Asia Pacific Security
Modi and Abe inaugurate new India-Japan partnership
By Manjeet Pardesi and Robert Ayson, both from the School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington.
A few days…
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Commentary
Looking beyond old alliances to forge a safer Indo-Pacific region
Looking beyond old alliances to forge a safer Indo-Pacific regionRory Medcalf and Dr C. Raja MohanThe Australian3 September 2014Please click here for the online text.Rory Medcalf …
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Speeches
2014 Australia-India Roundtable Report: Outcomes Statement and Summary Record of Proceedings
The relationship between Australia and India has reached a new maturity, based on deepening connections between their societies, economies, education sectors and policy…
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Commentary
Making friends with the middle
Making friends with the middleC. Raja Mohan, Rory MedcalfIndian Express25 August 2014Please click here for online text.C. Raja Mohan , Rory Medcalf
Should the US retrench from South Korea? Part 2: No
A couple of days ago I laid out the arguments for a US withdrawal from South Korea. Today, I lay out the arguments for staying.
This topic is rarely discussed. In the US, the…
China-Japan competition: Hugh White responds
The four excellent responses to my post on China-Japan relations all present important points about Japan's situation and its options in the face of China's growing power. Just…
Nuclear weapons and Pakistan's naval strategy
Since 1998, when India and Pakistan both burst out of the nuclear closet and publicly revealed their formerly recessed nuclear capabilities to the world, scant commentary has…
INS Arihant revealed
As we begin the second round of our debate on sea-based nuclear weapons in the Indo-Pacific, here is the first clear image of the INS Arihant, India's first indigenous nuclear…
What sort of power does Japan want to be?
Hugh White graciously flags my assessment of Japan as he tries to make sense of Chinese policy toward Tokyo. He is right: my 'analysis does lend support to the idea that Japan…
China's strategy to sow distrust of Japan
Promoting mutual distrust in the Asia Pacific now appears central to Chinese strategy. As Hugh White has argued persuasively, China seeks greater influence in Asia through…