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Recent reports by Humphrey Hawksley for the BBC, YaleGlobal Online, Asian Affairs, and  Nikkei Asian Review.

Striking a balance

3rd February 2021 Leave a Comment

As Donald Trump was heading out of the White House, China’s Xinhua news agency did not mince its words: ‘Good riddance to the current US administration and its final madness,’ it declared. President Xi Jinping has called for a ‘healthy and stable’ relationship with the Biden administration, one that upholds principles of ‘no conflict’ and […]

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Asia could give UK the post-Brexit win it needs

9th January 2021 Leave a Comment

The United Kingdom’s full separation from the European Union, due to begin on Jan. 1, is bound to be bumpy. But by shining a spotlight on Asia, London could address accusations that its foreign policy is adrift while underpinning its interests in a region where it has a chance of early success. With care, the […]

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Europe’s Cultural Curtain

8th January 2021 Leave a Comment

David Foster hosted Humphrey on a TRT Roundtable discussion together with Marcin Zaborowski (Editor-in-chief of Res Publica Foundation) and Agnieszka Legucka (Polish Institute of International Affairs). […]

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United States of Asia

7th December 2020 Leave a Comment

Dust had barely settled on the American presidential election when 16Asian leaders signed a trade deal encompassing a third of the world’s population in an area that accounts for 30 per cent of the global economic output. Although promoted as a pan-Asian initiative, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is regarded as being Beijing-led. With […]

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The Quad – Is this the alliance to check Chinese expansion?

24th November 2020 Leave a Comment

David Foster hosted Humphrey on a TRT Roundtable discussion together with Jagannath Panda (Manohar Parrikar Institute) and Francis Lun (CEO of GEO Securities).

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Impact Journalism – Holding government and business to account

23rd November 2020 Leave a Comment

TVE Difficult Dialogues: Hidden Stories, Impact Journalism – talking about reporting human rights abuse in global supply chains such as chocolate, textiles and tea.  

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Foreign powers back in Asia

9th October 2020 Leave a Comment

The array of nations lined up behind the US sends an unequivocal message that China’s time has not yet come.

The Indo-Pacific: British and Vietnamese Perspectives […]

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Define China

9th September 2020 Leave a Comment

Humphrey Hawksley on a new book that plumbs the historic foundations underlying China’s distinct identity and current conduct. Polarising rhetoric between Beijing and Washington is expected to heighten in these months leading up to November’s US presidential election.  Already there is a plethora of books by experts delving into China’s military, its modern communism, its intent […]

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China and its Challenge to Liberal Democracy

20th August 2020 Leave a Comment

The terminology used to encapsulate China’ expansion is increasingly revolving around scenarios for a new Cold War. On the surface, with anti-China naval deployments to the Indo-Pacific, gulag style camps in the predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang and a crackdown against political dissent in Hong Kong, comparisons to the 20th Century Cold War may seem […]

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1958 – The Year America Planned to Nuke China

10th August 2020 Leave a Comment

Did you know America was once one presidential signature away from nuking China?
A little known nail-biting story from Asian Waters in this video explainer. […]

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More reports

The Genius and Flaws of the Founder of Bangladesh

Had he lived, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman would have turned 100 this year and proudly seen his daughter … [Read More...]

Dragon Fire by Humphrey Hawksley

Will China follow Japan’s 20th Century rise and end up destroyed? My interview with Iftikhar Gilani

Dragon Fire, a novel by British author Humphrey Hawksley, written 20 years ago depicted a war … [Read More...]

A Divided World Struggles With Covid-19

Crisis often helps to lift the fog of bureaucratic process and shows institutions in their true … [Read More...]

Europe must abandon muddled thinking about China

With its unusually blunt warning to China, accusing it of exploiting COVID-19 to undermine European … [Read More...]

US-China rivalry: Cold War 2

David Foster hosted Humphrey on a TRT Roundtable discussion together with Clete Willems (Former US … [Read More...]

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