Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme
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We conduct policy-relevant research on key political, economic, social & security issues affecting the Asia-Pacific region.
As the global order shakes, regions like Southeast Asia must step up to shape their own destiny. The region must adapt to geopolitical shocks by strengthening ASEAN, balancing openness and building new partnerships, writes Ben Bland for the IMF. 🔗 www.imf.org/en/publicati...
North Korea is emerging as Russia’s reserve arsenal – and potentially its reserve army. This deepening partnership has strengthened Pyongyang’s military capabilities and its strategic position in East Asia, writes our Associate Fellow Sung-Yoon Lee.
North Korea’s military partnership with Russia has consequences far beyond Ukraine
North Korea is emerging as Russia’s reserve arsenal – and potentially its reserve army. This deepening partnership has strengthened Pyongyang’s military capabilities and its strategic position in East...
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A key watchpoint at the BRICS summit in New Delhi will be how India reconciles efforts to stay on good terms with Washington with calls within BRICS to voice opposition to US actions in Iran and Venezuela. Read @chietigj.bsky.social's latest analysis for Chatham House.
The India–China reset will continue at the BRICS summit
So will disagreement over the purpose of BRICS.
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As #India hosts the #BRICS Summit on 12-13 September, my @chathamhouse.org ‘Expert Comment’ discusses how India is navigating a more fragmented international order and the contradictions of its own foreign policy. Summary in comments: @chasiapacific.bsky.social www.chathamhouse.org/2026/09/indi...
The India–China reset will continue at the BRICS summit
So will disagreement over the purpose of BRICS.
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Since the May Xi–Trump summit, Washington & Beijing have entered a tentative truce — a phase of 'constructive strategic stability' recognising that neither can risk an uncontrolled slide in relations. What does this mean for the rest of the world? Yu Jie breaks it down in her latest for @eh4s.eu.
Between Beijing and Washington, how long can ‘constructive strategic stability’ last?
EuroHub4Sino Policy Paper 2026/15 https://doi.org/10.31175/eh4s.m8q2
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📰🌍 New policy paper: "Between Beijing and Washington, how long can 'constructive strategic stability' last?" ✍️ by Yu Jie 📌 eh4s.eu/publication/...
Between Beijing and Washington, how long can ‘constructive strategic stability’ last?
EuroHub4Sino Policy Paper 2026/15 https://doi.org/10.31175/eh4s.m8q2
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The market debut of Unitree, China’s leading humanoid robot company, has stoked fears that Beijing’s ambitions exceed demand. Until humanoid robots reach their ‘ChatGPT moment’ those worries will remain.
Is China’s humanoid robot industry a bubble?
The market debut of Unitree, China’s leading humanoid robot company, has stoked fears that Beijing’s ambitions for robots exceed demand. Until humanoid robots reach their ‘ChatGPT moment’ those worrie...
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As the global order shakes, regions like Southeast Asia must step up to shape their own destiny. The region must adapt to geopolitical shocks by strengthening ASEAN, balancing openness and building new partnerships, writes Ben Bland for the IMF. 🔗 www.imf.org/en/publicati...
What would it take for China to become a peerless techno-economic superpower by 2036? Even with unresolved structural challenges, it may still muddle through. Drawing on an ESRC-funded #backcasting workshop, Ben Bland explores how China could stumble its way to superpower status for @semafor.com.
View: How China can muddle through to superpower status
Despite structural challenges, China could rely on its economic and technological engine to become a peerless superpower in 2036, experts believe.
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Pakistan is attempting to leverage its diplomatic partnerships and craft a more proactive foreign policy. But Pakistan's plans for geopolitical influence will rest on its ability to resolve internal conflict, argues our Associate Fellow Farzana Shaikh.
Can Pakistan’s foreign policy ambitions survive its domestic challenges?
Pakistan’s plans for geopolitical influence will rest on its ability to resolve internal conflict.
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Demonstrations in #India by the #Cockroach Janata Party have raised questions about the state of India’s democracy, economy and education system. I have discussed these issues in several media interviews, including the BBC ‘Inquiry’ podcast: @chasiapacific.bsky.social www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
BBC Audio | The Inquiry | How has the Cockroach Janta Party changed India’s politics?
India’s youth-led protest movement is putting jobs and opportunity in the spotlight
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As China's #AI models catch-up to US rivals, Beijing wants to set the rules that govern AI use. But does China or the US have the better strategy to win the AI race? In his latest expert comment, @jkynge.bsky.social asks if China can win the AI race and make the rules too?
China, Kimi K3 and WAICO: Can Beijing win the AI race and make the rules too?
As its AI models catch up to US rivals, China wants to set the rules that govern AI use.
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As China's #AI models catch-up to US rivals, Beijing wants to set the rules that govern AI use. But does China or the US have the better strategy to win the AI race? In his latest expert comment, @jkynge.bsky.social asks if China can win the AI race and make the rules too?
China, Kimi K3 and WAICO: Can Beijing win the AI race and make the rules too?
As its AI models catch up to US rivals, China wants to set the rules that govern AI use.
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The recent defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye reaffirms a point I made in a recent article about how the #India-#Pakistan rivalry is becoming intertwined with the geopolitics of the #MiddleEast. Resharing here @chasiapacific.bsky.social www.printspublications.com/journal/arti...
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Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, a peer-reviewed quarterly publication of the Association of Indian Diplomats, attempts to provide an intellectually stimulating forum for the examination of various asp...
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Is the AI boom about to bust? In the latest Independent Thinking podcast, @jkynge.bsky.social and other @chathamhouse.org experts explore the US-China race for AI leadership and the likelihood of an AI crash. Listen here ⬇️
Is the AI boom about to bust?
