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OUR MISSION

to imagine ...	how Asia will shape politics, business and society five to ten years from now
to engage ...	political, business and social pressure groups in addressing the questions
to anticipate ...	change by devising well-considered policy responses
to package ...	the ideas and analysis for government, business and the NGO community

CORE PROJECTS	events: PHOTO GALLERY	RECENT publications	coming soon
Asian Investment in Europe Migration from Asia to Europe Energy politics in Asia Psychologies of exchange in Asia Asia and global security, world order and UN reform Religion and the secular state in Asia	KUALA LUMPUR: Conference session on Japan-China Relations at the 20th Asia Pacific Roundtable, featuring Koji Watanabe (Japan), Zhou Xingbao (China), Greg Austin (ACI Founding Chair) and Hadi Soesastro (Indonesia). LONDON: Dr Yang Jian (left) and Dr Chris Hughes (right) debate Japan-China relations at the Foreign Press Association for the Asian Century Institute. Dr Greg Austin (centre) is the Chair. 25 April 2006 BRUSSELS: Dr Carsten Stahn (centre-left), Legal Adviser to the International Criminal Court, and Mr Ankit Srivastava (centre-right), from the International Institute for Non-Aligned Studies, India, at the Workshop on International Law co-hosted by the Asian Century Institute, 24 April 2006	UN REFORM AND WORLD ORDER (Conference Report) May 2006 The Asian Century Institute (London), the Foreign Policy Centre (London), the Centre for International Relations (Warsaw) and the World Security Institute (Brussels) jointly launched a new effort to mobilise states to work for the codification of new or emerging norms in international security law on a more consistent and coherent basis than exists at present through single issue approaches. IRAN AND WAR? April 2006 As Iran and the US escalate their rhetoric in the stand-off over nuclear policy, there are danger signs that hostile feelings toward Iran are seriously clouding policy judgments. The US, and key allies such as the UK, must act on these signs and re-direct their diplomatic efforts accordingly. The risk of military confrontation, though still low, is increasing.	STATE-OWNED ENERGY IN ASIA AND THE FREE MARKET WHAT ASIA WANTS: NEXT STEPS IN UN REFORM EU ENERGY SECURITY: THE ASIAN PULL FACTOR ASIAN INVESTMENT IN EUROPE Toward an Israel-Palestine Confederation: NEW Secular POLITICS in Asia