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Facing reality in the South China Sea
The news that China has placed surface-to-air missiles on Woody Island, part of the disputed Paracel Islands group in the South China Sea, will surprise many observers. In September 2015, Chinese...
Facing reality in the South China Sea
The news that China has placed surface-to-air missiles on Woody Island, part of the disputed Paracel Islands group in the South China Sea, will surprise many observers.Read the full article.
Can we really be sure the US will underwrite Australia's security?
As the Turnbull government reviews its defence policy, Americans are becoming increasingly reluctant to take on all the world's problems. Read the full article..
US–China rivalry: does Asia have to choose?
Can America preserve the US-led regional order by resisting China’s challenge to replace it with ‘a new model of great-power relations’? That depends a lot on how much support the United States can...
ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre tops think tank list
The ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) has again been ranked as Australia's leading university-based think tank, as well as Top 3 Best Government Affiliated Think Tanks in Australia, and...
Tackling the region’s policy challenges
New issue of Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies confronts key policy concernsFrom simmering tensions in the South China Sea, to fledging democracy in Myanmar, and developing relationships between...
Economic imperatives warm Thai–Cambodian ties
The December 2015 meeting between Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen has boosted bilateral relations. Relations got off to a rocky start after the Thai coup...
Five ways Australian politicians could do some good on the South China Sea
Shadow Defence Minister Senator Conroy should be applauded for entering the debate on Australia's South China Sea policy. His instincts that Australia should do more to support a rules-based global...
Turnbull in Washington: A Missed Opportunity
The trickiest part of Malcolm Turnbull’s speech in Washington was always going to be the passage about China. This was the issue on which, to judge by what he said before becoming Prime Minister, Mr...
What the Jakarta attack tells us about the fight against terrorism
The explosions and killings in downtown Jakarta yesterday are a grim and depressing reminder of the determination of violent extremists. But they also show how much has changed - for the better - in...