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SDSC scholars on managing the great powers in Southeast Asia
The tension around the South China Sea has shown no sign of diminishing. China keeps flexing its muscles, as aircraft land on newly built runways on artificial islands and warnings are issued to any...
ANU welcomes Professor Bates Gill
Leading China and East Asia strategic expert joins Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the ANU Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs. One of the world’s foremost experts on China and...
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.
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...
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...
The meaning of Myanmar's 2015 election - summary paper
On 13 November 2015, a closed-session roundtable was held at University of Yangon’s Department of International Relations in collaboration with The Australian National University’s Myanmar Research...
Does it matter who runs our offshore immigration detention centres?
The company that is responsible for running our offshore detention centres where asylum seekers harm themselves every four days could be sold to a Spanish company. Broadspectrum, formally known as...
Emerging U.S. Security Partnerships in Southeast Asia
The Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) recently hosted a panel discussion in Washington DC, on Tuesday, 1 December 2015, on the Emerging U.S. Security Partnerships in Southeast...
