The Pacific Century

Pacific Century: Will China Welcome The UK’s Tilt To The Indo-Pacific?

Britain’s Integrated Review makes China and Asia a key to foreign and security policy.

The Pacific Century•March 24, 2021
Pacific Century: Will China Welcome The UK’s Tilt To The Indo-Pacific?

Misha is joined by Tom Tugendhat MP, Oxford’s Rana Mitter, and Cindy Yu, of The Spectator, to talk about the UK’s new Integrated Review and its focus on China and the Indo-Pacific.  They discuss London’s focus on expanding Britain’s presence in Asia, how London will deal with China, the role of US-UK cooperation in Asia under the Biden Administration, and how Britain will work with Asian partners like Australia, Japan, and India. 

Cast

Tom Tugendhat

Tom Tugendhat

Rana Mitter

Rana Mitter

Cindy Yu

Cindy Yu

Michael Auslin

Michael Auslin

Related

US–Africa Partnerships: What’s At Stake

Despite nearly $80 billion in trade in 2025, US engagement with Africa does not always reflect the economic and strategic priorities of individual nations.

November 2, 2026

Articles

The Korean Peninsula At A Strategic Crossroads: Reimagining Security And Statecraft

The NCAFP organized its fourth cohort of Next-Generation Korean Peninsula Specialists from all over the world to develop and share their analysis on challenges on the Korean Peninsula. These policy professionals and scholars spent the last nine months networking with their peers, meeting with mentors, participating in professional development workshops, and writing policy papers on key issues related to Korean Peninsula security.

April 1, 2026

Articles

A New Day For Democracy

Great political changes—revolutions and coups, democratic breakdowns and transitions—are often marked by dates when history turned. The “third wave” of global democratization is replete with such moments. It began in the early hours of 25 April 1974, when left-wing military officers in Portugal, fed up with corruption, stagnation, and debilitating wars to hang on to the country’s African colonies, overthrew the 48-year-old dictatorship. 

October 29, 2026