Feature series

Asian allies must hope Trump doesn’t sell them out in Korea peace talks

Seasoned analysts of the Korean Peninsula are sceptical about claims of breakthroughs in this part of the world. Despite three inter-Korean summits, several arms control… Read More

The Chinese and individualism

A common cultural stereotype of the Chinese is that they are collectivist, i.e. they regard themselves as part of a “we” rather than an “I,”… Read More

Diplomacy beyond the spectacle of the summit

CAITLIN BYRNE  | Twelve months ago, it would have been inconceivable to contemplate Donald Trump gearing up to meet, face to face, with his… Read More

Guarding against growth fetishism: The case of India

YAN ISLAM | In recent years, India has acquired the mantle of the fastest growing economy in the world. Its convergence with respect… Read More

Modi plays by the “rules” at Shangri-La

IAN HALL | Sometimes what politicians don’t say is as important as what they do say. So it was with Prime Minister of India… Read More

Regional wrap

  The last fortnight witnessed stunning theatrics and turnarounds vis-a-vis the proposed summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Read More

The scourge of sexual violence in Myanmar

SARA E DAVIES AND JACQUI TRUE | Why the latest epidemic was entirely predictable “The international community, especially the UN Security Council, has failed us. This… Read More

Xi Jinping’s window of opportunity in Latin America

On January 2015 the first meeting of the China – CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean states) forum was held in Beijing. It was… Read More

Griffith represents Australia at the APEC Study Centre Consortium Conference in Papua New Guinea

According to its mission statement, APEC is the premier Asia-Pacific economic forum, whose primary goal is to support sustainable economic growth and prosperity in the… Read More

Using a Clausewitzian Dictum to rethink achieving victory

PETER LAYTON | “War is thus an act of force to compel the enemy to do our will.” —Carl von Clausewitz, On War, Book… Read More