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    • Cambodia
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • Japan
    • Malaysia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Thailand
    • Australia
    • Australia and Asia

    China’s rise in Southeast Asia is bringing in a golden age for Australia

    Susannah Patton
    Disquiet about Beijing’s growing presence is motivating countries across the region to seek deeper cooperation with Canberra.
  • 5 Sep 2024
    • Japan
    • Sustainability

    In teaching about Sustainable Development Goals, Japan has a chance to learn about itself

    Marin Ekstrom , Ikhlas Abdul Hadi
    English as a foreign language courses could become a catalyst for change by fostering a critical thinking in classrooms.
  • 28 Aug 2024
    • Asia
    • China
    • China's Economy
    • India
    • India's Economy
    • Japan
    • Japan's Economy
    • Geo-economics

    The geopolitical ripple effect of Asia’s ageing population

    Mohd. Yunus
    Economies, cultures and foreign policy objectives are set to evolve with the region’s shifting demographics.
  • 19 Aug 2024
    • Japan

    The race to be Japan’s next prime minister: The chances for a first woman in the top job

    Tan Ming Hui
    If the long-ruling party wants to signal a fresh start, a big first might be the answer.
  • 16 Aug 2024
    • Japan
    • South Korea
    • Australia
    • United States

    Farewell Fumio Kishida – regional foundations are stronger for your legacy

    Jane Hardy
    Too much focus on personality politics can obscure the enduring common interests between countries.
  • 15 Aug 2024
    • Japan

    Kishida's abrupt resignation: Japan leaves a decade of Abe's influence behind

    Yuma Osaki
    But there is an unprecedented uncertainty about who will take up the Japanese leadership next.
  • 22 Jul 2024
    • Japan
    • South Korea
    • United States

    Japan, South Korea and United States: Let’s hope for a robust, lasting pact

    Jane Hardy
    The new framework for security cooperation will have important consequences for the region – if it survives domestic politics among the partners.
  • 18 Jul 2024
    • Japan
    • Philippines
    • Defence & Security

    Philippines-Japan security pact puts China on notice

    Richard Javad Heydarian
    Though both nations recognise the indispensability of Washington, they are also hedging against future uncertainties.
  • 18 Jul 2024
    • Japan
    • Quad
    • Technology

    Japan’s 5G ambitions with the Quad

    Kieran Thompson
    Tokyo is using the four-way grouping to champion its local tech companies against behemoths from Europe and China.
  • 8 Jul 2024
    • Japan
    • Diplomacy
    • Iran

    Diplomacy at a funeral

    Tim Hamer
    Recent deaths of world leaders have highlighted that international relations can take place at unexpected venues.
  • 2 Jul 2024
    • Japan
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • United States

    Putin goes to Pyongyang: Should we be worried?

    Jane Hardy
    The renewed marriage of convenience between Russia and North Korea has global implications.
  • 24 Jun 2024
    • Japan
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability

    Gas and the difficult path to net zero

    Stephen Grenville
    As a major supplier of global energy, Australia’s external challenges will be formidable.
  • 30 May 2024
    • China
    • Japan

    The message behind China’s high-profile “comfort women” lawsuit against Tokyo

    Ming Gao
    Nationalism has a potent influence on historical memory – and this can skew in unexpected directions.
  • 24 May 2024
    • India
    • Japan
    • Philippines
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Quad
    • United States

    The “Squad” is a welcome spin-off, but the Quad is the main game

    Rahul Mishra
    India might not perfectly align with its partners in the minilateral group but its Indo-Pacific heft is much greater than that of the Philippines.
  • 9 May 2024
    • India
    • Japan
    • Philippines
    • South China Sea
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Quad
    • United States

    “Squad” goals: Consolidating the new quadrilateral partnership

    Richard Javad Heydarian
    With China flexing its muscle in the South China Sea, a revised grouping that includes the Philippines strikes a new balance.
  • 6 May 2024
    • Japan

    Japan is insulating itself from America’s turbulent politics

    Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury
    Alert to the risks of Trump’s return, Tokyo is betting it can make the alliance even stronger.
  • 19 Apr 2024
    • Japan

    Japan: Can foreign policy achievements save Kishida?

