Regional wrap
Thursday
17th May
2018
US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement with Iran dominated…
Category Archive: Region | China and Northeast Asia
China-Australia Cooperation Forum: Promoting cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region
Tuesday
15th May
2018
COLIN MACKERRAS | 中澳合作论坛: 亚洲—太平洋地区发展与合作 A Personal Perspective on a Major Conference The China-Australia Cooperation Forum was held at Fuzhou…
Sino-Latin American relations and the Trump administration
Friday
4th May
2018
Sino–Latin American relations have experienced an unprecedented growth since 2001, particularly after China joined the World Trade Organisation. Trade jumped from…
Regional wrap
Thursday
3rd May
2018
The last fortnight was witness to two important summits between rival nations in the region, both significant for the apparent…
Has India blinked?
Wednesday
2nd May
2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement that he plans to visit China for an ‘informal summit’ with President Xi…
Australia’s Chinese ballistic missile problem
Tuesday
1st May
2018
PETER LAYTON | Late last year in Australia, there was sudden interest shown in ballistic missile defence (BMD). Although the…
Grey zone warfare at sea and Japan’s response
Monday
30th April
2018
China’s Military Strategy states, “The traditional mentality that land outweighs sea must be abandoned.” However, China is a continental…
Australia and the Korean crisis: Confronting the limits of influence?
Saturday
28th April
2018
North Korea’s announcement last weekend that it has suspended its nuclear and missile testing programs is one more sign the…
Duelling algorithms: Using artificial intelligence in warfighting
Friday
27th April
2018
PETER LAYTON | Technological change is relentless. Fifth generation warfare is only just emerging but already commercial technology developments are pushing…
The ‘other’ ethnic minorities in China
Friday
27th April
2018
COLIN MACKERRAS | Among China’s 55 state-recognised ethnic minorities, the Tibetans and Uyghurs get most media attention. Mostly negative, its focus…