The strategic dimensions of Australia’s new defence minister diarchy
PETER LAYTON | For the first time Australia now has two senior ministers in the Defence portfolio, with Marise Payne as Minister for Defence and… Read More
Publications
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.
The Foreign Affairs White Paper probably won’t be a real strategy
PETER LAYTON | Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has laid out some tough parameters for her newly commissioned White Paper. It will set out… Read More
How to overhaul the dismal trade of strategy
PETER LAYTON | There’s no shortage of dark, pessimistic visions out there, including a revisionist Russia, an assertive China, the end of globalisation, a declining… Read More
Security shouldn’t trump economics on the Ausgrid sale
PETER LAYTON | Security trumps economics, or so the Ausgrid saga seems to have taught us. But maybe this framing is all wrong. Security and… Read More
ANZUS pact needs a gold-standard upgrade under Clinton or Trump
PETER LAYTON | Now that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have secured US presidential nominations, the Turnbull government has a narrow window of opportunity to… Read More
ANZUS in Trumpland—should we have seen it coming?
PETER LAYTON | Andrew Davies’ recent post on the possibility of Donald Trump as US President presents an interesting alternative future that could cause… Read More
A mixed fighter fleet for Canada? Super Hornets, F-35s, and the challenge of comparisons
PETER LAYTON | Every country has an F-35 story it seems. Both Australian and Canadian force structure planning has been blighted by the aircraft’s problems… Read More
Storytelling, soft power and the craft of public diplomacy
CAITLIN BYRNE | Last month, Griffith Asia Institute invited one of Australia’s emerging artists: musician, singer and songwriter Marcus Corowa, to launch the Roundtable… Read More
Watch this space: the Pacific’s great ocean states
It is now widely accepted that the 21st century will be a ‘Pacific Century’ for global geopolitics, with the Pacific Ocean providing the stage1. Read More
Insights on soft power: Dialogue on emerging trends in the Indo-Pacific
The Griffith Asia Institute, in partnership with DFAT and the Korea Foundation, convened an international dialogue on soft power and public diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific… Read More
