Asia and Pacific
Spying row: Why Indonesia is tougher on Canberra than on Washington
Australia has copped the ire and sarcasm of Indonesian foreign minister Marty Natalegawa over fresh spying allegations reported in the New York Times last weekend. Meanwhile, the…
Indo-Pacific security links: Kerry in Jakarta, Japan-China history, the pivot, Top Gun and more
Brendan Thomas-Noone is an intern in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program.
Multiple lines of communication over maritime, nuclear and space issues are what helped…
China's navy showing its inexperience on the open oceans
The US Navy has formed the view that the November 2013 incident between the American cruiser Cowpens and the Chinese carrier group arose directly from the PLA Navy's lack of…
Meet Indonesia's middle class
This is the first post in a four-part series on Indonesia's growing middle class.
It's 6:15am on a Sunday morning, and waves of people are breaking over the Sudirman traffic…
China's naval exercise: Jakarta Post story raises new questions
China's Indo-Pacific naval exercise, which I first analysed in this post, is continuing to make waves, with David Wroe of the Sydney Morning Herald providing this good wrap-up on…
Commentary
Shrinking the distance
In this opinion piece for The Indian Express, Rory Medcalf explores prospects for deepening Australia-India relations as discussed at the 2014 Australia-India Roundtable…
Speeches
2014 Australia-India Roundtable: Outcomes Statement
Relations between India and Australia have reached a new maturity, based on deepening connections between their societies, economies, education sectors and policy establishments…
Commentary
Bangun dari Tidur, Lihat Kekuatan Angkatan Laut China
In this Indonesian-language article for Media Indonesia, Rory Medcalf and Dr C Raja Mohan explore the strategic implications of China's recent naval foray into the waters…
China makes statement as it sends naval ships off Australia's maritime approaches
Australia's strategic environment changed a week ago, even if much of our media did not notice. Last weekend, a Chinese taskforce of three warships steamed south through the…
Indo-Pacific security links: PLAN exercises, Japan's Self-Defense Forces, Asahi Shinbun and more
William Hobart is a Lowy Institute International Security intern and an AIIA NSW Councillor.
China's navy is conducting naval exercises in the Indian Ocean and West Pacific. Look…