Geopolitics
The rise of the PRC has provided a counterweight to liberal democracy’s post-Cold War triumphalism. Gone is Deng Xiaoping’s maxim to ‘hide your strength and bide your time’, and in its place is the era of Xi’s ‘China Dream’. From the Belt and Road Initiative to the make-up of international institutions and norms, the implications for geopolitics are profound.
Mapping out China’s Grey Zone Escalations against Taiwan
Andrew Yeh analyses China’s escalating grey zone coercion strategy against Taiwan and assesses what impact this will have on global economic and geopolitical risks. The paper recommends policymakers in the EU, UK and elsewhere bolster efforts to support Taiwan's efforts to counter China's grey-zone activities and build resilience to further coercion.
Implementing the UK’s ‘China audit’
Andrew Yeh and Sam Goodman outline how the UK government should carry out its promised audit of the UK-China relationship, with a focus on economic security.
Building a green, fair and resilient solar supply chain
Andrew Yeh and Michael Woods examine the risks posed by the UK and the EU's growing reliance on China's solar PV supply chain, and what government and businesses can do to secure a resilient green transition.
Briefing on Taiwan's Presidential and Legislative Elections 2024
The CSRI team explores the state of play in the upcoming presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan.
Deterring war across the Taiwan Strait
In our featured article on geopolitics, Sheryn Lee illustrates China's threats to forcibly annex Taiwan pose significant strategic and economic risks, and democratic countries should establish an economic deterrent and build stronger ties with Taiwan to counter these challenges.
What can other countries learn from Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy?
In this paper, Margaret McCuaig-Johnston shows how Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy responding to China's disruptive behavior. It serves as a model for other countries seeking to counterbalance China's dominance, with recommendations including dedicated funding, strategic clarity, and countering Chinese influence to shape a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Taiwan: A Risk Analysis through the Lens of Hong Kong
This paper aims to provide an overall risk analysis of the Taiwan Strait situation by using Hong Kong’s experience over the past three decades as a point of comparison, written by the CSRI co-founders Dennis Kwok and Sam Goodman.
Key questions facing the next UK government on China
Andrew Yeh and Sam Goodman explores five key questions on China for the next UK government to consider.
China’s role at the UN - submission to UK Foreign Affairs Committee inquiry
On behalf of the CSRI, Sam Goodman puts forward recommendations for the UK to have a more robust approach to UN-led and other multilateral institutions as a submission to a recent UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee call for evidence.
Taiwan’s exclusion from the multilateral system - submission to UK Foreign Affairs Committee inquiry
In response to a call for evidence from the UK House of Common Foreign Affairs Committee for its inquiry into “International Relations within the Multilateral System”, Andrew Yeh recommends that the UK continue to support Taiwan’s participation in the UN-led multilateral system and other “minilateral” organisations.