Asia and Pacific
Maritime strategy: Don't forget about supply
Rear Admiral (ret'd) James Goldrick AO, CSC is a Nonresident Fellow at the Lowy Institute and an Adjunct Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the…
Commentary
Typhoon Haiyan: Disaster response highlights diplomacy of aid, boosts countries' influence
In this piece for ABC News, Rory Medcalf looks at the strategic consequences already evident in responses to Typhoon Haiyan in Asia.Rory Medcalf
China in motion
Yes, time-lapse videos of exotic locales have become something of an online cliche, but that doesn't mean we can't acknowledge the good ones. This one was created from the work of…
ICJ Preah Vihear decision a win for Thailand and Cambodia
As previewed in my post of 29 October, the International Court of Justice yesterday handed down a unanimous decision in relation to the Preah Vihear dispute that affirmed…
An Indian perspective on Australian maritime strategy
Abhijit Singh is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi. This post is part of a series arranged in conjunction with the Sea Power Centre…
Typhoon Haiyan and the geopolitics of disaster relief
Amid the horrific human tragedy, it may feel heartless to speculate about the strategic consequences of the typhoon that has taken more than 10,000 lives in the Philippines. But…
Bombings in Burma: The long view
Andrew Selth is a Research Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute and author of Burma and International Terrorism.
The recent spate of terrorist bombings in Burma has not injured…
Documentary trailer: Tales from the Organ Trade
From the synopsis on the official website:
TALES FROM THE ORGAN TRADE is a gritty and unflinching descent into the shadowy world of black-market organ trafficking: the street…
2014 a key year for Indonesia and the region
Peter McCawley is a Visiting Fellow in the Indonesia Project, Australian National University, and former Dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo.
Amid the current ups…
New Zealand, China and the new world order
Dr Andrew Butcher is Director of Research at the Asia New Zealand Foundation.
'New Zealand’s future is Asian, above all Chinese' wrote Martin Jacques during his recent visit to…