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The South China Sea: next stop the UN Security Council?
All the signs indicate that China is preparing to reject the anticipated adverse judgment of the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the South China Sea. The Philippines is arguing that China is acting...
Australian strategy has a TINA problem
In 1983 Bob Hawke and his new Treasurer Paul Keating came to office promising to resist radical changes to Australia’s economic system. Hawke’s election pitch had recognised the economy was in bad...
SDSC Scholars Offer Insight and Analysis on the 2016 Defence White Paper
With the launch of the new and heavily anticipated 2016 Defence White Paper on Thursday 25 February, Australia has joined the Asia-Pacific arms race –- allocating up to $19 billion for weaponry and...
If we strike a deal with Japan, we're buying more than submarines
Asian power politics must be factored into any defence contract decisions, writes Hugh White.Many people in Canberra think we should partner with Japan to build our new submarines, whether or not...
APCD Academic with policy impact: Jeremy Farrall launches policy proposals on the rule of law at UNHQ in New York
On Friday 11 March Dr. Jeremy Farrall, Fellow at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, and Professor Hilary Charlesworth, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow, Professor at RegNet and...
China, Australia and the US rebalance?
Australia enters China’s strategic landscape because of its role as a close military ally of the US. It’s seen by many inside China as the ‘southern anchor’ of America’s alliance system in the Asia–...
After the Defence White Paper, it's time we talked about war with China
After the Defence White Paper, it's time we talked about war with China, writes Hugh White.Whether Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull intended it or not, his new Defence White Paper has been widely...
John Blaxland talks with Henry Shinn from tbs eFM Primetime about Australian strategy and the Defence White Paper 2016
John Blaxland talks with Henry Shinn from tbs eFM Primetime about Australian strategy and the Defence White Paper 2016 on 3 March 2016.Listen to the podcast interview.
Australia’s balancing act with Beijing
New Defence White Paper’s China strategy will be complicated and demanding. But it also needs candour and collaboration, writes Bates Gill.In terms more pointed than its predecessors, the 2016...
Defence White Paper fails to deal with the strategic risks we face in the Asian century
Like so many defence plans before it, the latest one leaves us drifting without a coherent response to China’s bid for regional leadership.The 2016 Defence White Paper, launched last week, has been...
