Asia
South Korea’s dangerous drift
The tragedy of the Park Geun-hye scandal and impeachment in South Korea should not obfuscate the larger forces that are driving Korean politics. The political pendulum had been…
Sino-Russian relations: Historical secrets and modern ambitions
This post is part of a debate on Bobo Lo's Lowy Institute Paper A Wary Embrace. Other debate posts can be found here.
The day will come when we Russians will get back into bed…
Lowy Institute Papers
A Wary Embrace
What the China–Russia relationship means for the world.
Bobo Lo
What is Vietnam’s fishing flotilla doing at Scarborough Shoal?
Those who have written off last July’s Hague Arbitral Tribunal ruling in the South China Sea as a dead letter should keep an eye on Scarborough Shoal.
Late last week, reports…
Commentary
China-Russia relationship key to the emerging world order
Originally published in The Australian on 1 April 2017. Bobo Lo's Lowy Institute Paper A Wary Embrace: What the China–Russia relationship means for the world is now…
Commentary
China lives in two different worlds
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review on 31 March 2017. Merriden Varrall
The new Chinese diaspora
Recently in Berlin, I was discussing the local tech sector with a young woman who was born in Shanghai, went to university in the UK and now works at an internet services firm…
Myanmar and Aung San: The resurrection of an icon
In this post on The Interpreter, Andray Abrahamian recently drew attention to the Myanmar government’s decision to name a bridge in southern Mon State after the country’s national…
A neo-nationalist crack in Abe’s grand strategy
As we approach the third month of the Trump Administration, experienced observers of world politics continue to be intrigued, curious and at times perhaps perplexed. Indeed, those…
A ‘caliphate’ unlikely, but Bishop still right to focus on southern Philippines
Even if the likelihood of a 'caliphate' emerging on Australia's doorstep is low, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is right to focus attention on the southern…