Asia Centre

The research conducted by Asia Centre covers strategic issues and conflict prevention, cooperation and regional integration policies, domestic political issues and economic and social dynamics. This is currently reflected in the following specific programs:

Energy and security (Actors, politics and geopolitics) l Economic trends and business innovation across Asia l Decision-making mechanisms (China) l American policy and instruments in the region l Ongoing Asian reform processes (political and legal reforms in China) l Actors and political systems (Taiwan) and Cross-straits relations l Japanese defence policy and the underlying debates l Geopolitics in the Korean Peninsula and the emerging trends in South Korea l Political and strategic trends in South-East Asia (new political balance, cooperation across borders and maritime security) l The political role of the military and its modernization