Publications

Here you can find peer-reviewed publications and reports from the projects related to IFS Asia. Please head to our Outreach page for op-eds and other non-peer-reviewed publications.

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The Senkaku Islands Confrontation and the Transformation of Japan’s Defense
Defending the North Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions
The Identity Factor in Chinese Relations with Europe: China and the Barbarian Civilization
Killing Them Softly: China’s Counterspace Developments and Force Posture in Space
Chinese Re-Examinations of Russia? The Strategic Partnership in the Wake of Russia’s War Against Ukraine
Chinese Coercion, Wedge Strategies, and the U.S.-Philippine Alliance
Kampen om verdensmakten
Coalition Navies during the Korean War: Understanding Combined Naval Operations
The Last Atomic Waltz: China’s Nuclear Expansion and the Persisting Relevance of the Theory of the Nuclear Revolution
The Implications of Contemporary US-China 'Hypercompetition'
NATO in the Global Commons: Defending Outer Space Against Threats From China
Europe’s China Problem: How Not to Feed Beijing’s Military–Civil Fusion
Two Paths: Why States Join or Avoid China’s Belt and Road Initiative
The Dynamics of an Entangled Security Dilemma: China's Changing Nuclear Posture
Combining Polarity and Geopolitics: The Explanatory Power of Geostructural Realism
Russia’s Arctic Designs and NATO
Revisiting Nuclear Hedging: Ballistic Missiles and the Iranian Example
An American Perspective on the Role of Taiwan in US-China Relations
The Geopolitical Foundations for U.S. Strategy in a New U.S.–China Bipolar System
Imperialist Master, Comrade in Arms, Foe, Partner, and Now Ally? China’s Changing Views of Russia
Home Versus Abroad: China’s Differing Sovereignty Concepts in the South China Sea and the Arctic
Will Europe’s Emerging Indo-Pacific Presence Last?
NATO’s China Role: Defending Cyber and Outer Space
China Engages the Arctic: A Great Power in a Regime Complex
Norges relasjon med Kina i 70 år: Småstatsidealisme og realisme i møte med en stormakt
Kinas inntreden i norsk sikkerhetspolitikk: Geopolitikk, strategiske flanker, integrasjon og avskjerming
A New US-China Bipolar System: What Role for Europe in Security and Defence?
Conventional Counterforce Dilemmas: South Korea's Deterrence Strategy and Stability on the Korean Peninsula
The International Politics of Economic Reforms in China, Vietnam and Laos
US–China Foreign Relations: Power Transition and its Implications for Europe and Asia
The New US–China Superpower Rivalry: Challenges for Asia and Europe
China and the United States in a New Bipolar System
Sino-Russian Relations in an Era of Sino-U.S. Rivalry: From Partnership to Alliance?
India in China’s Grand Strategy: Change and Continuity from 1949 to Present
Silk Road Diplomacy: China’s Strategic Interests in South Asia
Coast Guard Cooperation in the South China Sea: A Confidence-Building Measure?
China, Russia and the Great Power Contest in the Middle East
The East Asia-Europe Security Nexus
Asia and Europe in a New Era of Great Power Rivalry
The Return of Bipolarity in World Politics: China, the United States, and Geostructural Realism
Sustaining Growth: Energy and Natural Resources
U.S.-China Relations: From Unipolar Hedging Towards Bipolar Balancing
The Chinese story: Historical Narratives as a Tool in China’s Africa Policy
Strategic Adjustment and the Rise of China: Power and Politics in East Asia
Global Power Shifts, Geography, and Maritime East Asia
A Question of Balance: Warfighting and Naval Operations Other than War
China’s Rise: Towards a Division of Labor in Transatlantic Relations
China’s Energy Security
The Role of Energy in Chinese, Russian, and Central Asian Relations
Security and Profit in China's Energy Policy: Hedging Against Risk
Twenty-First Century Seapower: Cooperation and Conflict at Sea
US-China-EU Relations: Managing the New World Order
US Taiwan Policy: Constructing the Triangle