Publications
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. If you’d like to contribute to our publications, please contact Jagannath Panda, Editor, at jpanda@isdp.eu, and read our submission guidelines.
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A Blue or Green Future for Cross-Strait Relations?
On January 14, 2012, the Taiwanese people will cast their votes in both legislative and presidential elections, choosing between a continuation of President Ma’s policy of rapprochement towards Beijing or […]
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North Korea’s Third Hereditary Succession: Determining Factors and Hidden Meanings
North Korea appointed Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of Kim Jong Il, to the position of vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) […]
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Towards a Peaceful Settlement of the Preah Vihear Temple Dispute
There have been periodic outbreaks of violence at the border between Cambodia and Thailand especially since the Temple of Preah Vihear was inscribed on the list of World Heritage Sites […]
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Myanmar: Eastern Clout & Western Absence
Myanmar is a strategically located country. Its coastline meets the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea to the west, borders Thailand and Laos to the east, China to the […]
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India and the Environment Debate
Many in the international community have long anticipated the BRIC nations to assert their leadership in the global community. Yet it came as a surprise when India, at the UN […]
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Testing Times: Yoshihiko Noda As Japan’s New Prime Minister
Another day, another prime minister for Japan. Yoshihiko Noda was elected despite little support according to opinion polls. Yet the low expectations for the country’s sixth PM in almost as […]
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A New Strategic Landscape: Changes, Challenges and Consequences
Report from the 3rd Annual ISDP-AMS Conference.
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Vietnam: Upping the Stakes in the South China Sea
Recent controversies between Hanoi and Beijing in relation to the South China Sea suggest that tensions in the region are rising. Vietnam is displaying a new resolve in relation to […]
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EU – Japan Reach Agreement on Cooperation: Long Day’s Journey Into What?
Far away from Libya, Afghanistan and other hot spots that monopolize the interest of the media, the political leaders of the EU and Japan met on May 28 and signed […]
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Prime Minister Naoto Kan Wins the Battle, Loses the War
On June 2, Prime Minister Naoto Kan of Japan prevailed over the all-out attack in the Diet launched by the political opposition. With 293 to 152 in the Lower House, […]