Should Australia push back against China’s economic statecraft?
IAN HALL | China’s hold over large enterprises allows it to manipulate Chinese companies to align with state interests. It gives China the rare… 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.
Democracies in the dragon’s shadow
As there are only 4,000 people of Chinese ancestry in India, China faces a demographic disadvantage in pushing its influence operations in India, unlike in… Read More
Between war and peace: Grey-zone operations in Asia
Recent grey-zone activity in maritime-Asia suggests an increase in hybrid warfare. The lines between military, economic, diplomatic, intelligence and criminal means of aggression are becoming… Read More
What can a rising China do to get accepted in the global order?
In a January issue of Foreign Policy, refuting the argument by Niall Ferguson on China and the liberal international order, Aaron Friedberg wrote an article entitled… Read More
Why a first strike option on North Korea is a very bad idea
The prospect of South Korean and North Korean athletes marching together under a “unification” flag at this month’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics signifies a brief respite in… Read More
Why Australia should consider sharing nuclear weapons
PETER LAYTON | The future looks ominous. There are grim warnings that Australia’s strategic situation has worsened dramatically, with major power conflict increasingly likely. … Read More
Don’t assume North Korea is happy with the status quo
MICHAEL HEAZLE | In an earlier Interpreter article I argued the need for policy makers in the US and elsewhere to consider not only the… Read More
Sport and diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
CAITLIN BYRNE | Sport, it would seem, has paved the way for limited but significant diplomatic success on the Korean Peninsula. The Pyeongchang Winter… Read More
Australian connection shows North Korea’s global web of strength
The arrest on 16 December of alleged North Korean agent Choi Han Chan on charges under the Commonwealth Weapons of Mass Destruction Act underscores the… Read More
Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road: A potent symbol of change
COLIN MACKERRAS | At a time when globalisation from the West appears to be in retreat, the Belt and Road Initiative is a potent… Read More
