Asia Pacific Security
Indo-Pacific security links: Abe in India, China's hypersonic vehicle, Global Hawks and more
Brendan Thomas-Noone is an intern in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program.
Global business leaders may be waking up to the growing tensions in the Indo-Pacific…
Is Burma really buying submarines?
For the past six months, there have been intermittent reports in the news media and on specialist websites stating that Burma (Myanmar) is developing a submarine capability. If…
Reader riposte: More on the limits of Chinese naval power
Alexander Luck writes:
Richard Broinowski may want to check a few of his facts. The J-15 inflight refueling system is meant to provide more fuel to other aircraft, not to the…
Indo-Pacific security links: Yasukuni, Malaysia's strategy, Asian order and more
Late last year, tensions in East Asia flared after Japanese Prime Minister Abe made a controversial official visit to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. What are the consequences of…
Speeches
Tensions in the East China Sea
This workshop report comprises four papers presented at an international workshop, 'Tensions in the East China Sea', which was held at the Lowy Institute in Sydney in June 2013…
What won't happen: Three 'anti-predictions' for Northeast Asia in 2014
It’s the time of year for predictions, but rather than looking at what might happen in Northeast Asia in 2014, let's flag some events that, although they might or should happen,…
Mike Green on Abe's security strategy and the Abbott Government in Asia
This week Japan released its first overarching national security strategy, a sign of the troubled times in North Asian geopolitics as well as a marker of where Prime Minister…
Journal Articles
The Indian Ocean region: Security, stability and sustainability in the 21st century. Report of the Australia India Institute Task Force on Indian Ocean Security
International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf reviews the report of the Australia India Institute Taskforce on Indian Ocean Security, The Indian Ocean region: Security…
Commentary
Q. & A.: Rory Medcalf on the meaning of China’s Air Defense Zone
In this interview with Austin Ramzy for the New York Times' Sinosphere blog, Rory Medcalf discusses the regional security implications of China's Air Defence…
Commentary
China throws away a chance to lead
In this piece for the Wall Street Journal, Rory Medcalf argues that China has allowed its territorial dispute in the South China Sea to distort its diplomatic response to Typhoon…