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
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Explaining United States–China relations: Neoclassical realism and the nexus of threat–interest perceptions
As Aaron Friedberg points out, ‘whether for better or for ill, the most significant bilateral international relationship over the course of the next several decades… 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
Election 2016 and Australian foreign policy
Australians will go to a federal election on 2 July 2016. At first glance the 19 seats in the House of Representatives that the… Read More
Obama’s Hiroshima rhetoric obscures growing role for nuclear weapons
President Obama’s historic visit to Hiroshima was rich in symbolism, but light on substance. Echoing his landmark Prague speech in 2009, Obama recommitted the US… Read More
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter – Just another fighter bomber
PETER LAYTON | The Lockheed Martin F-35 is finally on track after numerous technical issues, long delays and large cost increases. Daniel Conroy, LM’s F-35 Director asserts:… Read More
Why isn’t the Japanese Yen more internationalised?
The fast growth of the foreign exchange reserves of the People’s Bank of China and Bank of Japan was a notable feature of the world… Read More
China’s crisis behavior: Political survival and foreign policy
The rise of China is one of the most dynamic political phenomena in world politics in the 21st century. As David Shambaugh, a prominent China… Read More
Ashton Carter in New Delhi: Inching forward with US-India defence diplomacy
IAN HALL | This week Ashton Carter, US Defence Secretary, visited India, heading first to Goa, the home state of his Indian counterpart, Manohar… Read More
America’s air supremacy Is fading fast
PETER LAYTON | American air supremacy is in a bear market of long-term decline with no end in sight. The RAND Corporation recently determined:… Read More
