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

Australia has voted – what does this mean for the Pacific?

TESS NEWTON CAIN  | Not content with watching our elections and those of our Pacific island neighbours, I also kept a fairly close eye… Read More