Policy Brief Home Policy Brief Policy essays by JIIA Visiting Fellows and other experts on geo-strategic and historical issues. Title Author Published Japan at a Political and Strategic Crossroads: Complex Strategic Choices and a Balancing Act? Valérie Niquet 12-25-2020 Whose "Indo Pacific"? competing visions of regional order Thomas S. Wilkins 11-12-2020 Why Canada Must Embrace a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Jonathan Berkshire Miller & Stephen Nagy 10-29-2020 Halford J.Mackinder's 1904 Geographical Pivot:Context and Evidence to 21st Century's 'Indo-Pacific Strategic Heartland' Application Monika Chansoria 09-28-2020 Blue Economies of the Indian Ocean Region: Japan's Role in Transition to Sustainable Development and Growth Monika Chansoria 08-24-2020 India-China Unsettled Boundary & Territorial Dispute: Institutionalized Border Mechanisms since 39 Years, Sans Resolution Monika Chansoria 07-31-2020 Mining and R&D of Rare Earth Elements : Prospects, Challenges, and Avenues for Indo-Japan Partnership Monika Chansoria 06-29-2020 Australia-China clashes in the COVID-19 era: Adjusting to a "new normal" in bilateralrelations? Thomas S. Wilkins 06-19-2020 Arbitration as a Means to Settle Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea: Case Study and History of China and The Philippines Monika Chansoria 05-15-2020 China, Africa and the WHO : a challenge for post covid19 multilateralism Valérie Niquet 04-30-2020 The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of The Japan Institute of International Affairs or any other organization with which the author is affiliated. back to top