Asia's economyGlobal governanceRussia & China
  • Asia's fading economic miracle
    Policy brief by George Magnus, 11 January 2013
    Asia's fading economic miracle
  • Russia, China and global governance
    Report by Charles Grant, 29 February 2012
    Russia, China and global governance
  • True partners? How Russia and China see each other
    Report by Dmitri Trenin, 13 February 2012
    True partners? How Russia and China see each other
  • Burma: An EU foreign policy success
    Insight by Charles Grant, 23 August 2012

    Burma's rulers could not modernise its economy unless the EU lifted sanctions. But the EU insisted on political reform, which is now happening.
  • Japan's response to China's rise
    Policy brief by Charles Grant, 13 June 2012

    Japan fears China's growing strength and increasingly assertive foreign policy. Japan has responded by strengthening alliances with the US and other maritime powers.
  • Multilateralism à la Carte
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    The International Herald Tribune, 16 April 2012

    Many problems cannot be solved without international co-operation, yet "multilateralism" — the system of international institutions and rules intended to promote the common good — appears to be weakening.

  • The US-Russia reset is over
    Insight by Charles Grant, 02 April 2012

    Can the 'reset' between Russia and the US survive the return to the presidency of Vladimir Putin? Probably not, given the number of divisive issues.
  • Russia, China and global governance
    Report by Charles Grant, 29 February 2012

    Will the 'multipolar' world have strong international institutions, or will balance-of-power politics prevail? The attitudes of Russia and China will be crucial.
  • True partners? How Russia and China see each other
    Report by Dmitri Trenin, 13 February 2012

    Beijing and Moscow share the goal of curbing US power, but will not become allies. Moscow rejects a junior role, while China sees Russia as a fading power.

  • Russia, China and the geopolitics of energy in Central Asia
    Report by Katinka Barysch, Alexandros Petersen, 16 November 2011

    China is challenging Russia's traditional dominance over Central Asia's oil and gas. The EU can help the Central Asian countries to prevent losing out in a new 'great game'.
  • India's response to China's rise
    Policy brief by Charles Grant, 17 August 2010

    India and China, rising powers in the same part of the world, have much in common – but mistrust each other. Many Indians are nervous about the growth of Chinese power.