    Maximilien Xavier Rehm
    A scandal-ridden administration struggling with diminished public support at home, Japan’s PM has turned to international affairs to save his job.
  • 2 Apr 2024
    • Japan
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australia's Trade
    • Multilateral Development Banks

    Australia’s Southeast Asia trade stumbling block

    Maxfield Peterson
    Canberra must move fast on a formal information-sharing facility to reach its regional economic and foreign policy goals.
  • 2 Apr 2024
    • China
    • Japan
    • Philippines
    • Maritime Security
    • United States

    A wave of US trilaterals sends a clear message to China

    Richard Javad Heydarian
    Revamped security groupings led by Washington, including with Manila and Tokyo, are the new normal.
  • 27 Mar 2024
    • Japan

    A closer look at the rising popularity of Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa

    Tan Ming Hui
    And could she take the next step to the top job?
  • 26 Mar 2024
    • Japan
    • Maritime Security
    • Pacific Islands

    Should Japan expand its security partnerships in the Pacific?

    Daniel Mandell
    Four reasons why rushing in may not be the answer.
  • 25 Mar 2024
    • Japan
    • Ukraine

    The message Japan sends by backing Ukraine

    Marin Ekstrom , Wilder Alejandro Sánchez
    An evolving foreign and defence policy is on display.
  • 19 Mar 2024
    • China
    • Japan
    • Japan's Economy

    Why Japan’s de‑risking response to China is incoherent

    Aaron Magunna
    A gap in interests divides the national security community in Japan and influential parts of the domestic business sector.
  • 6 Mar 2024
    • China
    • Japan
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Russia
    • United States

    A summit between Japan and North Korea? About time

    Khang Vu
    With Kim Jong-un extending an olive branch to Tokyo, high-level talks may be on the cards, but roadblocks remain.
  • 6 Mar 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Japan

    How “like-minded” are Indonesia and Japan about China?

    Mahbi Maulaya
    Actions speak louder than words.
  • 5 Mar 2024
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Australia and Climate Change
    • France
    • United Kingdom
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    A role for nuclear in Australia’s climate response?

    Stephen Grenville
    In the facts-lite political debate, the opportunities and comparative advantages of solar are being sidelined.
  • 27 Feb 2024
    • Japan
    • Pacific Islands
    • United States

    Japan and the United States should pool efforts to improve health in Pacific Island countries

    Eileen Natuzzi , Rieko Hayakawa
    A coordinated “health as diplomacy” partnership could mobilise the Quad, PBP, and other multinational partnerships to do the same.
  • 20 Feb 2024
    • Japan

    Japan in the shadow of China

    Richard Javad Heydarian
    And it’s not just Beijing – the Japanese strategic elite is understandably anxious about the future of its alliance with America.
  • 13 Feb 2024
    • Japan
    • Japan's Economy
    • Review

    How to fix Japan

    John West
    Embracing the lost art of “creative destruction” will allow the once booming economy to flourish again.
  • 10 Jan 2024
    • Japan
    • Sex and Gender

    “An awkward photo‑op”: Japan’s persistent gender problem

    Tan Ming Hui
    A summit blunder begs the question of how women can fight for equality when they’re not even at the table.
  • 27 Dec 2023
    • China
    • Japan
    • Thailand
    • United States

    Power in Asia: Six surprising facts

    Jack Sato , Susannah Patton
    Following the launch of the 2023 Asia Power Index, the authors dig into data that reveals how power is shifting in Asia.
  • 14 Dec 2023
    • Aid & Development
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • United States

    Shifting Quad relief operations from theory to practice

    Neely Haby
    A relief operation exercise would allow the Quad partners to draw in other countries and showcase a regional good. 
  • 14 Nov 2023
    • Japan
    • Philippines
    • Maritime Security

    Japan’s new golden age in Southeast Asia

    Richard Javad Heydarian
    Tokyo’s recent geopolitical assertiveness cements its position as a regional security and economic powerhouse.
  • 12 Oct 2023
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Energy

    How can Australia get its commitments to reduce carbon emissions back on track?

