Tag: Asia-Pacific

Souh Korea and Central Asa
Posted in Monitoring & Analysis Asia-Pacific Central Asia Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598

Busan Economic Forum: Strengthening Trade Ties between South Korea and Central Asia

In an increasingly interconnected and multipolar world, the recent Busan Economic Forum has confirmed Seoul and the Central Asian republics’ interests to strengthen economic and trade relations, positioning South Korea amidst a dynamic landscape shaped by global powers as well as pivotal regional actors.

Security and terrorism in the Philippines
Posted in Monitoring & Analysis Asia-Pacific Terrorism

Unveiling the Shadows: Understanding the Ongoing Terrorism Threat in the Philippines

The recent counterterrorism operation conducted in the Lanao del Sur province of the Philippines has brought terrorism to the forefront in this Asian nation.

Myanmar Parliament
Posted in Monitoring & Analysis Asia-Pacific United States

Myanmar Conflict Implications for U.S. National Security

To counter a rising China, the U.S. should revise its definition of the Indian Ocean area of responsibility, and formulate a plan dedicated specifically to the Bay of Bengal and Myanmar.

Japan society
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis

The Struggle to Save Japan’s Ageing Society

Japan has one of the fastest-declining fertility rates and one of the highest rates of ageing in the world. The Japanese government is trying to reduce this problem through social, economic, and demographic policies.

Geostrategia Asia-Pacifico
Posted in Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis

Geostrategia e competizione militare nell’Asia-Pafico

Questa ricerca si pone come obiettivo quello di analizzare la competizione sino-statunitense nella regione dell’Asia-Pacifico prestando particolare at-tenzione alle loro strategie nel settore militare.

Uzbekistan and Vietnam meeting in Hanoy
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific Central Asia Monitoring & Analysis

Vietnam and Uzbekistan seek to expand economic cooperation

Since Uzbekistan and Vietnam are expanding their economic cooperation and relations, Tashkent might promote its role in Central Asia as a regional interconnector. At the same time, Hanoi might support its foreign policy by establishing a strategic partnership with international and regional actors.

Cambodia Map e1675072879686
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis

Il ruolo della Cambogia nell’espansione cinese nel sud-est asiatico

Considerando la posizione geostrategica che la Cambogia detiene nella regione del Sud-Est Asia e il rapporto economico che lega Phnom Penh a Pechino, la Repubblica Popolare Cinese ha sviluppato una strategia volta a rafforzare i legami e trasformare lo Stato cambogiano in un elemento fondamentale della sua politica estera regionale.

Indonesia Island Chain
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis

China – Indonesia relations and the Strait of Malacca: geopolitical analysis and risk assessment

Due to Malacca’s geopolitical centrality, China has strengthened economic-diplomatic dialogue and relations with Southeast Asian countries, especially Indonesia.

Korean Peninsula
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis

The crisis on the Korean Peninsula and the effects on the geopolitical balance in the East China Sea

The current situation in the Korean Peninsula represents a severe threat to economic-strategic stability in the East China Sea geo-maritime space for the United States, the People’s Republic of China, and the Russian Federation.

Xi Jinping China e1666588004334
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis

Xi Jinping and the 20th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress

On October 16th, 2022, Xi Jinping opened the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in a speech lasting about two hours, outlining the main challenges that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will have to face in the coming years to pursue the China Dream policy design.

Parliament of Myanmar in Naypyidaw
Posted in Asia-Pacific China Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Monitoring & Analysis

The geopolitical value of Myanmar in China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Due to its geographical position in the Asia-Pacific, Myanmar plays a strategic role in China’s regional policy, especially in connection with the Malacca Dilemma.

U.S. military facilities in Japan
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis United States

How can the United States and Japan strengthen their alliance against Russia and China?

The United States and Japan have intensified their military, commercial and diplomatic cooperation to counter Russia and China’s strategy in the Asia-Pacific and strengthen Washington’s foreign policy Pivot to Asia. 

Tibetan Plateau Tectonics
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis

The People’s Republic of China and the ‘Third Pole’ Water Resources Management

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 23 Issue 2 – In recent years, the People’s Republic of China has heavily invested in renewable resources, particularly in the hydropower sector. Under the Xi Jinping administration, this energy sector has progressively assumed a role in sustaining part of the electricity demand of both the industrial and civil sectors.

