Asia
The challenges facing APEC leaders
The Asia-Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) Summit is being held at a time of enormous global and regional geopolitical uncertainty.
It is a tumultuous time for the region, and…
Scoring China’s happiness quest
China is fast approaching the first of its “two centenaries”: the 100th anniversary in 2021 of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. In 2021, according to its leaders,…
Signalling a whole-of-Australia approach to China
One of the most challenging aspects of Australia’s bilateral relationship with China is finding new ways to signal our interest in the big issues that are shaping the future…
Indonesia: Bela Negara action plan and pandering to the military
Between Prabowo Subianto’s promise to “Make Indonesia Great Again” and Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s warning that “winter is coming”, all eyes in Indonesia are transfixed on the upcoming…
Modi and Abe: judgement waits on India-Japan ties
India and Japan have forged a special strategic and global partnership over the years, and Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe have developed a personal and special…
Decoupling from China: cutting the Gordian Knot
The conviction that the interests of the US and China are fundamentally incompatible is gathering weight in Washington, as a consensus for confrontation with Beijing takes hold…
The new normal: a close naval encounter in the South China Sea
The release of video footage from the bridge wing of USS Decatur which shows its recent close encounter with the Chinese destroyer Lanzhou in the South China Sea confirms the…
Economic diplomacy: doing business with China, Donald’s soulmate
Out of the dark
It says a lot about the dilemma of managing China and infrastructure that the federal government has signed three agreements* on the issue in the past year…
Singapore: policing social media
My confidence in the Singapore judiciary is as limp as a flag on a windless day.
This statement, written by a blogger in October 2013, is not considered in contempt of court. A…
China: re-engineering the Uighur
Break their lineage, break their roots, break their connections, and break their origins.
These chilling words are stated in an internal document, reported by news agency…