East Asia Security Centre

New article 'Beyond Indo-Pacific: Strategic reimagination and role conception across the Pacific Rim' by Chan & Bórquez. Examines #BluePacific & #LatinPacific as tools for middle & small powers to assert agency. #IndoPacific" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">doi.org/10.53300/001c.… #MiddlePower

My new feature article with Ed Chan in International Journal of China Studies (Universiti Malaya). China’s Assertiveness and the Indo‑Pacific Response: Australia’s Strategic Calculus— how rising #CPC assertiveness shapes #Australia’s strategy ics.um.edu.my/img/files/IJCS…

Please to contribute to ‘‘On edge’, pressing ahead: What 2026 reveals about China’s next phase’ by Lee Gim Siong CNA channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/chin… #China

New Publication - Artificial Intelligence and Geopolitics. #Middlepowers like #Australia must act fast to secure their position across four critical fronts: Compute Infrastructure, Data Sovereignty, Talent & R&D, Governance #AI #DigitalSovereignty easc.scholasticahq.com/article/151716…

New article "Small Island Developing States’ Use of Courts to Fight for Environmental Security" Discover how Small Powers are using international law as a strategic tool to reshape global climate governance. easc.scholasticahq.com/article/146593… #PacificIslands #GlobalGovernance #SIDS

"#Europe and #China’s Competing Ideas in the Belt and Road Initiative" by Stefanie Weil, Nan You & Hongyu Wang is out now in the Journal of East Asia Security. Explore the ideational power struggle shaping global narratives. #BRI #OneBeltOneRoad easc.scholasticahq.com/article/146325…

I was interviewed for and quoted in this @abcnews article by Jason Fang on the shake-up in Xi Jinping’s inner circle ahead of the CCP’s key plenum meeting. Grateful to contribute to the conversation on China’s evolving political landscape.#China" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">abc.net.au/news/2025-10-1… #CCP #XiJinping

Grateful to have joined the Shifting Gears panel at @BondUniversity Research Week. A powerful discussion on how global geopolitical shifts—from US-China tensions to climate politics—are reshaping trade, ethics & strategy. Thanks to all who attended! #BondResearchWeek #Geopolitics

New article: Codifying Intelligentized Warfare. The doctrinal shift in PLA strategy, elevating AI, autonomy & cognitive ops as core to future war. CCP ideology shapes how AI is used—centralized, political, and risk-tolerant. easc.scholasticahq.com/article/145838… #China #PLA #AI #IndoPacific

Please to be interviewed for a #SCMP article “Leaders are rightly engaging with China’s economic and strategic overtures, viewing #China as… a threat to their own stability … and yet they must submit to the imposed brutishness of the #greatpowers,” amp.scmp.com/news/china/dip…

New article by Adam Bartley “China’s AI Development Trajectory: From Fragmented Authoritarianism to Securitisation” Explores Xi’s top-down AI model civil-military fusion & implications for global tech rivalry easc.scholasticahq.com/article/144339… #AI #China #Geopolitics #TechPolicy #Security

New Publication. China–Russia Relations in the Indo-Pacific after the Ukraine War: Unanticipated Hedging Opportunities for Moscow by Alexander Korolev Explores how Moscow balances strategic alignment with China while hedging with India, Vietnam & NKorea doi.org/10.53300/001c.…

Big news from the Journal of East Asia Security! Articles now have DOIs, making them easier to cite and share. We’re inviting submissions on strategic, political, and security issues in East Asia. Original, policy-relevant research welcome! easc.scholasticahq.com

Pleased to be interviewed quoted in @ChannelNewsAsia article “China is set to host a record-sized SCO summit. Can it turn symbolism into substance?” #SCO" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/chin… #China #Geopolitics #Regionalism #BondUniversity

Pleased to be interviewed by @ChannelNewsAsia on China’s Sep 3 WWII parade. ASEAN leaders’ attendance signals goodwill and strategic engagement—balancing diplomacy with domestic sensitivities. “The parade serves as a gateway… networking for the future.” channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/chin…

My new article with Anna Hayes published by the @AIIANational, “Leadership, Thought, and Succession in the CCP” - As Xi Jinping tightens control amid economic and political strain, the question of what comes after Xi looms large. #China #CCP #Leadership internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutl…

Just published @LowyInstitute my latest article "Robotaxis: China isn’t sharing this ride with anyone" AI is reshaping transportation in China vs US from robotaxis to regulatory models, and the geopolitical stakes behind the tech. lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete… #AI #robotaxis #China #US

New article alert 🚨"Weaponizing Rare Earths: China’s Strategic Leverage in a Fragmenting Global Order" by Péter Goreczky. Explore how China's rare earths shape global power & decoupling risks. easc.scholasticahq.com/article/143302… #Geopolitics #RareEarths #EU #China #USChina #GlobalOrder

New article "Responsive Securitization: How #China’s Economic #Statecraft Prompted Policy Change in the European Union" by Weil, Gottwald & Taube explores how China’s economic statecraft reshaped #EU cooperation policy to competition and systemic rivalry. easc.scholasticahq.com/article/143099…

📢 The Journal of East Asia Security now has an ISSN—eligible for university research reporting! We’re accepting submissions on democracy, diplomacy, governance, hegemony, human security, Indo-Pacific, Submit: easc.scholasticahq.com #CallForPapers #EastAsia #AcademicPublishing