rising tensions across the Taiwan Strait