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Chris Hughes article is top download
has been working with the to distribute Asia Policy through . Subscriber usage reports for 2013 have recently been published and PAIS Head of Department, Professor , had the most downloaded article.
Asia Policy is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal presenting policy-relevant academic research on the Asia-Pacific that draws clear and concise conclusions useful to today’s policymakers.
Professor Hughes is alongside esteemed company in the list with the likes of Cha, Friedberg, Lampton and Williamson.
The full list of most downloaded articles in 2013:
- Christopher W. Hughes - North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Implications for the Nuclear Ambitions of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
- Yasheng Huang - Rethinking the Beijing Consensus
- Yan Xuetong - Strategic Cooperation without Mutual Trust: A Path Forward for China and the United States
- Victor D. Cha - Complex Patchworks: U.S. Alliances as Part of Asia's Regional Architecture
- Hanscom Smith - Toward a Universal Japan: Taking a Harder Look at Japanese Soft Power
- Peter Jennings - The U.S. Rebalance to the Asia-Pacific: An Australian Perspective
- David M. Lampton - China and the United States: Beyond Balance
- Chaesung Chun - U.S. Strategic Rebalancing to Asia: South Korea's Perspective Aaron
- L. Friedberg - The Next Phase of the "Contest for Supremacy" in Asia
- John Williamson - Is the "Beijing Consensus" Now Dominant?
Prof. Grant research showcased
Professor 's RELU funded research on biopesticides regulation has been showcased as an impact case study by the BBSRC.
Shaun Breslin panel on China's Third Plenum
Professor recently participated in the panel "China's Third Plenum: Another Turning Point?" at , London.
Following the Third Plenum of the Communist Party’s 18th Central Committee in November 2013, the panel offers their thoughts on whether the economic, political and social reforms announced, such as the relaxation of the one child policy and establishment of a national security council, signal a new era for China’s domestic and foreign policies. The speakers consider how significant these reforms will be in comparison to those announced in 1978 by Deng Xiaoping following the Third Plenum of the 11th Central Committee.
Richard Aldrich discusses GCHQ on Newsnight
On 10 June Prof Richard Aldrich appeared on Newsnight to discuss the recent issues about data mining and sharing between the NSA and GCHQ. You can ; the section on cyber security starts at 1:20 into the show; the debate starts at 7:10.
Dr Nicola Pratt's policy brief for Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on women, peace and security
, Associate Professor of International Politics of the Middle East, was recently commissioned to write a policy brief entitled 'Policy Brief: Women, Peace and Security: New Conceptual Challenge and Opportunities' for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to feed into their preparation for a conference at Wilton Park in mid-March focused on the Report of the Secretary General on Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding.