Publications
The Institute for Security and Development Policy regularly issues a variety of publications ranging from shorter Policy Briefs to more comprehensive studies in its Asia and Silk Road Papers series. Explore the different series below. If you’d like to contribute to our publications, please contact Jagannath Panda, Editor, at jpanda@isdp.eu, and read our submission guidelines.
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Webinar Report: Climate Crisis in Tibet-IV: China’s Militarization of Tibet: Strategic Ambitions and Ecological Fallout
The Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA) of the ISDP organized a webinar titled “China’s Militarization of Tibet: Strategic Ambitions and Ecological Fallout,” which was the fourth […]
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The Ecological Cost of Security: Military Development and Environmental Change in Tibet
Summary The expansion of the Tibet Military Region represents a critical intersection of geopolitical strategy and environmental preservation, creating complex challenges for both regional security and global climate patterns. This […]
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The Fourth Phase in the Taiwan Strait Military Standoff: Emerging Dynamics and the Prospect of War
KEY TAKEAWAYS The cross-strait military standoff has entered its fourth phase—a “renewed cold war”—following China’s military drills in 2022, signaling heightened risks for armed confrontation. Military exercises, force deployments, and […]
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Safeguarding the Global Chip Supply: Lessons from PRC’s Technology Acquisition Tactics in Taiwan
Taiwan’s technological advantage, especially in the semiconductor sector, serves as a key factor for deterring a Chinese invasion. However, there are documented cases of the PRC using multiple strategies to […]
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Climate and Environment in CCP’s Control Strategy in Tibet
The Tibetan Plateau is warming rapidly, leading to significant ecological changes and threatening water security for millions. This issue brief examines the impact of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) governance […]
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Military-civil Fusion is a key Chinese Strategy with long-term Implications: An Interview with Jingdong Yuan and Yifei Zhu
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China is undergoing a significant strategic transformation, prioritizing modernization through the integration of advanced technologies into its military capabilities. In recent years, the PLA […]
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PLA in the Arctic: Under the Ice?
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s Arctic ambitions represent a significant expansion of Chinese military capabilities into polar regions, with interconnected aspects worth examining in detail. Turning the PLA into a […]
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Report of the Webinar on Dam Construction & Tibet as a Hydropower Zone: Implications on Tibet’s Climate Crisis? (Climate Crisis in Tibet-II)
This webinar, organized by the SCSA-IPA at the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP), was held on January 20, 2025. It is the second in a series on the […]
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Cascading Effects: Will China’s New Dam Create A Himalayan Rift?
In mid-December, China marked the thirtieth anniversary of the official inauguration of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River, the world’s largest hydroelectric project (in terms of installed capacity). Notwithstanding the decades-long […]
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Assessing the Effectiveness of China’s Military Exercises in Restraining Taiwan’s Leadership
Beijing has been using coercive approaches to restrain Taiwan’s voices for decades. The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1995 and 1996 set a precedent for Beijing to conduct large-scale military […]