In this week’s episode of Independent Thinking, our experts explore the US-China race for AI leadership and the likelihood of an AI crash
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Is the AI boom about to bust? In the latest Independent Thinking podcast, @jkynge.bsky.social and other @chathamhouse.org experts explore the US-China race for AI leadership and the likelihood of an AI crash. Listen here ⬇️
Is the AI boom about to bust?
In this week’s episode of Independent Thinking, our experts explore the US-China race for AI leadership and the likelihood of an AI crash
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27 July marks North Korea's 'Victory Day' to commemorate a war it never won. While this account of the Korean War remains a fabrication, Pyongyang's rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real, writes our Associate Fellow Sung-Yoon Lee for @chathamhouse.org.
North Korea’s ‘Victory Day’ takes place with Kim Jong Un’s power transformed
Pyongyang’s account of the Korean War remains a fabrication. But its rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real.
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An Indian youth movement led by an organization calling itself ‘the Cockroach Janata Party’ has called a halt to weeks of protest in India, after securing a significant victory. Read @chietigj.bsky.social's (@chasiapacific.bsky.social) latest analysis on India's democracy for Chatham House ⤵️
Has the ‘Cockroach’ movement changed Indian politics?
The movement has tapped into dissatisfaction with employment opportunities and the economy. But it does not threaten a Gen Z revolution of the kind India’s neighbours have undergone.
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India's 'cockroach' movement has tapped into dissatisfaction with employment opportunities and the economy. But it does not threaten a Gen Z revolution of the kind India's neighbours have undergone, writes @chietigj.bsky.social .
Has the ‘Cockroach’ movement changed Indian politics?
The movement has tapped into dissatisfaction with employment opportunities and the economy. But it does not threaten a Gen Z revolution of the kind India’s neighbours have undergone.
chathamhouse.org
27 July marks North Korea's 'Victory Day' to commemorate a war it never won. While Pyongyang's account of the Korean War remains a fabrication, its rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real, writes our new Associate Fellow Dr Sung-Yoon Lee.
North Korea’s ‘Victory Day’ takes place with Kim Jong Un’s power transformed
Pyongyang’s account of the Korean War remains a fabrication. But its rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real.
chathamhouse.org
An Indian youth movement led by an organization calling itself ‘the Cockroach Janata Party’ has called a halt to weeks of protest in India, after securing a significant victory. Read @chietigj.bsky.social's (@chasiapacific.bsky.social) latest analysis on India's democracy for Chatham House ⤵️
Has the ‘Cockroach’ movement changed Indian politics?
The movement has tapped into dissatisfaction with employment opportunities and the economy. But it does not threaten a Gen Z revolution of the kind India’s neighbours have undergone.
chathamhouse.org
India's 'cockroach' movement has tapped into dissatisfaction with employment opportunities and the economy. But it does not threaten a Gen Z revolution of the kind India's neighbours have undergone, writes @chietigj.bsky.social .
Has the ‘Cockroach’ movement changed Indian politics?
The movement has tapped into dissatisfaction with employment opportunities and the economy. But it does not threaten a Gen Z revolution of the kind India’s neighbours have undergone.
chathamhouse.org
27 July marks North Korea's 'Victory Day' to commemorate a war it never won. While Pyongyang's account of the Korean War remains a fabrication, its rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real, writes our new Associate Fellow Dr Sung-Yoon Lee.
North Korea’s ‘Victory Day’ takes place with Kim Jong Un’s power transformed
Pyongyang’s account of the Korean War remains a fabrication. But its rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real.
chathamhouse.org
A recent backcasting workshop at Chatham House found that China's influence on Europe may rest on anticipatory compliance, not economic coercion. Is Europe adjusting its choices before Beijing even asks? Find out more in the latest analysis from our Senior Research Fellow Yu Jie ⬇️
Europe’s ambivalent answers to China in 2036
EuroHub4Sino Policy Paper 2026/12
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27 July marks North Korea's 'Victory Day' to commemorate a war it never won. While this account of the Korean War remains a fabrication, Pyongyang's rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real, writes our Associate Fellow Sung-Yoon Lee for @chathamhouse.org.
North Korea’s ‘Victory Day’ takes place with Kim Jong Un’s power transformed
Pyongyang’s account of the Korean War remains a fabrication. But its rapidly growing strategic leverage is dangerously real.
chathamhouse.org
A recent backcasting workshop at Chatham House found that China's influence on Europe may rest on anticipatory compliance, not economic coercion. Is Europe adjusting its choices before Beijing even asks? Find out more in the latest analysis from our Senior Research Fellow Yu Jie ⬇️
Europe’s ambivalent answers to China in 2036
EuroHub4Sino Policy Paper 2026/12
eh4s.eu
As #ASEAN members meet in Manila this week, our Programme Director Ben Bland discusses #SouthChinaSea tensions, #USChina competition and the economic fallout from the Strait of Hormuz crisis for #SoutheastAsia with DW News. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYLK...
ASEAN sounds alarm as US-Iran fighting threatens energy supplies | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
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As #ASEAN members meet in Manila this week, our Programme Director Ben Bland discusses #SouthChinaSea tensions, #USChina competition and the economic fallout from the Strait of Hormuz crisis for #SoutheastAsia with DW News. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYLK...
ASEAN sounds alarm as US-Iran fighting threatens energy supplies | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
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The #IndiaUK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement #CETA came into force this week. Read more about the implications of the deal, and its strategic significance, in @chietigj.bsky.social's analysis from last year ⤵️
India–UK free trade agreement signals deepening bilateral relations
But New Delhi’s policy of strategic autonomy – and its brewing conflict with Pakistan – may hamper cooperation in some areas.
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