Moon quietly in the centre
Saturday
10th March
2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been steering his foreign policy through narrow gaps and around tricky obstacles during his…
Archive: 2018
Regional wrap
Thursday
8th March
2018
The most important development this fortnight, and indeed this year, is Chinese President Xi Jinping’s effective assumption of a…
Japan’s engagement in China’s Belt and Road initiative
Wednesday
7th March
2018
Tokyo’s decision to join the Belt and Road Initiative enables Japan to seek greater business opportunities. However, to reap the…
Australia’s diplomats are reliable in a volatile world
Monday
5th March
2018
Contrary to recent claims that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has become left-leaning and bureaucratic, DFAT serves the…
Trilateral dialogue on the strategic dynamics of an evolving Indo-Pacific
Thursday
1st March
2018
Last month Griffith Asia Institute (GAI) hosted the second Australia-India-Japan Trilateral with the generous support of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign…
Indo-Pacific connectivity: Lessons from China’s Belt and Road
Wednesday
28th February
2018
Mega-connectivity projects like the China-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) might become new templates for economic geographies…
Regional wrap
Thursday
22nd February
2018
The political crisis in Maldives and the ensuing struggle for influence between China and India in the Indian Ocean Region…
Should Australia push back against China’s economic statecraft?
Wednesday
21st February
2018
IAN HALL | China’s hold over large enterprises allows it to manipulate Chinese companies to align with state interests.
Democracies in the dragon’s shadow
Monday
19th February
2018
As there are only 4,000 people of Chinese ancestry in India, China faces a demographic disadvantage in pushing its influence…
Between war and peace: Grey-zone operations in Asia
Friday
16th February
2018
Recent grey-zone activity in maritime-Asia suggests an increase in hybrid warfare. The lines between military, economic, diplomatic, intelligence and criminal…