Asia

13 April 2011

Asia, NATO and its partners: complicated relationships? (Feb 2010)

Many of NATO's new partners come from in or around Asia. Michito Tsuruoka looks into how each side views the arrangement - and how they both benefit.

1 January 2011

2012: welcome to the gridlocked world

Daniel Korski has worked in countries like Iraq and Afghanistan which have had to adapt to major changes quickly. Here, he argues that soon the whole world may have to do the same.

19 April 2010

China and the West: keyboard conflicts?

Both the West and China complain of increasing cyber attacks. Here we look at how both sides are beefing up their defences.

6 April 2010

China and climate change: in the eye of the storm?

How serious is China about tackling climate change? Is its industrial development or environmental action more important? This video looks into at both sides of China's position.

30 March 2010

Central Asia: where power, politics and economics collide

Despite other Asian regions often dominating headlines, there is now an growing interest in Central Asian countries' increasingly important resources, location and allegiances.

29 March 2010

China’s economy: its greatest weapon or weak point?

David Snowdon of Business Monitor International looks at how China's increasing economic activity is inextricably linked to its security outlook.

25 March 2010

The burden of a landslide victory: a new Japan?

Did the end of over 50 years of Liberal Democratic Party rule last year mark the birth of a new Japan? Birgit Huetten assesses how much change the country will really see.

2 March 2010

Photostory: Asian security developments in pictures

Nuclear missile tests, massive military parades and many more: some Asian security developments lend themselves to a telling picture. Here are some of the best.