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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Will China Succeed in Creating an Asian Security Order?
During April 18-23 2024, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a three-nation tour of Cambodia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. The visit is part of a packed diplomatic agenda, already […]
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Strategic Standoffs: How Repeated Games Illuminate the Future of South China Sea Disputes
Introduction The motivation to put this piece together was observing the recent bizarre and, dare I say, childish behaviour of the Chinese Coast Guard in the South China Sea (SCS), […]
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Uncharted Territory: Exploring the Legal Ramifications of NATO’s Hypothetical Involvement in Taiwan
You might just have been living under a rock to not have noticed that recently there has been a change in tone at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on […]
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Taiwan’s Energy Transition: Opportunities for Collaboration with Sweden and the EU
Taiwan has a moment now to define its future energy development. As an island nation with limited natural resources, Taiwan has historically relied heavily on imported energy sources, a practice […]
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70 Years of “Panchsheel”: China’s (Un)Peaceful Betrayal
This April, India and China commemorate the 70th anniversary of the “Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence,” or commonly known in India as the “Panchsheel Agreement,” being first formally articulated in the […]
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The Lithuanian Gambit
There is a great deal of conjecture and analysis at present telling us there is emerging a Sino-Russian alliance. If it is so, and it looks to me like it […]
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Navigating Uncertainty: How Multinationals Can Hedge Against Rising Tensions in the Taiwan Straits
When geopolitical tensions in critical regions can reshape the landscape of global trade overnight, multinationals are finding it increasingly necessary to adopt sophisticated risk management strategies. The Taiwan Straits, a […]
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The Balance of Power: Taiwan’s TSMC-led Economic Might and Cross-Strait Relations
Following my previous article on the role stock exchanges play in maintaining a delicate peace between China and Taiwan, I was asked specifically about the ramifications of Taiwan’s burgeoning stock […]
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Sweden Joins NATO: Implications for the Indo-Pacific
On March 7, almost two years after it first submitted its application and a year after Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Sweden officially became part of NATO’s […]
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The Limitations of India and Russia’s Transactional Relationship
Since Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it might seem as though ties between India and Russia have strengthened. While much of the West isolated Russia, India-Russia energy […]