On “legitimacy”: Trump, Kim, and US-North Korea summitry
Tuesday
16th July
2019
Concerns of a PR coup for the DPRK underestimate how crucial leader-to-leader diplomacy really is. You could hear…
Category Archive: Region | China and Northeast Asia
What a waste: The G20 and the plastic problem
Tuesday
9th July
2019
MICHAEL HEAZLE | More plastic waste is choking the world’s oceans yet…
How mateship made way for freedom, democracy and rule of law
Monday
8th July
2019
Australia’s diplomatic language has evolved during a period of instability and risk, but is practice following?…
Asia Future Fellows nurture Australia–China relationship
Friday
5th July
2019
Last week, 12 Griffith University students and 8 Peking University students spent time in Brisbane participating in a range…
Regional wrap
Thursday
4th July
2019
The past fortnight would be best described as surreal and bizarre; surreal because one witnessed leaders of countries seemingly hostile…
One small step for a President, one giant leap for Pyongyang
Thursday
4th July
2019
Trump’s unexpected gesture may have been the only way to get talks back on track. US President Donald Trump has…
At the G20, a focus on sideshow diplomacy and photo opps, with limited material gains
Tuesday
2nd July
2019
CAITLIN BYRNE | What a weekend it’s been: global leadership, diplomacy and theatrics, all at play on the world…
Beyond ‘balancing’: alternative US grand strategies for dealing with China and Russia
Thursday
27th June
2019
PETER LAYTON | It’s time to start paying attention. The US–China spat is doubling down. The hardline speeches given by…
Regional wrap
Thursday
20th June
2019
This fortnight, millions of Hong Kongers took to the streets to protest against a proposed bill that would allow…
Pressure builds with more protests in Hong Kong, but what’s the end game?
Wednesday
19th June
2019
CAITLIN BYRNE | The latest protests in Hong Kong on Sunday, which organisers said brought some 2 million people to…