IPSC Research Architecture
Research Centers
IPSC operates a multi-center research architecture organised into three strategic clusters. The model integrates geopolitical analysis, national security, and democratic resilience—designed to support policy impact, strategic dialogue, and practitioner-focused training across the Indo-Pacific.
Great-Power Competition & Indo-Pacific Order
Centres in this cluster examine major-power rivalry, alliance systems, regional architecture, maritime security, and deterrence shaping the Indo-Pacific strategic order.
China & US Strategic Competition
Strategic rivalry, escalation dynamics, and systemic competition between Washington and Beijing.
View centre →ASEAN & Regional Architecture
ASEAN centrality, multilateral institutions, and regional order under strategic pressure.
View centre →Japan–Korea–Taiwan Security
Northeast Asian security dynamics, alliance coordination, and cross-theatre deterrence.
View centre →India & South Asian Strategy
India’s strategic trajectory and South Asia’s role in Indo-Pacific balance.
View centre →Pacific Islands & Oceania Security
Strategic competition, sovereignty, and security dynamics in the Pacific Islands.
View centre →Alliances, Minilaterals & Maritime Order
Alliance systems, minilateral frameworks, and the maintenance of maritime order across the Indo-Pacific, including AUKUS, the QUAD, and emerging security groupings.
View centre →National Security, Intelligence & Security Futures
This cluster focuses on intelligence, counter-terrorism, grey-zone conflict, critical infrastructure protection, and security-oriented technology policy design.
Strategic Intelligence & Futures
Threat assessment, horizon scanning, and strategic warning for policymakers.
View centre →Critical Infrastructure & Supply Chain Security
Protection of critical systems, economic security, and resilience of supply chains.
View centre →Cyber, Emerging Technology & Security
Cybersecurity, AI, and emerging technologies viewed through a national security lens.
View centre →Terrorism, Extremism & Counter-Terrorism Cooperation
Regional and transnational CT cooperation, extremism, and prevention strategies.
View centre →Defence, Deterrence & Military Innovation
Force posture, defence innovation, and military adaptation across the Indo-Pacific.
View centre →Democracy, Information & Resilience
Centres addressing political warfare, disinformation, democratic governance, social cohesion, and resilience at state and community levels.
Diplomacy, Dialogue & Conflict Resolution
Preventive diplomacy, Track 1.5 dialogue, and conflict de-escalation.
View centre →Emerging Challenges & Human Security
Non-traditional security risks affecting human and societal stability.
View centre →Human Rights, Law & Norms
International law, human rights protection, and normative order.
View centre →Pacific Resilience & Local Governance
Community resilience, local institutions, and governance in Pacific states.
View centre →Information, Disinformation & Political Warfare
Influence operations, information integrity, and cognitive security.
View centre →Social Cohesion & Civil Society
Community-level prevention, online radicalisation, and civic resilience.
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