21 Jul 2023 Who leads the world as longest in charge of their country? Daniel Flitton Put together a list and you can start to see a pattern.
17 Jul 2023 It might be plastic fantastic, but Barbie lends cartoonish credibility to China’s nine-dash line Donald R Rothwell Barbie does her dash with Vietnam, showing how maps have meaning.
17 Jul 2023 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?
14 Jul 2023 Despite the excitement, India’s South China Sea policy remains unchanged Abhijit Singh Backing the Philippines over the 2016 arbitration award doesn’t mean India is about to abandon caution in efforts to balance China.
13 Jul 2023 Putin is Xi’s useful idiot Ben Scott In the geopolitical tussle between superpowers, Russia pays the price and China reaps the benefits.
11 Jul 2023 Beijing’s bad bet on Moscow Ved Shinde The collapse of the Putin regime is something China wants to avoid. A weak Kremlin is better than a headless one.
11 Jul 2023 Charting new paths for Antarctic protection despite China’s resistance Claire Young Too much would be lost by tearing up existing agreements. There are other ways to entice Beijing to cooperate.
7 Jul 2023 Geopolitical duel in the Pacific: Solomon Islands security at risk as Australia and China compete Anna Powles Honiara has successfully leveraged strategic competition to meet its security interests but there are worrying signs of friction.
3 Jul 2023 China’s answer to Top Gun is a flat spin Evan Freidin Hardly the touted blockbuster, Born To Fly is more dreary vanity flight than rousing nationalist paean.
27 Jun 2023 China’s double wedge against efforts to foster Vietnam-US relations Khang Vu Just as Beijing seeks to coerce Hanoi in the South China Sea, it warns about Washington’s intentions closer to home.
27 Jun 2023 Mongolia in the middle: China and Russia may split over the allure of renewables Joseph Webster With an abundance of solar and wind power, the landlocked East Asian country is set to impact Sino-Russian relations.
26 Jun 2023 After the meltdown: Sri Lanka’s strategic options David Brewster With its economic and political crisis in the rear-view mirror, Colombo has the chance to reposition itself regionally.
23 Jun 2023 Perceptions and trust: Chinese views of Canada and Australia amid geopolitical tensions Ye Xue , Daniel Lincoln , Reza Hasmath , Jia Wang New data reveals lingering resentments as well as ongoing opportunities.
20 Jun 2023 Is the Gorkha’s place in India’s history about to change? Rishi Gupta A new scheme for Nepalese recruits breaks a 75-year tradition and is straining relations between the two countries.
16 Jun 2023 Does China wield excessive influence in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank? Robert Wihtol A dramatic resignation this week has put a spotlight on the functions of Beijing’s brainchild.
15 Jun 2023 It’s time for South Korea to refocus on multilateral diplomacy Gabriela Bernal A new national security strategy stresses values-based diplomacy, but that can’t be at the expense of talking to China.
13 Jun 2023 Shangri-La: A missed chance for US–China dialogue Cherry Hitkari But at least both sides recognised that the outbreak of a conflict would be “unbearable”.
8 Jun 2023 Economic diplomacy: Duelling D-words to delineate China Greg Earl Australia seems to be treading carefully around the G7’s agreement to de-risk dependence on the region’s biggest economy.
8 Jun 2023 PNG’s trade ties with China are set to strengthen Maholopa Laveil Canberra has committed to bolstering agriculture assistance, but free trade agreements may leave Australia in second place.
6 Jun 2023 US-China: A Cold War lesson to apply “rules of the road” at sea Donald R Rothwell Soviet and American warships had a code to prevent dangerous encounters and the US and China should have the same.
1 Jun 2023 Full steam ahead for the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway? Genevieve Donnellon-May After a long haul already, there is still a journey ahead for a new route to connect China and Europe via Central Asia.
26 May 2023 Explaining China’s Central Asia pivot Xiaoli Guo Beijing’s ambition with its western neighbours is more about heading off US influence than a quest to dominate.
18 May 2023 Why the WHO needs Taiwan Joel Keep Taiwan’s early warning and pandemic response should be offered as a model to the world, not hostage to China’s whim.
17 May 2023 Europe’s divisions over China could hamper G-7 unity Dominique Fraser If European capitals, Brussels, and Washington are not aligned, immediate economic interests will overshadow common, long-term goals.
15 May 2023 Foreign policy China-style: beyond protocol and alcohol Ved Shinde Southeast Asian nations are realising that forming balancing coalitions will be their best bet in dealing with Beijing.
