US touch and go diplomacy with Solomon Islands
EILEEN NATUZZI | For the past two decades US foreign engagement with Solomon Islands has practised touch-and-go diplomacy: brief fleeting visits to Honiara. In August… Read More
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A view from afar: Australia and the Arctic
ELIZABETH BUCHANAN | The Arctic is once more in geopolitical free fall. Australia should construct an approach to its Arctic interests informed by our… Read More
Answering China’s South China Sea flying safety challenge
PETER LAYTON | China continues to double down on its dangerous intercept of an Australian maritime surveillance aircraft flying in international air space in the… Read More
Indian Ocean rivalries: China and India in the Indian Ocean
PETER LAYTON | China is a one-ocean country with a two ocean posture. In the Pacific, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) focuses on… Read More
China, Russia and climate change: why Australia’s place at the NATO Summit was so important
SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admitted at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Public Forum that some Australians may not… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 29 June
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific voices feature at UN Oceans Conference The UN Oceans Conference is underway in Lisbon, Portugal. As travel restrictions ease, Pacific… Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #29
SOVINDA PO | The progress of the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Asia’s premier defense summit—the… Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #28
SOVINDA PO | Manila’s stance toward China after the Philippines election Since the proclamation of his victory in the Philippines election in… Read More
A flare up in China’s deliberate pattern of aggression
PETER LAYTON | It’s time to be alarmed not just alert. On Sunday, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles revealed a “very dangerous”… Read More
China’s grey-zone activities: Concepts and possible responses
PETER LAYTON | In recent years a new term has thrust itself into the military lexicon. ‘Grey-zone’ has become verbal shorthand for the type… Read More
