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Penny Wong’s next big fight

EmProf Hugh White writes in The Monthly

Future national defence to rely on nuclear submarine stealth
EmProf Paul Dibb writes in The Weekend Australian

AUKUS commits Australia to fight China if America does, simple
EmProf Hugh White writes in Lowy Institute - The Interpreter

The AUKUS submarines will never happen

EmProf Hugh White writes in The Saturday Paper

Aukus will bolster stability in the Asia-Pacific, not undermine it
Prof John Blaxland writes in The Guardian

AUKUS is a calculated gamble against a legion of risks
Prof John Blaxland writes in Financial Review

The long-awaited AUKUS submarine announcement is imminent. What should we expect?
Prof John Blaxland writes in The Conversation

How will the war in Ukraine end?
EmProf Paul Dibb writes in ASPI - The Strategist

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Thu, 19 Aug 2021

Can empires of 'race' succeed in containing 'Islam'? Britain, the Pahang War, & the 1902 Siam-Malaya boundary
In 1874, Britain installed a Resident in Perak, its first colony on the Malay Peninsula. It then quickly added more territory to the south; and yet to the north it maintained an open frontier with Siam.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021

Saffron Salaams: Why Hindu nationalists need Muslim friends
PSC PhD candidate Felix Pal explores the relationship between ethno-majoritarian organisations and performances of pluralism.
Thu, 5 Aug 2021

The politics of nuclear commemoration in Asia: The China case
Nicola Leveringhaus presents the regional and international security implications of China's nuclear weapons development.
Tue, 27 Jul 2021

Women at the frontlines: Women’s unrecognised leadership role in Indonesia’s COVID-19 response

Local government and civil society responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia have been widely lauded in academic and popular media since the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in March 2020.
Wed, 21 Jul 2021

Competing strategic imaginaries in Southeast Asia
Evelyn Goh analyses the three competing strategic imaginaries in Asia: the ‘Asia Pacific’, a revived ‘Greater Asia’, and the 'Indo-Pacific' visions.
Mon, 19 Jul 2021

Bricks without straw: The allies and the beachhead operations, November 1942 to January 1943
James Brien discusses how military learning and adaptation enabled allied victory during the WWII Beachhead Operations.
Tue, 13 Jul 2021

From the Colony to the Republic: Controlling Population Movement in Revolutionary Indonesia

During the Indonesian revolution (1945–1949), Java and Sumatra were divided. Two separate governments controlled different parts of these islands.
Wed, 30 Jun 2021

New Mandala turns 15!
Join us for a live-streamed seminar to celebrate the 15th anniversary of New Mandala, the university's premier digital platform for anecdote, analysis and new perspectives on Southeast Asia.
Watch event recordings on YouTube