[wanabidii] US and China's climate diplomacy, plus...

...APEC summit, Ukraine, Central Asia

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This week the US and China announced joint contributions on climate change. Our experts discuss the significance of this shift in diplomacy.

Also, an expert comment explores how the APEC summit highlights the difficulties of defining the Asian region, an International Affairs article examines how and why Russia broke the rules in Ukraine and two new papers analyse Islam and the myth of radicalization in Central Asian republics.

US and China Launch a New Era of Climate Diplomacy

The joint announcement on climate change contributions by the US and China marks a step-change in diplomacy in the run up to a potential global deal in Paris next year, write Felix Preston and Shane Tomlinson.

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APEC Summit Shows How Hard It is to Define the Asian Region

The search for a single definition of the Asian region, and a corresponding regional organization embodying this definition, is not only misguided but counter-productive, writes Shaun Breslin.

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'Deniable Intervention' in Ukraine: How and Why Russia Broke the Rules

In the new issue of International Affairs, Roy Allison unpicks the legal and political claims Moscow has made to justify military interventions in Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk.

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The Myth of Post-Soviet Muslim Radicalization in the Central Asian Republics

Central Asia is generally considered to have a widespread and increasing problem with 'Muslim radicalization', but there is little or no evidence of significant levels of Islamic extremism and political violence in the region, according to a new paper. Plus, a paper explores how Islam in Russia is changing and the potential implications of Russia's oppressive policies towards Islamic groups.

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