Along with the recent democratization, the ongoing peace process has transformed the Counter Insurgency (COIN) strategy and tactics of the Myanmar military (Tatmadaw). Political reforms after 2010 created the new dynamic of civil-military relation, shifting paradigm in the COIN activities….
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Note n°15 of the China Observatory, Memo for the 12th Sino-European Strategic Dialogue that took place in Beijing on December, 15th 2017, in partnership with the CICIR. Political Outlook in both China and the EU International Geo-strategic and Political Issues…
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Roundtable n°11 of the China Observatory, 27 September, 2016, with Jean-Pierre Cabestan (HKBU/Asia Centre) and Jérôme Doyon (ECFR), chaired by Srikanth Kondapalli (Jawaharlal Nehru University/IPCS). Discussant: Jayadeva Ranade (Centre for China Analysis and Strategy) Annual Seminar of the China Observatory: Indo-French…
Japan Analysis‘ 32nd issue comes at the end of a year of analysis of Japanese current affairs, dominated by interrogations about the current and coming orientations of Abe Shinzo’s second term: after years of governmental instability and in a tense…
In China, official party statements tell only half the story. The power of China’s preeminent leader, Xi Jinping, relies on a mix of strong personalistic ties where the scions of ruling families play a large role, and an increased emphasis…
Although the declining Yen seen in late December 2012 initially corresponded to a correction, the current monetary policy of competitive devaluation used by Japan to take the country out of its deflationary spiral is worrying. Beyond the controversial reactions to…
On 16 December 2012 the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan won a landslide majority in the parliamentary elections. While this result was expected, it represents more of a backlash against the Democratic Party of Japan who were not able to…
In November, the Chinese Communist party installed a new leadership – but did the 18th party congress also endorse a new reform agenda for China? The new Standing Committee of seven members is older than its predecessor five years ago…
With the Diet’s June 2012 adoption of the project that doubled the consumption tax and passed other measures destined to reform Japan’s fiscal policy and social security system, the government of Noda Yoshihiko seems to have won a significant victory….
In January Ma Ying-jeou was re-elected as Taiwan’s President following an election campaign that was dominated by debates on Taiwan’s relationship with mainland China. But his re-election was by no means assured as Taiwan also faces multiple domestic challenges in…