Indo-Pacific

Sealift: Commercial shipping’s potential in military logistics

Charlotte Kleberg highlights the need for commercial shipping solutions in military logistics to ensure effective support for the Royal Navy

The Strategic Defence Review, Britain and sea power

Emma Salisbury and James Rogers argue that the new government should place sea power at the heart of its agenda

Crises and challenges in the First Island Chain: A British response

Gray Sergeant outlines how Britain should respond to aggressive actions taken by Beijing in the First Island Chain

What allies want: Appraising Britain’s defence relationships

William Freer and Dr Alexander Lanoszka appraise over 30 of the United Kingdom’s defence relationships with key allies and partners

Understanding Xi Jinping’s ‘reform and opening up’

Charles Parton assesses what 'reform and opening up' means under Xi Jinping, and its implications for China's development trajectory

Could the South China Sea bubble over into conflict?

Charles Parton details the current tensions in the South China Sea between the PRC, ASEAN, the Philippines and its allies

Navigating reactions to Britain’s Indo-Pacific engagement

Gwenna Herd analyses the factors influencing domestic and regional perceptions of Britain’s Indo-Pacific engagement

Taiwan under Lai: The CCP’s prospects for ‘unification’

Elizabeth Lindley and Charles Parton analyse the challenges facing the CCP’s prospects of 'unification' with Taiwan under President Lai

China’s PLAN: Maritime dominion beyond the South China Sea

Emma Salisbury investigates the PRC’s naval build up and modernisation and its implications for the geopolitics of the South China Sea

No gift: Indo-Pacific access is worth its weight in gold

Jennifer Parker investigates what critical access to Australia grants the UK and US through AUKUS