ISDP Voices

The United States launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) on May 23, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan. The announcement came almost 15 years to the day after the creation of the “Quad” in the Indo-Pacific. The IPEF – Indo-Pacific in name – appears to be part of a flood of initiatives taken by like-minded […]

Since Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine started in February 2022, Western countries, including the U.S. and its allies in both Europe and the Indo-Pacific, have been focusing on the war. This strategic attention shift has consequences not only for Europe but also the Indo-Pacific. A Russian victory could encourage China to follow Russia’s move and could […]

In his report to the Twentieth Party Congress, Xi Jinping hailed the Communist Party as the driving force behind China’s revolution and modernization; looking ahead, he expressed his conviction that only under the leadership of the Communist Party can the country’s rejuvenation be successfully completed. But he also pointed to some serious problems that had […]

In the last week of October 2022, the final round of Brazilian presidential elections will be held. The two contenders are the current president, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, a far-right politician temporarily affiliated with the Liberal Party, and the former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a center-left politician affiliated with the Workers’ Party. Foreign policy […]

With the 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party just around the corner, Xi Jinping is poised to lock in a norm-breaking third term as the party’s General Secretary, marking the culmination of a decade-long quest for personal power. But with great power comes great responsibility, and one of those responsibilities is continuing to […]

The Chinese Communist Party’s leading members will gather in Beijing for the 20th Party Congress starting October 16. Xi Jinping is widely expected to accept an unusual third term in the Chinese political system’s highest office: General Secretary of the Communist Party. English-language media is already calling the 20th Party Congress a “coronation” for Xi, echoing earlier claims that […]

The first reports of unusual tremors in Østersøen, adjacent to the Island of Bornholm, were transmitted to the Danish authorities on September 26. These tremors were the result of explosions on the gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 & 2. Before the Russian-Ukrainian war, the gas pipelines were used to transfer natural gas from Russia to […]