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As military competition increases, nations are adapting their defense policies and transforming their armed forces. Doctrine, organization, equipment and training are key to understanding the evolution of land, air and naval forces.

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NATO wrestles with internal divisions ahead of Warsaw summit

02 June 2016
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The alliance is struggling to assemble four battalions to safeguard its eastern flank from a possible Russian attack. In addition, many member states are falling short of their financial commitments to the alliance.

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Cooperation Despite Frictions in Northeast Asia

26 February 2016
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Despite the political tensions that oppose Japan, China and South Korea, recent months have seen a certain rapprochement between Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing. The first trilateral summit in three years was held in November 2015.

Cooperation Despite Frictions in Northeast Asia

26 February 2016
Accroche
Despite the political tensions that oppose Japan, China and South Korea, recent months have seen a certain rapprochement between Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing. The first trilateral summit in three years was held in November 2015.

Cooperation Despite Frictions in Northeast Asia

26 February 2016
Accroche
Despite the political tensions that oppose Japan, China and South Korea, recent months have seen a certain rapprochement between Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing. The first trilateral summit in three years was held in November 2015.
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The ASEAN Community: The Reality of a Vision

05 February 2016
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On December 31, 2015, ASEAN launched its long-anticipated Community with relatively little fanfare. This low-profile attitude surprised many observers: announced as a milestone and the signal of the member-states determination to bring regional cooperation “to a higher plane,” the launch was indeed modest, even imperceptible.

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(Dis)integrating Asia? - Interview with Wook Chae

21 May 2015
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Wook Chae is a professor at the Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies of Kyung Hee University and the former President (2008-2013) of the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP).

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What is China's vision in shaping cooperative frameworks? Interview with Richard W.X. Hu

21 May 2015
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Richard W.X. Hu, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong, analyzed China's role in the regional economic integration process.

- What is China’s vision in shaping cooperative frameworks?

- What is China’s rationale behind setting up the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?

- What is your prognosis for the future of a China-Japan-Korea cooperative framework?

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(Dis)integrating Asia? - Interview with Euan Graham

21 May 2015
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Euan Graham, Senior Fellow in the Maritime Security Programme at Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), explained Australia's position vis-à-vis regional economic integration in Asia.

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(Dis)integrating Asia? - Interview with GVC Naidu

21 May 2015
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GVC Naidu is a Professor of International Relations at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.

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(Dis)integrating Asia? - Interview with Yukiko Fukagawa

21 May 2015
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Yukiko Fukagawa, Professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Waseda University, explained Japan's role in the regional integration process.

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La fourmilière du général : le commandement opérationnel face aux enjeux de haute intensité

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27 June 2019
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Operational command structures have always been able to adapt to the strategic context. However, they now face a new challenge: high intensity threats. 

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The European Union in Crisis: What Challenges Lie ahead and Why It Matters for Korea

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20 May 2019
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The EU is currently undergoing serious challenges from inside such as Brexit and strengthening Euroscepticism, rising populism and changing political geography, anti-immigration moods as well as retarded economic recovery.

Envisioning Opportunities for U.S.-Russia Cooperation in and with Central Asia

Date de publication
26 April 2019
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Central Asia is conventionally seen as a conflicting space for great powers.

France and Japan: The Indo-Pacific as a Springboard for a Strategic Partnership

Date de publication
27 November 2018
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For decades, the Franco-Japanese partnership has essentially been characterised by a vibrant cultural exchange as well as by sound economic relations. Today Japan is France’s second-largest trading partner in Asia (after China) and its leading Asian investor.

Asia–Africa Growth Corridor at the crossroads of business and geopolitics

Date de publication
08 November 2018
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The Asia–Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC) — a Japan–India initiative to promote connectivity between Asia and East Africa and encourage joint projects in Africa — is often misrepresented. All too often, the AAGC is depicted as a political move aimed exclusively at countering China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

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The Gulf Monarchies' Armed Forces at the Crossroads

Date de publication
04 May 2018
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Something is happening with the military forces of the Arab monarchies in the Gulf.

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The Future of British Defense Policy

Date de publication
20 July 2017
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As the prospect of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union raises increasing challenges to its international position, as well as major divisions at home, the future of British defense policy seems more uncertain than ever. 

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The Future Middle East Strategic Balance. Conventional and Unconventional Sources of Instability

Date de publication
13 September 2016
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This paper seeks to analyze the future Middle Eastern military balance of power, in a time horizon of five to ten years.

War’s Indirection or the Return of the Limited War

Date de publication
01 December 2015
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Over the last few years both the United States and Russia seem to have changed their conception of how to deploy force. 

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Deploying the Bundeswehr: more transparency, more flexibility, but Parliament’s consent remains key - The Rühe Commission’s final report

Date de publication
17 June 2015
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Besides the often invoked historical dimension behind Germany’s strategic culture of restraint, there are today very tangible legal reasons that prevent assertive German military interventionism (which are, of course, directly linked to the historical dimension): any intervention of the German armed forces requires the Bundestag’s consent. 

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