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Defence & Security
Alliances, military capabilities, maritime security and regional security.
The Defence & Security section examines alliances, military capabilities and maritime security in Asia. It connects doctrines, defence industries and flashpoints.
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Australia: Between Asia and the West
Australia: Between Asia and the West
Australia occupies a singular position in the international system. Geographically, it belongs fully to the Indo-Pacific. Historically, institutionally and strategically, it remains deeply connected to the Western world. Economically, meanwhile, it depends heavily on trade with A
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Taiwan: At the Heart of the Strategic Balance of the 21st Century
Between Democratic Governance, Technological Leadership, and Global Power Competition
Xi Jinping: The Man Redefining Chinese Power
Introduction Few Chinese leaders have shaped their era as profoundly as Xi Jinping. Since taking power in 2012, he has transformed China’s system of governance, recentralized authority around the Communist Party, accelerated military modernization, and committed the country to a
North Korea: a non-conventional approach to the exercise of power
North Korea occupies a singular position within the international system. With limited economic capacity and weak integration into global trade, it nonetheless remains a strategic actor factored into the calculations of major powers. This position is rooted in a mode of exercisin