21 Mar 2024
Don’t be timid about Trump, Australia, just roll with the punches
Where is our national self-confidence?
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19 Mar 2024
Some allies are more equal than others
Trying to make sense of the curious debate about allies' rankings. -
18 Mar 2024
The ripple effects of NATO expansion
Türkiye’s approval of Sweden’s entry into the treaty alliance has led to improved US–Turkish relations. -
6 Mar 2024
A summit between Japan and North Korea? About time
With Kim Jong-un extending an olive branch to Tokyo, high-level talks may be on the cards, but roadblocks remain. -
6 Mar 2024
Grand strategising: The view from outside
It is entirely possible that the US may soon install a very different policy elite with very different ideas about domestic and foreign policy. -
5 Mar 2024
From confrontation to collaboration: Working together on critical minerals supply chains
A global energy transition will rely not on decoupling but uniting for a diversified and sustainable future. -
29 Feb 2024
When war-planning and politics collide
The rhythms of the electoral cycle are too often overlooked in the conduct of conflict. -
28 Feb 2024
Can South Korea become a global pivotal state?
With non-permanent member status on the UN Security Council, Seoul has a long list of goals to help make its mark. -
27 Feb 2024
AUKUS is a Trump-style deal
He rebels against the language of a “rules-based order” but he is happy to talk business. -
27 Feb 2024
Japan and the United States should pool efforts to improve health in Pacific Island countries
A coordinated “health as diplomacy” partnership could mobilise the Quad, PBP, and other multinational partnerships to do the same. -
21 Feb 2024
Open for business: North Korea welcomes back visitors
Kim Jong-un has been on a charm offensive to rekindle trade and tourism links with friendly neighbours. -
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12 Feb 2024
Could a Taylor Swift endorsement of Joe Biden actually serve Donald Trump’s campaign?
Forgive me a little tabloid speculation. -
9 Feb 2024
Middle East turmoil and a US pause offer Australia LNG opportunities
On the way to net-zero, there is a chance to help bolster Asia’s regional energy security. -
5 Feb 2024
Pakistan elections: Conspiracy theories, plots, and sidelines
A decades-long jail sentence is only one of former PM Imran Khan’s woes as Pakistanis head to the polls this week. -
1 Feb 2024
Is AUKUS Pillar I unworkable?
The strategic logic might be compelling, but that alone won’t get the number of nuclear-powered subs built in time. -
22 Jan 2024
India’s newfound assertiveness is a feature of the great game in South Asia
Strategic competition is drawing out new challenges, with US-China competition at the centre. -
27 Dec 2023
Power in Asia: Six surprising facts
Following the launch of the 2023 Asia Power Index, the authors dig into data that reveals how power is shifting in Asia. -
22 Dec 2023
Plot claims expose India-US need a better mutual understanding
Delhi needs to reach out to constituencies outside the policy circles in Washington. -
22 Dec 2023
Why did PNG sign a Defence Cooperation Agreement with the US?
For Port Moresby, this deal is mainly about modernising PNG’s Defence Force – not a geopolitical ploy. -
20 Dec 2023
US-India relations are shaken but not shattered
An alleged plot by an Indian official to assassinate an American is a gut punch – but strategic choices will prevail. -
14 Dec 2023
Shifting Quad relief operations from theory to practice
A relief operation exercise would allow the Quad partners to draw in other countries and showcase a regional good. -
12 Dec 2023
India indicted? Unravelling an alleged assassination plot in America
Legal documents can send a diplomatic message. But the questions raised might lead to unexpected turns. -
7 Dec 2023
China’s view of Henry Kissinger: A political nostalgia
The outpouring in China stems from dissatisfaction with the current US policy towards Beijing and change from Kissinger’s framework. -
5 Dec 2023
“Egregious stupidity”: The story of when Australia split with Kissinger over South Asia
On Kissinger’s final report card, his handling of India, Pakistan and the emergence of Bangladesh scores badly. -
5 Dec 2023
Should Trump win, will Kim Jong-un pick up the phone?
Circumstances have greatly changed since the “bromance” that captivated the world. -
1 Dec 2023
COP28: A better climate for US-China relations?
As rivalry dominates cooperation, shared concern on the environment is still held out as a chance to stabilise ties. -
30 Nov 2023
Henry Kissinger: A man for the times
Driven by a European-style statecraft, one of America’s most controversial figures shaped modern US foreign policy. -
29 Nov 2023
Economic statecraft with American characteristics
The United States keeps pitching Asia regional deals for economic arrangements that are not politically viable at home. -
27 Nov 2023
Rise of the Redback
The US dollar remain the dominant currency. But China – and others – are driving the yuan as an alternative. -
23 Nov 2023
A delicate dance: latest India allegations test the rules
How far can “strategic trust” be stretched? -
23 Nov 2023
Economic diplomacy: Hits and misses for Project Diversify
India and Vietnam are the rising new trade partners as business cools on China amid new American protectionism. -
15 Nov 2023
The Bletchley Park artificial intelligence summit: Good optics, less substance
A jumbled collection of commonplace platitudes does not a remarkable outcome make. -
13 Nov 2023
1947 and now
Strife in the Middle East, hyper-partisans in the US Congress, and Russian troops on the march. We've been here before. -
2 Nov 2023
Ukraine: 2024 headwinds
A country already severely tested will face challenges in politics, maintaining global attention, and ensuring the necessities of war. -
1 Nov 2023
History repeats: A new (old) economic corridor emerges
Renewed connectivity between India, the Middle East and Europe shows how maps are temporary, but geography persists. -
30 Oct 2023
The future isn’t what it used to be
Will a revolution be the way the world’s young people right the wrongs of the modern era? -
30 Oct 2023
Instead of worrying about Trump, see the benefits of Biden
The opportunity now is to grow the understanding in Washington of the value provided by the US-Australia alliance. -
25 Oct 2023
AUKUS as Big Science?
With all the focus on nuclear-powered submarines, are we missing a chance to achieve something truly transformative? -
24 Oct 2023
The United States: More normal and less exceptional than you think
The exceptionalist mindset sees vital interests in every corner of the globe – only acts otherwise in practice. -
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18 Oct 2023
Australia must play the geoeconomics game, or risk being side-lined
The world is moving away from a rules-based order and towards power politics. Is Canberra ready? -
13 Oct 2023
Imagining Trump’s second term
Could Canada cope? Might Australia? Two books on the “vice in the chest and tightness in the stomach” prospect. -
11 Oct 2023
The Fix: “Get your kicks…”
Your weekly Interpreter feature to rake up resources and reads you might otherwise miss. -
10 Oct 2023
McCarthy’s fall and the far-right influence on American foreign policy
Critical support for Ukraine’s war effort could be torpedoed by a small minority of US congressional extremists. -
6 Oct 2023
How Australia features in Trump’s crosshairs
Another Trumpian persecution again has an alliance partner connection. -
2 Oct 2023
Ukraine counteroffensive makes gains but dark clouds loom in Washington
Successful attacks and talk of new missile systems shifts momentum in Kyiv’s favour provided that political support is sustained. -
26 Sep 2023
US under pressure to conclude compact agreements in the North Pacific
Free association deals have been central to Washington’s Pacific engagement for forty years. Will new deadlines be met? -
22 Sep 2023
The US–Pacific Islands Partnership, one year on
Recognising that it cannot go it alone, Washington needs to coordinate its development efforts with like-minded partners. -
21 Sep 2023
The Camp David Agreement’s shallow foundations
A new trilateral security arrangement could precipitate unintended and deleterious consequences for the US–Korea alliance.