Can Obama kickstart Asia-Pacific reconciliation?
Thursday
26th May
2016
At the end of this month President Obama will become the first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima. The momentous…
Archive: 2016
Soft Power in the Indo-Pacific: Emerging models and themes
Thursday
26th May
2016
CAITLIN BYRNE | What are the challenges and opportunities facing soft power in the 21st Century? How do these…
Colonial Burma, history and phillumeny
Tuesday
24th May
2016
ANDREW SELTH | Andrew Selth discusses how matchbox labels provide a glimpse into the culture of colonial Burma. In…
Public diplomacy in the Pacific
Monday
23rd May
2016
When the United States or any other Western country embraces a “pivot to Asia” as a central element of its…
Prioritising increased foreign investment in APEC
Monday
23rd May
2016
Across the APEC region, goods and services markets have become significantly more integrated over recent decades, as manifested in higher…
Soft power takes a central role in modern Indo-Pacific
Thursday
19th May
2016
Whether it is political systems, cultural values, primary languages or predominate religions, the Indo-Pacific region is a global neighbourhood where…
Multialignment and Indian foreign policy under Narendra Modi
Wednesday
18th May
2016
IAN HALL | Since Narendra Modi’s became Prime Minister in May 2014, India has hosted an American president at…
How Chinese roller derby is empowering women
Tuesday
17th May
2016
Roller derby is a booming new sport in Australia, the US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and parts of Europe. It’s…
APEC Study Centre represents Australia at consortium conference in Peru
Monday
16th May
2016
Peru is the host country for APEC deliberations this year, culminating in the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in late November.
Cosmopolitan insights from B.R. Ambedkar, India’s anti-caste campaigner and constitutional architect
Thursday
12th May
2016
Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956) has long been a source of inspiration for India’s Dalits, formerly called ‘untouchables’. He was…