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Competing Pacific narratives
BY JOANNE WALLIS This article was originally published by East Asia Forum. Two narratives dominated geopolitical discussions of the Pacific islands in 2018 — that of the Blue Pacific and the Indo-...
Is the time right for Australia and Japan to become formal allies?
BY LUKE COURTOIS Should Australia and Japan sign a defence treaty to challenge China’s military rise? Luke Courtois argues that such a move would send a very poor signal to China, destabilising an...
Debating South Korea’s mandatory military service
BY JEFFREY ROBERTSON An exemption from military service for a football star has brought global attention to a simmering social issue. By now, most people in South Korea know the national team’s...
New security reality demands new Australian policy
BY EMERITUS PROFESSOR PAUL DIBB Australia’s international security outlook is starting to look very threatening. The White House is undermining the international order, has started a trade war with...
The Trump-Kim Summit and Implications For Australia
BY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BRENDAN TAYLOR Following the historic events of last week, the situation on the Korean Peninsula could go one of three ways, each with significant implications for Australia...
Should Shinzo Abe happen to meet Kim Jong-un
BY DR LAUREN RICHARDSON If Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe does not come to the table with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and attempt to resolve the abduction problem once again, he will likely become...
Slow-burning China crisis the birth of a new order
BY BRENDAN SARGEANT Getting on with China now involves a learning curve for Australia as Beijing probes and coerces to test this new strategic environment. In recent weeks there has been a crisis...
Why China isn't planning to storm Taiwan's beaches
By SAM ROGGEVEEN China’s navy has grown dramatically over the past two decades, but with one surprising exception: its amphibious forces. On Monday, the Australian National University’s Strategic...
Australia and the Korean Crisis: Confronting the limits of influence?
BY PROFESSOR ANDREW O’NEIL, DR BRENDAN TAYLOR and PROFESSOR WILLIAM T. TOW North Korea’s announcement last weekend that it has suspended its nuclear and missile testing programs is one...
China’s quest for techno-military supremacy
BY ADAM NI Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to transform China’s military into the world’s most powerful force by 2050. And he could be on track to do it. On the opening day of its National...