    Greg Earl
    Economic diplomacy: Putting energy into the post-Voice political vacuum by smoothing Australia’s relations is a start.
  • 29 Sep 2023
    • Japan
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Pacific Islands
    • China and the Pacific
    • Fiji
    • Nauru
    • New Zealand
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Solomon Islands
    • Tonga
    • Vanuatu

    Japan risks its reputation in Oceania with Fukushima discharge

    Derek Grossman
    A rollcall of Pacific Island nations have very different views on the release of treated radioactive wastewater.
  • 21 Sep 2023
    • Japan
    • South Korea
    • United States

    The Camp David Agreement’s shallow foundations

    Henry Storey
    A new trilateral security arrangement could precipitate unintended and deleterious consequences for the US–Korea alliance.
  • 28 Aug 2023
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Cyber Security
    • Cyber Warfare
    • Emerging Threats
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • United Nations
    • United States

    Australia and the UN: A new agenda for peace

    Adam Bartley , Charles T. Hunt , Aiden Warren
    Multilateral responses to the threats of new and emerging tech – from AI warfare to bioweapons – are crucial to success.
  • 18 Aug 2023
    • Japan
    • Timor-Leste
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Stepping on the gas: Boosting Australia’s climate diplomacy in the region

    Andrea Fahey
    Opponents of carbon capture plans need to look past ideology and think about the development costs to friends and neighbours.
  • 17 Aug 2023
    • China
    • Japan
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Defence & Security
    • United States

    Bridging the divide: the significance of the US-South Korea-Japan trilateral

    Daniel R. DePetris
    The Biden administration sees the upcoming summit as historic – China and North Korea may also, for different reasons.
  • 7 Aug 2023
    • Japan
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Pacific Islands
    • United States

    For America’s atomic bomb legacy, the past is present

    Daniel Mandell
    The fallout of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – as well as nuclear testing in the Pacific – continues to hang over the US regional reputation.
  • 1 Aug 2023
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Quad
    • Sustainability
    • United States

    Something fishy about China’s anger over the Quad’s open ocean plans

    Denny Roy
    Even illegal fishing is politicised amid growing China-US tensions.
  • 20 Jul 2023
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Trade

    Economic diplomacy: Japan’s message in a gas bottle

    Greg Earl
    More than hot air, economics is the essence of national security in Australia’s resource deficient closest Asian partner.
  • 17 Jul 2023
    • China
    • Japan
    • Taiwan
    • Australia
    • United States

    The emergence of “collective strategic ambiguity” on Taiwan

    Rupert Schulenburg
    With a change in language, has Washington over-promised on its allies’ appetite for conflict with China?
  • 10 Jul 2023
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Cyber Security
    • Technology
    • United States

    The Quad: Tackling the spider, not cobwebs, in cyberspace

    Ravi Nayyar
    A security pact, but not as we know it. How a commitment to uplift software security will reap benefits for all.
  • 30 Jun 2023
    • Japan
    • Environment
    • Pacific Islands

    The looming fate of Fukushima’s contaminated water

    Daniel Mandell
    Environmental concerns in the Pacific also come with political risks for Japan’s prime minister.
  • 7 Jun 2023
    • Japan
    • Australia

    Australia’s lost appeal: Reversing a downward trend for Japanese students

    Ryosuke Hanada
    Education links are a weak spot in the Australia-Japan Special Strategic Partnership. Both countries can fix this.
  • 19 May 2023
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Global Issues
    • United States

    Building a Quad that lasts to the next generation

    Kate Clayton , Eleanor Shiori Hughes
    Joe Biden won’t decide the future of the Quad. But he and the other engaged leaders can help foster it.
  • 5 May 2023
    • Japan
    • Defence & Security

    Japan’s Article 9: Pacifism and protests as defence budget doubles

    Donna Weeks
    In the rush to applaud increased military ties between Japan and Australia, resistance to the idea is often overlooked.
  • 2 May 2023
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Climate change

    Managing Japan-Australia energy tensions in a time of transition

    James Bowen
    Australia can’t afford to support Japan’s carbon emissions anymore than its own.
  • 27 Apr 2023
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Trade

    Economic diplomacy: Friends, rivals and diplomatic gaslighting

    Greg Earl
    Money still talks in a new world of tighter security alliances when Japan and China can align against Australia on energy.
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