Can the Quad navigate the complexities of a dynamic Indo-Pacific?
CAITLIN BYRNE | The past year has seen the revival of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, a mechanism which enables dialogue between four major democracies… Read More
Japan
Steady but slow in Australia-Japan security cooperation
IAN HALL AND MICHAEL HEAZLE | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent visit to Darwin was rightly billed as historic and “… Read More
Peace treaty between Russia and Japan: Who benefits?
At the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum Vladimir Putin offered to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to conclude a peace treaty “without preconditions”… Read More
Grey zone warfare at sea and Japan’s response
China’s Military Strategy states, “The traditional mentality that land outweighs sea must be abandoned.” However, China is a continental power after all; it interprets… Read More
Japan’s engagement in China’s Belt and Road initiative
Tokyo’s decision to join the Belt and Road Initiative enables Japan to seek greater business opportunities. However, to reap the greatest benefits, there are a… Read More
Abe’s South Korea challenge
Why democracy on the Peninsula presents a problem for Japan South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s push for peace on the Korean Peninsula threatens to undercut… Read More
Explaining Australia–Japan security cooperation and its prospects: ‘the interests that bind?’
MICHAEL HEAZLE AND YUKI TATSUMI | Despite the recent rapid growth in Australia–Japan security ties and formal recognition of the common interests driving the… Read More
Why Australia and Japan need a Plan B
MICHAEL HEAZLE AND ANDREW O’NEIL | Concern over the possible decline of US power and the resilience of its commitment to underwriting security in… Read More
Trump’s presidency and the Asia Pacific
DUNCAN MCDONNELL, STEPHEN MCCARTHY, LEONG LIEW, DIEGO FOSSATI, HUI FENG, YI WANG, KAI HE, HUIYUN FENG, DAVID SCHAK, ANDREW O’NEIL, MICHAEL HEAZLE,… Read More
A new approach to security in East Asia
The security situation in East Asia is precarious. There is the possibility that a war over regional supremacy may take place between China and Japan;… Read More
