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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.

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  • Negotiating North Korea’s Nukes

    ISDP

    Summary • Nearly three decades of stop-start negotiations have failed to achieve North Korea’s denuclearization or the signing of a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War. • The […]

    Backgrounder February, 2019, pp. 13

  • Made in China 2025

    ISDP

    Summary MIC 2025 is an initiative which strives to secure China’s position a global powerhouse in high-tech industries. The aim is to reduce China’s reliance on foreign technology imports and […]

    Backgrounder June, 2018, pp. 9

  • Amending Japan’s Pacifist Constitution

    ISDP

    Summary Japan’s 1947 constitution has lasted longer without amendment than any other constitution in the world. It has been called the “pacifist constitution” because of Article 9’s renunciation of war. […]

    Backgrounder April, 2018, pp. 8

  • China’s Role in UN Peacekeeping

    ISDP

    Summary From the 1980s China has a more active foreign policy agenda and by the 1990s is contributing personnel to UN Peacekeeping missions. China is now the second largest contributor […]

    Backgrounder March, 2018, pp. 7

  • China’s Presidential Election: The Role of the NPC

    ISDP

    Summary • This year begins the inauguration of the 13th NPC, which will run until March 2023. • China’s NPC of around 3,000 delegates will meet in March 2018 and […]

    Backgrounder February, 2018, pp. 10

  • National Congress of the Communist Party

    ISDP

    Summary: The NCCPC is held in Beijing every 5 years in October or November. It consists of approximately 2,300 delegates. Primarily, it serves to: Reshuffle of the Political positions in […]

    Backgrounder October, 2017, pp. 6

  • THAAD on the Korean Peninsula

    ISDP

    The issue of the deployment of THAAD in South Korea has stayed central both in South Korea’s domestic debates, as well as to the country's strategic position. This backgrounder, originally published by ISDP in November 2016, has been updated with recent developments on this topic.

    Backgrounder October, 2017, pp. 8

  • Human Rights in China

    ISDP

    Summary The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has chosen to promote collective rights such as the right to development. The PRC can improve human rights conditions further. However, due to […]

    Backgrounder March 28, 2017, pp. 8

  • Turkey’s Kurdish Conflict: 2015-Present

    ISDP

    Summary The Suruç bombing in July 2016 flared up Turkey’s most significant intra-state conflict. Since July 2015, more than 2,300 people have been killed in violent clashes. Western Turkish cities […]

    Backgrounder December, 2016, pp. 10

  • The Belt and Road Initiative 一 带 一 路

    ISDP

    The Belt and Road Initiative is an incredibly ambitious plan that may potentially re-shape global trade. The ‘Belt’ aims to connect Chinese trade and production to Europe through Central Asia. […]

    Backgrounder October, 2016, pp. 7