Executive Summary Northeast Asia has been relatively kind to the United States for the past sixty-five years. There has not been a major conflict in the region since the Korean War 1950 – 53, and the region has witnessed unprecedented economic growth. The two nations that could potentially upset the geopolitical order of the region are the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Democratic…

Executive Summary The North Korean nuclear file is an old one on the United Nations Security Council’s agenda. Every year brings new and new provocative actions from the part of North Korea. The UN’ sanctions seem inefficient to resolve the problem, inclusively because of the great powers’ rivalries in the Security Council and in Northeast Asia. The central argument of this paper…

The North American Programme is dedicated to the study of the domestic and foreign policies of the United States. It will focus primarily on analysing the US Strategic Partnership, and US foreign policy writ large. Key issues include; Washington’s stance on the Middle East, and U.S. relations with Russia and China.

The Middle East & North Africa Programme will cover issues and developments in the countries of the region like Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Syria, Libya, Israel, and Yemen which are undergoing rapid political transformation impacting the political and security situation of the region and beyond. Key issues include the Syrian conflict, the war against the Islamic State (IS), Iran nuclear programme,…