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North Korea and the December 2012 Rocket Launch: A New Deal? Expert Comment 39/2012 - 14/12/2012 Pablo Bustelo On December 12 North Korea succeeded in putting into orbit a satellite (or other object) after the three stages of the Unha-3 rocket separated as planned. Contrary to the previous attempts, the launch was successful, the three-stage rocket functioned correctly and the satellite (or other object) now appears to be now orbiting the earth.
The European Union and the Emerging Asian Powers of China and India ARI 78/2012 - 19/11/2012 Rajendra K. Jain The rise of China and the emergence of India pose intellectual, technological, organisational and political challenges for the European Union and for the West in general, but also provide opportunities.
India’s New Foreign Policy ARI 65/2012 - 17/10/2012 C. Raja Mohan India’s foreign policy in the 21st century will remain rooted in core values, but Delhi must necessarily adapt to changing external circumstances and shifting domestic needs.
Are North Korea’s Missile Threats Credible? Expert Comment 28/2012 - 15/10/2012 Pablo Bustelo Despite continuous efforts by the international community to achieve the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, time is passing and working against this goal.
Difficult policy choices in China’s slowing economy Expert Comment 16/2012 - 5/9/2012 Pablo Bustelo
The Economic Crisis and the Emerging Powers: Towards a New International Order? 20/2/2012 Robin Niblett The real challenges to the existing international order will come not from the established or emerging powers, but from global forces that are beyond their control and also from those non-state entities and groups which seek to undermine the process of globalisation that links all states and societies ever closer together.
The Dilemmas of the Rise of China 7/2/2012 Sun Xuefeng Why are there such contrasting perceptions on China’s rise between the Chinese and the rest of the world? What dilemmas is China beginning to face in the context of these different perceptions about its rise? What ways out of these dilemmas has China been seeking?
The ‘Stans’ at 20 (WP) WP 21/2011 - 28/12/2011 Martha Brill Olcott In late December the five Central Asian countries enter their third decade of independence, effectively achieved when Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as President of the USSR and turned the Kremlin over to Boris Yeltsin as President of the Russian Federation.
Is the Eurozone crisis changing EU-China relations? (ARI) ARI 154/2011 - 22/11/2011 Alicia Sorroza The economic and financial crisis affecting Europe seems to be changing the map of the interests involved in the EU-China relationship.
US-Pakistan Relations in the Summer of 2011 (ARI) ARI 121/2011 - 20/7/2011 Dennis Kux This ARI discusses the current crisis in US-Pakistan relations and analyses the interaction between Washington and Islamabad since the events of 9/11.
Fukushima and the Future of Nuclear Energy in Japan: The Need for a Robust Social Contract (ARI) ARI 113-2011 - 29/6/2011 Haruko Satoh The Fukushima accident in March 2011 calls for the reassessment of the nuclear regime in Japan, especially as regards to public safety.
The Internationalisation of the Renminbi: Prospects and Risks (ARI) ARI 73/2011 - 18/4/2011 Miguel Otero-Iglesias By looking at how far China has gone in internationalising its currency, the Renminbi (RMB), it is possible to identify the main strategic goals that China wants to achieve through this process, along with the main risks that such an objective embodies.
Prospects for Burma After Aung San Suu Kyi’s Release (ARI) ARI 32/2011 - 11/2/2011 Michael W. Charney Aung San Suu Kyi’s release will have important implications for the country in 2011 and 2012.
China-Spain-Latin America Triangulation in a Chinese Perspective (ARI) ARI 4/2011 - 14/1/2011 Jiang Shixue This paper looks at the prospects for triangulation between China, Spain and Latin America in the wake of the Sinopec-Repsol deal in Brazil.
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