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
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Southeast Asia Snapshot #25
SOVINDA PO | Indonesia passes bill on sexual violence On 12 April 2022, the Indonesian parliament passed the long-awaited sexual violence bill. Read More
A coordinated developmental agenda for the Quad
TEESTA PRAKASH | Aid, or Official Developmental Assistance (ODA), is an integral part of the Asia-Pacific regional architecture, particularly in South East Asia which… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 9 February
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Marape’s overseas trip cut short Prime Minister James Marape has returned to Papua New Guinea, cutting short his trip to… Read More
Converging ways of war: Russian, China and America
PETER LAYTON | Thinking about major war is back in fashion as forever wars shuffle off and near-peer conflicts become considered plausible. Counter-insurgency is… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 15 December
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Independence referendum held in New Caledonia The third referendum on independence envisaged by the Noumea Accords was held in… Read More
Explainer: What exactly is the Quad and what’s on the agenda for their Washington summit?
IAN HALL | On Friday, the leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the US met in Washington for the first in-person Quad summit. Read More
How much does China benefit from the Taliban victory over the United States?
COLIN MACKERRAS | The mainstream Western media have questioned numerous Taliban assurances that it has changed in the twenty years since it was… Read More
ANZUS and China
ROWAN CALLICK | China was front of mind as the ANZUS Treaty was framed, was signed and came into force. The Chinese Communist Party… Read More
Best Biden bide his time on China
Democracies usually get out of a pickle by changing their government and starting afresh. In 2021 the Biden Administration will get to work on reviving… Read More
