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
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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
AUKUS: The realisation of ‘Global Maritime Britain’
Dr Basil Germond assesses the implications of the AUKUS deal between the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia
The Afghanistan withdrawal: a pivot, not a retreat
Dr Philip Shetler-Jones discusses the withdrawal from Afghanistan and argues that it represents changing priorities rather than defeat