Eastern Economic Forum
Posted in Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis Russia

Eastern Economic Forum 2022 as a new stage in relations between Russia and India

In the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum 2022, we met Dr Shoaib Khan to analyse the current state of relations between Russia and India, key areas of cooperation and expectations from the Forum.

South Korea view from the satellite e1659715352269
Posted in Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis United States

Nancy Pelosi’s visit to South Korea confirmed the U.S. partnership with Seoul

Nancy Pelosi’s visit to South Korea highlighted Seoul’s role in Washington’s Asia-Pacific strategy to contrast North Korea’s military threat in the Korean Peninsula and, at the regional level, confront the rising Chinese presence.

Nancy Pelosi
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis United States

Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan: will the United States reinforce the Pivot to Asia policy?

Nanci Pelosi’s visit to Taipei and the U.S. military manoeuvres in the region confirmed Washington’s interests in the Asia-Pacific and the United States’ attempt to achieve political-strategic goals in an area which has experienced the rise of Chinese military and political presence.

East China Sea Map
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis

The Sino-Japanese dispute over energy resources in the East China Sea

China and Japan are competing in the East China Sea on the local energy resources considered fundamental in Beijing’s economic and foreign policy and Tokyo’s strategic approach to the Asia-Pacific.

Rimpac Philippine Luna
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis United States

Rimpac 2022: the most important U.S. manoeuvre in the Pacific

Among the framework of Rimpac 2022, Washington has organised several training activities to enhance interoperability between the U.S. Navy, Amy, Marines and Airforce and the armed forces of allied countries part of the Asia-Pacific region and contrast the rising Chinese threat in the area.

Hanoi Vietnam
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis United States

Vietnam: a disputed land between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.

The People’s Republic of China and the United States have embarked on a foreign policy aimed at influencing political and economic dynamics in Vietnam, a republic in the Asia-Pacific which plays a strategic role thanks to its geographical position.

US Indo Pacific Command
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis United States

The US Valiant Shield 22 exercise: a warning to Beijing

US Indo-Pacific Command coordinated the Valiant Shield exercise conducted near the second island chain and in the Philippine Sea to counter the Chinese presence in the Asia-Pacific.

Hong Kong
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis

Hong Kong: The Fall of ‘One Country, Two Systems’

This analysis attempts to understand the Xi Jinping administration’s geopolitical vision for Hong Kong by examining the National security law and the economic-financial interaction between the PRC economy and Fragrant Harbour.

U.S. President Joe Biden
Posted in Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis United States

Analysis of President Biden’s visits to Japan and South Korea

On May 20th-24th, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden paid diplomatic visits to Japan and South Korea to confirm the geopolitical importance the United States attaches to the Asia-Pacific region

Solomon Islands map
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis United States

The Sino-American competition in the Pacific region: the case of the Solomon Islands

The United States and its allies will watch closer the growing partnership between China and the Solomon Islands monitoring whether Beijing will manage to build a military base in a country that plays a strategic role in the Pacific.

Russian Pacific Fleet
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis Russia

The Russian Federation strengthens the Pacific Fleet

The Russian Federation outlined a programme to deploy the Pacific submarine flotilla as the Kremlin’s response to the growing geopolitical instability in the Northwest Asia-Pacific region. In this area, the Russian Federation identifies the Sea of Japan and the Korean Peninsula as the main geostrategic areas

US ASEAN summit in Washington 2022
Posted in Asia-Pacific Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Monitoring & Analysis United States

Joe Biden-ASEAN summit: a U.S. soft power action?

On May 12th – 13th, 2022, President Biden held a summit in Washington with the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to counter the political-economic expansionism of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the Asia-Pacific region.

Kim Jong un leader of North Korea
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis

North Korea-China economic relations and the United Nations sanctions

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) expanded its atomic arsenal to defend its territory from possible aggression by the Republic of Korea, assisted by Washington and Tokyo. At the same time, North Korea has also faced complicated situations caused by United Nations sanctions eased by Chinese economic and geostrategic interests in the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea soldiers e1652085216575
Posted in Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis

North Korea launched a ballistic missile from a submarine

North Korea stretched its muscle by launching a short-range submarine ballistic missile, which confirmed that Pyongyang is a decisive military actor in Asia-Pacific that might threaten South Korea and contrast the U.S. presence in the region.