Economy

Empowering Britain’s maritime-industrial base

Emma Salisbury identifies the centrality of the maritime industry to British interests and recommends how the UK can enhance the sector

The assimilationist turn in Tibet policy in the Xi Jinping era

Matthew Akester analyses how the PRC is dialing back the nominal autonomy guaranteed to its Tibetan areas in the 1982 constitution

Clean Power 2030: Too fast, too furious?

Mann Virdee advocates for a more realistic and strategic approach to HM Government's plans to achieve clean power by 2030

The South China Sea: Historical and legal background

Bill Hayton analyses the CCP's territorial claims in the South China Sea from a historical and legal perspective

China: The top 10 priorities for early Labour government action

Charles Parton outlines 10 priorities for the Labour government in dealing with China. A paper published with the Coalition on Secure Technology

How can Britain become more prosperous?

Dr Mann Virdee investigates the link between science, technology and prosperity and how innovation can help Britain prosper

Xi Jinping sticks to his guns: The 2024 Third Plenum

George Magnus analyses the outcome of the PRC’s recent Third Plenum and discusses the likely implications for the Chinese economy

British science and technology in 2024: Implications for ‘Net Zero’

Mann Virdee investigates how Britain can build a greener, more competitive, and resilient science and technology base

Lessons from the 1930s: Rearm according to the threat, not the fiscal rules

Paul Mason investigates what Britain can learn today from its defence policy and spending in the 1930s

After Nord Stream: Safeguarding Baltic energy security and supply

Trevelyan Wing explores the energy security landscape of the Baltic region, and the developments ensuring its future stability