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
Region-China and North East Asia
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
Japan and the Pacific—introducing PALM
ISABELLA BROWN AND TESS NEWTON CAIN | The Pacific Leaders Meeting (PALM) is a summit-level meeting that began in 1997 and has been held… Read More
A coordinated developmental agenda for the Quad
TEESTA PRAKASH | Aid, or Official Developmental Assistance (ODA), is an integral part of the Asia-Pacific regional architecture, particularly in South East Asia which… Read More
A new era in the Indo-Pacific? Strengthening the regional order in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
DAVID ANDREWS | Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, over 3 million Ukrainians have fled their country, another 1.85 million are… Read More
Digital futures: Financial inclusion in the Asia Pacific
ERIN WATSON-LYNN AND TENGFEI WANG | The outcomes of harnessing digital technologies for financial inclusion will pay dividends for people at the bottom of… Read More
Australia spent billions on jet fighters off the plan. Now, we’re having trouble even flying them
PETER LAYTON | There’s a problem with Australia’s brand new fighter jet—it’s just not that reliable. As a result, it flies about 25… Read More
Data security, market competition and emerging mobile payment platforms in the Asia Pacific
HUI FENG, LUKE HOUGHTON, ERNEST FOO, DIAN TJONDRONEGORO AND KHONDKER MOHAMMAD ZOBAIR | Mobile payment platforms (MPPs) have become the vanguard of financial technology… Read More
