Nuclear deterrence: Actions speak louder than words
BROOKE TAYLOR AND PETER LAYTON | Nuclear threats are back with, a hard-nosed, in-your-face rhetoric. The Cold War had crises, but it was primarily… Read More
Region | China and Northeast Asia
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View our expert commentary and informed analysis on the latest developments in Northeast Asia, including China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, North Korea, Mongolia and Hong Kong.
Digital futures: Driving systemic change for women
ERIN WATSON-LYNN AND TENGEI WANG | As digital technology continues to unlock new financial opportunities for people across Asia and the Pacific, it is… Read More
A view from afar: Australia and the Arctic
ELIZABETH BUCHANAN | The Arctic is once more in geopolitical free fall. Australia should construct an approach to its Arctic interests informed by our… Read More
Answering China’s South China Sea flying safety challenge
PETER LAYTON | China continues to double down on its dangerous intercept of an Australian maritime surveillance aircraft flying in international air space in the… Read More
Indian Ocean rivalries: China and India in the Indian Ocean
PETER LAYTON | China is a one-ocean country with a two ocean posture. In the Pacific, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) focuses on… Read More
China, Russia and climate change: why Australia’s place at the NATO Summit was so important
SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admitted at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Public Forum that some Australians may not… Read More
Cold war in paradise―Labor’s new diplomacy in the Pacific
TIM HARCOURT | Did you hear? There’s a cold war in Paradise. China’s geo-strategic thrust into the Pacific caught the Morrison government napping―especially with China’s… Read More
A flare up in China’s deliberate pattern of aggression
PETER LAYTON | It’s time to be alarmed not just alert. On Sunday, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles revealed a “very dangerous”… Read More
China’s grey-zone activities: Concepts and possible responses
PETER LAYTON | In recent years a new term has thrust itself into the military lexicon. ‘Grey-zone’ has become verbal shorthand for the type… Read More
Australia-India-Japan trilateral cooperation for strengthening supply chain resilience
SHINO WATANABE | The rise of the minilateral framework has been a defining characteristic of multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific in recent years. The Quadrilateral… Read More
