Why is NATO Important? – Sten Rynning
To mark the occasion of the 75th anniversary of NATO, we are sharing this extract from Sten Rynning’s new book, NATO: From Cold War…
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China and the Fate of Taiwan
Bill Hayton, author of The Invention of China investigates the history of China’s relationship with Taiwan and looks to the future. Bill Hayton: The…
Dirty Coal – The Real Priority for the Paris Conference
The United Nations Conference on Climate Change – an annual meeting of all countries that want to take action for the climate – opened…
The Paris Conference on Climate Change – Copenhagen all over again?
‘Climate change is a long-term problem and it needs a long game.’ The United Nations Conference on Climate Change – an annual meeting of…
The South China Sea: A Review by Lyric Hughes Hale
The South China Sea is a marginal sea in geographical terms, but due both to its history and present role in trade and commerce,…
China: Through the Looking Glass – Catalogue to the Show
China: Through the Looking Glass opens this week at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The exhibition examines the influence of Chinese art…
The Unbalanced Economic Relationship of the United States and China
What makes the economic relationship between the United States and China so fraught with anxiety, tension, and a surprising dependency on the successes and…
China’s Innovation Hurdle
Drawing on extensive research and experience living and working in Asia over the last thirty-five years, Stumbling Giant by Timothy Beardson spells out China’s…
Candid China: Gerard Lemos on interviewing Chinese citizens
The End of the Chinese Dream: Why Chinese People Fear the Future is a unique and important new book by Gerard Lemos that provides a study…
Author Article by Lyric Hale: Why China Will Not Surpass the US
In the next instalment of her regular column, top economic commentator and What’s Next? author Lyric Hale debunks the myth, perpetuated by media pundits, that China will…
Author Article by Lyric Hale: Europe’s China Dreams Turned Upside Down
Continuing her regular column, top economic commentator and What’s Next? author Lyric Hale looks at the Eurozone debt crisis, and how the increasingly febrile situation impacts on…
Author Article by Sam van Schaik: Discovering the real Tibet
Tibet: A History by Sam Van Schaik (published last month) is a timely and insightful history of Tibet spanning from the seventh century to…