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Why China Looks to Argentina’s Southern Hemisphere

Gustavo A. Cardozo writes on the growing Chinese presence in the Southern Hemisphere including in Argentina. He argues that the Chinese presence in Argentina is expected to increase because it is a state located far from the conflict areas of the world, rich in natural resources and strategically located between a bioceanic strait and Antarctica. Cardozo foresees that the Chinese foreign policy is not based on the economic prosperity of the Southern Hemisphere, but on achieving its most immediate objectives, that is to control the strategic logistical areas.

India in a world of asymmetrical multipolarity

Jagannath Panda writes on how India relies on multipolar tools to tackle the China challenge. He writes that there is potential for India to resist China’s total control over Asian governance through outreach to the developing world within China-dominated forums, such as the expanding SCO and BRICS+. This is important because it seeks to deter China from coalescing a section of the non-Western world to further its own multipolarity with ‘Chinese characteristics’ and ‘true multilateralism’. In other words, multipolarity becomes a tool for India to negate China’s impact on its global power access. Establishing ‘like-minded’ and ‘equal’ partnerships grounded on shared interests, values and norms could combat Chinese unipolarity, writes Panda.

Engaging The Indo-Pacific: Some Pointers For Europe

Sarabjeet S. Parmar writes on the different dynamics that Indo-Pacific holds from Europe as a region. He argues that the dynamics of the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR), especially maritime security-related, are distinctly different from other regions, especially Europe. There are existential sub-regional dynamics that vary across the IPR, which need to be viewed through an Indo-Pacific lens and not a European or NATO lens. While the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war may temporarily impact European maritime security interactions in the Indo-Pacific, there is a parallel need to enhance capacity and capability and organizational interactions to shape the European approach to the IPR and enhance its maritime footprint in line with the common aim of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, writes Parmar.

The application period for our fall 2023 internships is now open!

Are you looking for work experience in the field of international security and development? Do you have a particular interest in Asia? Now is the time to apply for our Fall 2023 internships: We are looking for interns for our Japan Center and Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, supervised by the respective Head of Center. We are also looking for interns to work with the Asia Program more broadly, supervised by ISDP’s Executive Director and one intern to assist ISDP’s Korea team. We look forward to receiving your application no later than April 9, 2023.

Hong Kong sees signs of life amid political stasis

Joseph Yu-shek Cheng writes on the current political developments in Hong Kong. He foresees that while the economy will likely improve in 2023, the people of Hong Kong are pessimistic about the implementation of the National Security Law and its restrictions on the freedoms they used to enjoy. The territory seems to closely follow the policy trends of mainland China now — as in the wake of the massive demonstrations in July 2003, when Chinese authorities considered that economic prosperity would ensure political stability in the territory, writes Cheng.

Judiciary a Democratic Beacon amid Instability in Sri Lanka

Asanga Abeyagoonasekera writes on the significance of judiciary in Sri Lanka. He argues that the judiciary has the ability and opportunity to bring back stability to the country that is suffering from political instability and economic crisis. Recently, the Supreme Court took measures to expose the weak decisions of the executive branch and made a sound judgment on the high office bearers of the country. A strong and independent judicial system will positively benefit democracy and push out the autocratic sentiments of the previous regime, writes Asanga Abeyagoonasekera.

Latest Publications

India in a world of asymmetrical multipolarity

Jagannath P. Panda

In the past decade, the world has gathered an irreversible momentum in global geopolitical transitions, including the fragmentation and reconfiguration of the international order. This is largely due to the […]

Picture of The aircraft carrier HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH returns to its home port after completion of Exercise Crimson Ocean

Engaging The Indo-Pacific: Some Pointers For Europe

Sarabjeet S. Parmar

The regional dynamics of the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR), especially maritime security-related, are distinctly different from other regions, especially Europe. There are existential sub-regional dynamics that vary across the IPR, which […]

Hong Kong sees signs of life amid political stasis

Joseph Yu-shek Cheng

At the beginning of 2023 Hong Kong followed mainland China as it dramatically relaxed COVID-19 related travel restrictions. This considerably improved the territory’s economic mood. The tourism industry and retail […]

Books

India-Japan-ASEAN Triangularity: Emergence of a Possible Indo-Pacific Axis?

Jagannath P. Panda

This book focuses on the scope, potential and future of the India-Japan-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) trilateral. Through this book, contributors examine the strategic and global partnership between India […]

Books & Monographs September, 2022
Diogenes Issue on Global Ethics

Torbjörn Lodén

“A Global Ethic has a fundamental role to play not only in defining basic values but also in reaching transcultural consensus about the meaning of key notions such as ‘well-being’ […]

Books & Monographs March, 2023, Vol. 64 Issue 1-2, February 2017.
Quad Plus and Indo-Pacific: The Changing Profile of International Relations

Jagannath P. Panda and Ernest Gunasekara-Rockwell

This book explores how the Quad Plus mechanism is set to reshape the global multilateral economic and security co-operations between Quad partner countries and the rest of the world. With […]

Books & Monographs June, 2022
Japanese Prime Ministers and Their Peace Philosophy

Daisuke Akimoto

This book focuses on the lives and peace philosophy of Japanese prime ministers from 1945 to the present, attempting to extract one consistent political philosophy, namely, the ‘peace philosophy’ that has consistently […]

Books & Monographs April, 2022
Strong and Unique: Three Decades of U.S.-Kazakhstan Partnership

Svante E. Cornell and S. Frederick Starr

Strong and Unique: Three Decades of U.S.-Kazakhstan Partnership, offers an insight-filled account of the evolution of the relationship between the United States and Kazakhstan. Given the U.S.’ interest in nuclear […]

Books & Monographs December, 2021

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March 27 2023 by Gustavo A. Cardozo

March 27 2023 by Gustavo A. Cardozo
Why China Looks to Argentina’s Southern Hemisphere

The Chinese government has been making diplomatic overtures to areas close to the polar regions as an integral part of its maritime strategy. Beijing’s outreach is not only steadily expanding in the Southern Hemisphere but it maintains a low profile by not questioning the Western order in the region, especially the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS). […]
March 15 2023 by Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

March 15 2023 by Asanga Abeyagoonasekera
Judiciary a Democratic Beacon amid Instability in Sri Lanka

President Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka last month postponed the local government elections scheduled for March 9, 2023. “This is the height of absurdity,” explained senior parliamentarian M. A. Sumanthiran. Despite the executive decision to postpone, Sri Lanka’s top court ordered the government to proceed with the delayed local election, overruling President Wickremesinghe, who argued […]
March 13 2023 by Gabriele Abbondanza

March 13 2023 by Gabriele Abbondanza
Italian Interaction with Indo-Pacific: Slow but Steady

The Indo-Pacific has rapidly become the global geopolitical and geo-economic epicenter, encompassing roughly two-thirds of the world’s population, global GDP, and international maritime trade, as well as some of the world’s most important strategic challenges. By Indo-Pacific, we generally refer to a macro-region stretching from East Africa to West America – thus decentralizing China’s strategic […]

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The application period for our fall 2023 internships is now open!

Hong Kong sees signs of life amid political stasis

Judiciary a Democratic Beacon amid Instability in Sri Lanka

Latest Publications

India in a world of asymmetrical multipolarity

Engaging The Indo-Pacific: Some Pointers For Europe

Hong Kong sees signs of life amid political stasis

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India-Japan-ASEAN Triangularity: Emergence of a Possible Indo-Pacific Axis?

Diogenes Issue on Global Ethics

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Japanese Prime Ministers and Their Peace Philosophy

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