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Why the United Kingdom and NATO's Indo-Pacific Four should form a new Quintet
These five resource-constrained democracies face shared challenges that require coordination beyond existing alliance structures
Aug 22
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Ben Bland
July 2025
How the UK can step up in the Indo-Pacific
Extensive global networks mean the UK is well-placed to play a bigger role in Asia if it can leverage its partnerships and alliances
Jul 22
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Ben Bland
2
How China can gain control of the South China Sea by 2035 - and how to stop it
Conventional focus on China's military capabilities, grey-zone tactics and abuses of international law obscures importance of Beijing's fusion of…
Jul 17
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Ben Bland
4
June 2025
Auditing the audit: why the UK remains adrift on China
Britain's Labour government has avoided hard choices and clear statements of intent about Beijing in favour of short-term policy flexibility
Jun 24
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Ben Bland
May 2025
Why the UK needs to diverge from Washington on China and Indo-Pacific policy
Donald Trump is symptom as much as accelerant of America's turn inwards and, in the coming years, the UK will need to formulate a more independent and…
May 13
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Ben Bland
1
April 2025
Indonesia needs government, not military, discipline
From free lunches to budget cuts, Prabowo offers more showmanship than strategy
Apr 28
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Ben Bland
3
We need to talk about China-India relations
Asia's most consequential bilateral relationship is rarely analysed with the complexity and depth that it requires
Apr 23
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Ben Bland
2
Making sense of China-Southeast Asia relations
Why Xi Jinping's visit to Vietnam, Cambodia and Malaysia shouldn't surprise anyone
Apr 15
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Ben Bland
9
Trump’s tariffs will push Southeast Asia uncomfortably close to China
ASEAN countries fear being caught in a US–China trade war – punished by US tariffs while being flooded with Chinese goods. They will need to band…
Apr 9
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Ben Bland
4
March 2025
Britain must not tilt back to Europe from Asia
The UK's long-term interests demand deeper Indo-Pacific engagement
Mar 20
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Ben Bland
1
In Southeast Asia, Trump reinforces worst fears about the US
While many in the region were unperturbed by his election, the US president’s disruptive approach threatens the open and predictable world in which…
Mar 17
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Ben Bland
2
March 2024
Europe needs an endgame for its China policy
Only by creating a better understanding of their differences, as well as shared objectives, can Europe and the US cooperate effectively on China.
Mar 19, 2024
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Ben Bland
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