Contending narratives at the IISS Shangri-La dialogue 2022: Beijing’s lost horizon?
Dr Philip Shetler-Jones discusses the Shangri La Dialogue meeting and considers whether Beijing has overplayed its hand in the Indo-Pacific
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New Zealand maintains close ties to the United States
Patrick Triglavcanin argues that New Zealand’s relationship with China never saw it drift away from the worldview of free and open nations
The protean pact: Reading the tea leaves of the 2022 Quad Summit
Dr Philip Shetler-Jones shines light on the purpose of the Quad and its latest announcements through assessing the 2022 Quad Summit
The case for ‘JAUKUS’
Dr Philip Shetler-Jones explores the possibility of Japan joining the AUKUS group and factors that may prevent its membership
The strange case of America’s Indo-Pacific strategies
Dr Philip Shetler-Jones discusses the new Indo-Pacific Strategy announced by the United States and how it contrasts with US concerns regarding China
The case for better defence burden sharing
James Rogers argues that there is a need for an increased defence budget in the United Kingdom against a backdrop of an ongoing war in Europe
The geopolitics of AUKUS
A map of AUKUS, showing how the unique security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States encircles Eurasia
The poverty of American ‘Indo-Pacificism’
James Rogers explains how the United Kingdom should respond to the American geostrategic approach of ‘Indo-Pacificism’ and deter Russia
The Black Sea region: Beyond NATO
Prof. Mark Galeotti, Dr Alexander Lanoszka and James Rogers provide a number of proposals to enhance security in the Black Sea region
Outcomes of the Biden-Xi virtual summit
Charles Parton OBE analyses the discussion points and outcomes of the virtual summit between President Biden and General Secretary Xi