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Richard Ghiasy
Associated Senior Research Fellow
Richard Ghiasy is an advisor and researcher on Asian geopolitics and security, often revolving around China and India. He is the Director of GeoStrat, a boutique geopolitics consultancy in the Netherlands. In his 17-year career, he has provided policy advice to inter alia the EEAS, European Commission and Parliament, Ministries across Europe and Asia, the UN, the World Bank, OSCE, and OECD. He has also presented at several of the world’s top 20 universities. Honed by professional travel in over 75 countries, frequently his work has a conflict-preventive nature. Richard is a Senior Fellow at the Leiden Asia Centre at Leiden University in the Netherlands and a registered expert at the Dutch Government Sinologists Council (CKN).
Publications by Richard Ghiasy
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Japan: No Indo-Pacific Order Without International Order
In April, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, in his address to the joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, made the case for a stronger “global partnership” with the United States as part […]
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Convergence in Vietnam, EU Interests a Harbinger of Indo-Pacific Order?
In March and April, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son’s nearly back-to-back visits to the U.S. and China highlighted Vietnam’s increasing penchant for delicate diplomacy with major powers amid the […]
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Will China Succeed in Creating an Asian Security Order?
During April 18-23 2024, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a three-nation tour of Cambodia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. The visit is part of a packed diplomatic agenda, already […]
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Positive Paranoia: Chinese Interpretations of Indo-Pacific Geopolitics
This Focus Asia paper seeks to interpret Chinese narratives on Indo-Pacific geopolitics by reviewing Chinese state media and scholarly opinions on Indo-Pacific geopolitics. For this purpose, the paper also examines […]