Human Security Centre Human Rights and International Security Research

International legal norms such as freedom of navigation must be actively upheld for them to remain relevant.

Will the new Asean Economic Community evolve towards an “Asian Union” in the image of the European Union?

As the Chinese government looks to kick economic cooperation with EU in high gear, it is crucial to weigh pros and cons and get a clear image of what EU may come to expect from closer cooperation with the rising giant.

Islamic democracy is not democracy, and absolute security is not liberty.

It is key to see Sino-Russian cooperation not as primarily a values-based relationship, but rather a pragmatic cooperation initiative underpinned by shared authoritarian values.

In a world ever more interconnected by the internet, what are the main problems that actors deal with?

We should hope these new challenges in Ukraine and in the south with ISIS will strengthen the alliance once more for the future – a future with a potentially bigger challenge involving the economic and military rise of China.

To truly understand the Chinese we must see them through their eyes instead of our own.

States must stand against those who hijack it, however, by its very nature, R2P is a political tool and tensions exist with the ideological nature of international law.