Asia
Jokowi's maritime inaugural address
The inauguration speech of Indonesia's 7th President, Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, was powerful despite its brevity, or perhaps because of it. It contained a striking blend of personal…
Commentary
Blinkered views on China and the US feed Malcolm Fraser’s Asia delusion
Blinkered views on China and the US feed Malcolm Fraser’s Asia delusionRory MedcalfThe Australian20 October 2014Please click here for the online text.Rory Medcalf
Analyses
Indonesian foreign policy under President Jokowi
In this Lowy Institute Analysis, Aaron L. Connelly previews the likely direction of Indonesian foreign policy under President-elect Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, highlighting…
Commentary
Red and White coalition spells trouble for Jokowi
Red and White coalition spells trouble for JokowiAdelle NearyEast Asia Forum14 October 2014Please click here for the online text.Adelle Neary
Political stability first, strategic stability second
The central purpose of deploying strategic nuclear weapons on SSBNs, rather than on other less expensive and technologically demanding platforms, is to assure the survival of…
Books
East Asia's Demand for Energy, Minerals and Food: The International Politics of Resources
In a chapter in an edited book, Philippa Brant examines the dynamics of China’s provision of foreign aid and its quest for natural resources in the South Pacific region, with…
Books
Mapping the Indo-Pacific? China, India and the United States
Mapping the Indo-Pacific? China, India and the United StatesRory MedcalfChapter 2 in Mohan Malik (ed.), Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific Perspectives from…
Why do so many Chinese expect war?
A professor of classical music in Beijing startled me in 2010 when he said, 'when I look at my students, I fear we are headed for war within five years.'
'War with whom?', I…
Commentary
Opposition maneuvers represent big challenges for Jokowi
Opposition maneuvers represent big challenges for JokowiAdelle NearyCogitASIA3 October 2014Please click here for the online text.Adelle Neary
Modi in the US: A truly strategic partnership?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much anticipated and greatly feted visit to Washington has divided opinion.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, New York, 26 September 2014…