Pressure builds with more protests in Hong Kong, but what’s the end game?
CAITLIN BYRNE | The latest protests in Hong Kong on Sunday, which organisers said brought some 2 million people to the streets, represented yet another… Read More
2019
“It’s not hard to become a political cartoonist from China, because there are only five or six of us”
The most internationally famous of Australia’s 1.2 million people of Chinese ethnicity “came out” this week. He is the best-known Chinese cartoonist in the world,… Read More
Hawke on foreign policy
The Hawke Government came to power in March 1983 during a turbulent period in international affairs. The world was… Read More
Australia-US Alliance Young Leaders Dialogue
While US-Australia relations are strong, there is a significant gap between the public and current alliance managers. The community focussed on studying, managing, and exploring future opportunities… Read More
Mobilisation in the information technology era
PETER LAYTON | Artificial intelligence, big data, virtual reality, robotics, cloud computing. The information technology (IT) revolution rolls on, progressively changing the world. Read More
Perspectives:Asia | Japan: From Heisei to Reiwa
Last month Bruce Miller AO, Australia’s former Ambassador to Japan from 2011 – 2017 delivered our Perspectives: Asia seminar reflecting on Japan’s recent imperial transition,… Read More
Another round in PNG’s great game
Papua New Guinea’s new prime minister, James Marape, is virtually unknown in Australia. The lazy excuse is that the country’s leadership changes so often it’s… Read More
Lest we forget the post-election reality: ‘Happiness’ in Modi’s India
YAN ISLAM | Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to another landslide victory in the 2019 Indian elections that was… Read More
Regional wrap
The last fortnight was one of those never-ending ones, where Indo-Pacific watchers witnessed the unfolding of spectacular geopolitical developments with long-term implications for regional security. Read More
Rethinking US grand strategy
PETER LAYTON | Great power competition is today’s defining strategic issue. Crucially this competition is seen as remaining below the… Read More
