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Asia-Pacific
Economics, trade, technology, security and strategic balances across the Asia-Pacific region.
The Asia-Pacific has become one of the principal centres of gravity of the global economy. The region contains major industrial powers, essential value chains, leading technology hubs and several areas of strategic tension. This section examines economic transformation, trade policy, power rivalries, maritime dynamics, technological innovation and emerging regional architectures.
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Vietnam: The Doctrine of Growth
Vietnam: The Doctrine of Growth
Some countries seek power through arms, others through natural resources, finance or technology. Vietnam has followed a quieter path.
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Indonesia: The Quiet Giant of the Indo-Pacific
With more than 285 million people, some 17,000 islands, Southeast Asia’s largest economy and a geographic position at the heart of the maritime routes connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans, Indonesia possesses nearly all the attributes of a major power. Yet it remains relative
Australia: Between Asia and the West
Australia occupies a singular position in the international system. Geographically, it belongs fully to the Indo-Pacific. Historically, institutionally and strategically, it remains deeply connected to the Western world. Economically, meanwhile, it depends heavily on trade with A
Taiwan: At the Heart of the Strategic Balance of the 21st Century
Between Democratic Governance, Technological Leadership, and Global Power Competition
Xi Jinping: The Man Redefining Chinese Power
Introduction Few Chinese leaders have shaped their era as profoundly as Xi Jinping. Since taking power in 2012, he has transformed China’s system of governance, recentralized authority around the Communist Party, accelerated military modernization, and committed the country to a
Japan: The Resilience of a Power Confronting the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century
For more than seventy years, Japan has occupied a distinctive position in the global balance of power. The world’s third-largest economy for several decades, a laboratory of technological innovation, a major industrial power and an essential diplomatic actor in the Indo-Pacific,
North Korea: a non-conventional approach to the exercise of power
North Korea occupies a singular position within the international system. With limited economic capacity and weak integration into global trade, it nonetheless remains a strategic actor factored into the calculations of major powers. This position is rooted in a mode of exercisin