15 May 2023 China to the rescue, with peace plans for Saudi, Iran, Russia, Ukraine and Afghanistan – up to a point Henry Storey These diplomatic gambits all carry a message. But conflict resolution isn’t necessarily the main one.
11 May 2023 The disproportionate attention on the Solomons-China security pact Ilan Kiloe A tendency to “securitise” problems via a geopolitical lens only downplays legitimate aspirations of local communities.
9 May 2023 Hydro-hegemon? Complexities of shared rivers between China and India Genevieve Donnellon-May Alarm about China building dams upstream of Brahmaputra River must be tempered by India’s own record on water-sharing.
9 May 2023 “Play defence” in any collective response to China’s economic coercion Victor Ferguson , Viking Bohman The cost of fighting back is unlikely to be spread evenly across any coalition, which risks undermining the effort.
5 May 2023 Indonesia’s dilemma as China pushes a “Global Security Initiative” Alfin Febrian Basundoro Existing regional mechanisms can accommodate diverse interests in Southeast Asia without the need for a new forum.
2 May 2023 What price will Laos need to pay to be saved, and will China pay it? Mariza Cooray The debt-burdened Southeast Asian nation offers China a chance to recast its reputation.
26 Apr 2023 The two big flaws in Penny Wong’s talk of deterrence over Taiwan Hugh White It’s wishful thinking to dismiss debate on the most difficult and important foreign policy question as a “parlour game”.
26 Apr 2023 Quad should ask ASEAN to a diplomatic dance Ved Shinde For all the talk of hedging, Southeast Asian nations have long worried about China’s ambition to dominate the region.
19 Apr 2023 Hugh White on the choice facing Penny Wong Hugh White How long can the Foreign Minister talk of a multipolar order in Asia in a government working to bolster US strategic primacy?
13 Apr 2023 Economic diplomacy: Counting the cost of decoupling Greg Earl US-China tensions are disrupting economic links for other countries as new forecasts of slow growth make change harder.
13 Apr 2023 Taiwan: Far from lost in translation, Macron said exactly what he meant David Vallance The French President’s comments are the latest example of his consistent call for Europe to set its own path.
12 Apr 2023 Australia’s delicate dance with the United States and China Philipp Ivanov Could Canberra’s deft management of its Beijing relationship influence policy in Washington?
12 Apr 2023 What does China want in Ukraine? Ved Shinde Beijing has reservations about Putin’s war, but seeing Moscow take a beating is not in China’s interests.
11 Apr 2023 Russia foreign policy: the search for new friends Ian Hill Shunned by the West, Moscow is wooing the rest of the world. And so far it’s finding success.
6 Apr 2023 China is its own worst enemy Daniel R. DePetris Xi’s belligerence prompts classic balancing, an alignment among smaller states that would alone struggle to compete.
4 Apr 2023 Indonesia-China: a smart city can make for clever politics Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat , Yeta Purnama With a new capital to build, Indonesia can benefit from directing Chinese investment.
31 Mar 2023 Great power rivalry is poisoning multilateralism Ved Shinde With India in summit season, New Delhi is banking on minilateral partnerships to counter China’s hegemonic ambitions.
30 Mar 2023 Climate change, ironically, reduces the heat in the South China Sea John Quiggin The days for oil and gas are numbered, so the economic case of a fight over undersea resources doesn’t stack up.
29 Mar 2023 China’s food dilemma Genevieve Donnellon-May The push for a “Food Silk Road” is telling of the superpower’s vulnerability – environmental and geopolitical.
28 Mar 2023 China trumpets the Saudi-Iran deal, yet much credit goes to Pakistan Syed Fazl-e-Haider A little-heralded meeting in Islamabad set the stage for two arch rivals to set aside differences.
28 Mar 2023 India’s delicate dance with the Taliban Henry Storey With Afghanistan’s China pivot proving disappointing, the Islamist group is reprising its relationship with New Delhi.
24 Mar 2023 A Catch-22 for India’s tech ambitions Divyanshu Jindal With Russian supply chains under stress, New Delhi explores indigenous capabilities.
22 Mar 2023 AUKUS commits Australia to fight China if America does, simple Hugh White Whatever the flag, Washington would not sell nuclear-powered boats unless it could count on them in war over Taiwan.
20 Mar 2023 Australia, China, AUKUS and the squandered advantage Sam Roggeveen Canberra appears to have overlooked the tyranny of distance as its chief asset in regional military deterrence.
17 Mar 2023 Is a stable Afghanistan where China, Russia and the US cooperate? Adam H. Dehsabzi Three of the world’s most influential powers have skin in the game when it comes to preventing another civil war.