Research Publications

At the Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs, we believe in the power of research to drive progress and shape the future of the Indo-Pacific region. Our publications cover a wide range of topics, from politics and economics to culture and society. Click on the links below to explore our latest research papers and reports.

Geopolitics, Military Modernisation and the Future of the Indo-Pacific, 2024
by Bates Gill, Yves Heng Lim, Andrew T H Tan, Adam Lockyer
Indo-Pacific Security: US–China Rivalry and Regional States' Responses, 2024
Nicholas Khoo, Germana Nicklin, Alexander C. Tan, editors
Asia-Pacific Small States: Political Economies of Resilience, 2023
Stephen Noakes and Alexander C. Tan, editors

New Zealand's Foreign Policy Challenges
Nicholas Khoo
in Perspectives of Two Island Nations: Singapore-New Zealand, 2024
Ann-Marie Schleich, editor
The Trump Administration and the Unravelling of the Inverted States' China Engagement Policy
Nicholas Khoo
in Indo-Pacific Security: US–China Rivalry and Regional States' Responses, 2024
Nicholas Khoo, Germana Nicklin, Alexander C. Tan, editors
Reliable, Reticent or Reluctant? India and the US-China Rivalry
Neel Vanvari
in Indo-Pacific Security: US–China Rivalry and Regional States' Responses, 2024
Nicholas Khoo, Germana Nicklin, Alexander C. Tan, editors
Multilateralism and US Engagement: Generating New Pressures and Incentives
Charles Finny and Neel Vanvari
in Asia-Pacific Small States: Political Economies of Resilience, 2023
Stephen Noakes and Alexander C. Tan, editors

Where to next for the Aukus ruckus?
Nicholas Khoo in Newsroom, May 8 2024
The 2012 Scarborough Shoal Standoff: Analyzing China in Crisis with the Philippines
Andrea Chloe Wong in Encounters and Escalation in the Indo-Pacific: Perspectives on China’s Military and Implications for Regional Security (NBR Special Report 108), May 7 2024
Critics of NZ joining AUKUS need to answer a crucial question: what exactly is an independent foreign policy?
Nicholas Khoo in The Conversation, March 28 2024
New Zealand’s India Outreach: Opportunities and Obstacles
Neel Vanvari in The Diplomat, March 22 2024
New Zealand and ASEAN: Focusing on what’s right under its nose
Orson Tan in The Interpreter, March 21 2024
ASEAN sighs with relief after Taiwan’s election
Orson Tan in East Asia Forum, March 01 2024
New Zealand is reviving the ANZAC alliance – joining AUKUS is a logical next step
Nicholas Khoo in The Conversation, February 13 2024
Ukraine, Gaza and globalisation have all been pounded once more in 2023
Nicholas Khoo in Newsroom, December 23 2023
Lost voices: ethnic diversity in the New Zealand parliament will decline after the 2023 election
Alexander C. Tan & Neel Vanvari in The Conversation, November 16 2023
Better Late Than Never: South Korea and New Zealand in the South Pacific
Alexander C. Tan in The Diplomat, September 14 2023
Protecting Our ‘Taonga’: How New Zealand Can Contribute to Regional Stability
Alexander C. Tan & Neel Vanvari in The Diplomat, July 25 2023
Riding the Tiger: Ethno-nationalism and China’s Foreign Policy
Orson Tan in The Diplomat, June 13 2023
Conflict in a crowded sea: Risks of escalation in the South China Sea
Alexander C. Tan & Neel Vanvari in The Diplomat, April 11 2023
China’s conundrum and the pottery barn rule
Alexander C. Tan & Neel Vanvari in The Diplomat, March 25 2023