Debating China’s influence in Australia
Friday
6th April
2018
IAN HALL | Stories of attempts by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to influence Australia’s political processes, gather…
Archive: 2018
Regional wrap
Thursday
5th April
2018
Kim Jong-un’s visit to China and the diplomatic to-and-fro surrounding the upcoming summit meeting between DPRK and the United States…
US–North Korea Summit: Can Trump deliver?
Tuesday
3rd April
2018
An armoured train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pulled into Beijing on Monday, with a summit with China’s…
Justice for the Rohingya: Aung San Suu Kyi as saint or sinner?
Thursday
29th March
2018
SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER AND SARA E DAVIES | Imagine Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi resigns, goes into exile,…
Biggles in Burma: Giving boys what they want
Tuesday
27th March
2018
ANDREW SELTH | When British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quoted the poem ‘Mandalay’ during a visit to Myanmar in…
Why New Delhi welcomes a can-do Canberra
Monday
26th March
2018
Over the last few years, the emerging closeness between India and Australia has often made news, but such enthusiasm has…
Regional wrap
Thursday
22nd March
2018
The most-talked about development, this fortnight, is the significant diplomatic coup pulled off by Kim Jong Un in getting Donald…
China’s new central bank governor will have to deal with massive debt and an ambitious economic agenda
Tuesday
20th March
2018
HUI FENG | The Chinese government has appointed a new head of its central bank. Yi Gang, currently the deputy…
Pathways from pariah for Myanmar and North Korea
Friday
16th March
2018
Myanmar and North Korea were Asia’s pariahs. Both countries emerged from colonial rule to face immediate and existential security threats.
Why Trump’s tariffs will have little impact on Australia and a trade war is unlikely
Monday
12th March
2018
US President Donald Trump has levied a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminiumimported from all countries except…