The Rising Powers Initiative added Australia to the list of countries included in our Research Database. RPI’s citation entries on Australia will be limited to…
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The Rising Powers gathered in Singapore November 11th-15th for the 33rd Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). At the ASEAN Summit, the…
Continue reading Policy Alert: Rising Powers Assemble at ASEAN and APEC
During the week of October 29, 2018, RPI Director Deepa M. Ollapally delivered two lectures at Pondicherry University’s Centre for Maritime Studies, located on the…
Continue reading RPI Director lectures at Pondicherry University’s Centre for Maritime Studies
As the ASEAN and G20 Summits approach, the Rising Powers have continued to focus on their bilateral ties. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an…
On October 19th, the New York Times reported that the United States was preparing to announce its exit from the 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty…
Continue reading Policy Alert: Rising Powers Condemn US Exit from INF Treaty
In the past few weeks, attention within the Rising Powers has been on strengthening–or at least soothing–bilateral relations. The common motivating factor: the United States.…
Continue reading Policy Alert: Rising Powers Turn to Bilateral Ties
RPI’s three-part series on Connectivity and Competition culminated in a panel at The George Washington University entitled “Regional Trends in the Indo-Pacific: Towards Connectivity or…
Continue reading Asia Report: Regional Trends in the Indo-Pacific
Ichhya Pichhya, Sigur Field Research Grant Recipient for Summer 2018, spent her summer in Nepal researching the connection between technology and healthcare. Read Ichhya’s reports…
Continue reading From the Field: Spotting the Potential of Technology for Palliative Care
The United States’ latest round of tariffs against China took effect on September 24th, clocking in at approximately $200 billion worth of goods. The tariff…
Continue reading Policy Alert: Rising Powers Brace for Latest Shots in US Trade War
The Rising Powers Initiative will be co-hosting a panel entitled “The Indo-Pacific and Regional Trends: Towards Connectivity or Conflict?” with the Sigur Center for Asian…
Continue reading RPI Panel on Connectivity and Competition in the Indo-Pacific
Earlier this month, Professor Rory Medcalf, Head of the National Security College at the Australian National University in Canberra and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings…
Continue reading Medcalf presents Australia’s China Debate at Sigur Center
A counter-narrative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has yet to arrive in the Indo-Pacific region. Set against China’s rising influence under the BRI,…
Continue reading Policy Brief: The AAGC – India’s Indo-Pacific Fulcrum?
This month marks the fifth anniversary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), initially announced as the New Silk Road Economic Belt in September 2013.…
Continue reading Policy Alert: Rising Powers’ Economic Engagement Picks Up Speed-and More Questions
What does everyday interaction with the state mean in the context of Myanmar? What does it consist of and what does it look like? More…
My dissertation focuses on the severe flooding and massive riverine erosion in the island of Majuli, Assam. For over a century, Majuli has been losing…
Continue reading From the Field: Climate Change and Flooding in India
