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At Griffith Asia Institute, we are committed to disseminating our research as widely as possible, through a diverse range of publications. Explore some of these outputs by region, by research area, by publication type or by sustainable development goal (SDG) via the drop-down menu above or for a full range of publications, visit our resources page.

How to fix America’s North Korea strategic failures

PETER LAYTON | North Korea has the initiative. It is now firing rockets over the Japanese home islands and has seemingly tested a… Read More

The fallen idol: Aung San Suu Kyi and the politics of personality

ANDREW SELTH  | Myanmar studies have always attracted strong views. Particularly since 1988 there has been a history of polemics, biased reporting and emotive… Read More

Training program on water governance for Lao officials

ANDREA HAEFNER | During September, fifteen Lao nationals from the Faculty of Water Resources, National University of Laos and the Department of Water… Read More

It’s dangerous to indulge Kim Jong-un

MICHAEL HEAZLE AND ANDREW O’NEIL  | North Korea’s latest missile test is part of a broader strategy to showcase the growing reach of its… Read More

A big step back for Myanmar

ANDREW SELTH  | It is always difficult to know exactly what is happening in Myanmar, particularly when eye-witness accounts and reliable reports are dismissed… Read More

Limiting China’s future strategic predominance

PETER LAYTON | Mr Peter Varghese AO, recently retired Department of Foreign Affairs head, has laid out his vision of a possible new regional… Read More

Doklam, the diplomacy of anger, and the Sino-Indian standoff

IAN HALL | The ten-week standoff between Chinese and Indian troops in Doklam, in territory disputed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Bhutan,… Read More

A Contested Asia: What comes after US strategic predominance?

2017 Griffith Asia Lecture by Mr Peter Varghese AO, Chancellor, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 6 September 2017… Read More

North Korea’s nuclear ambitions are not unstoppable

PETER LAYTON | North Korea has the initiative. It is flying rockets over Japan, it claims to have mounted a hydrogen bomb on to… Read More

Australia–Philippines strategic relations: taking the long view

The Philippines is poised to become strategically more important to Australia, leading to opportunities for intensified defence cooperation. At a recent dialogue held in Manila… Read More