Asia
The public has a role to play in the next Defence White Paper
Australia's national interests are enmeshed with international order, and daily we see grim reminders that armed force still matters in the contemporary world. Australian forces…
Strategic stability and SSBNs: Arms control may be the answer
From a strategic perspective, the bottom line attraction for states seeking to acquire nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) is survivability. States possessing SSBNs…
Commentary
Chinese subs lurk under the Indian Ocean: cause for concern?
Chinese subs lurk under the Indian ocean: Cause for concern?James BrownThe National Interest29 September 2014Please click here for the full text.James Brown
Australia needs a role in Asia's emerging economy boom
With other international institutions reiterating their forecasts of declining growth in the emerging economies, the latest Asian Development Bank Outlook Update has a more…
Cyberwar and war in space: Making SSBNs more dangerous
As several participants in our debate have argued, nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) can have a positive effect on strategic stability in Asia and globally. But they do…
Chinese submarine's Sri Lanka visit prompts rescue questions
Chinese submarine support ship in Colombo Port, Sri Lanka. (PLA photo.)
The visit of the Chinese Type 039 'Song' class submarine to Colombo, Sri Lanka, earlier this month passed…
Indonesia's economy at a crossroads
With the passing of the presidential baton from Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to Joko Widodo just a month away, Indonesia is at a political crossroad, with the first clear break from…
Commentary
Asia's "Cold Peace": China and India's Delicate Diplomatic Dance
Asia's "Cold Peace": China and India's Delicate Diplomatic DanceRory MedcalfThe National Interest24 September 2014Please click here for the online text. …
New Caledonia: Australia's benevolent disregard
Imagine that the most senior leader of one of Australia's neighbours resigns suddenly during a visit by a minister. And that this follows an election where the winners cannot…
The very public flaying of Marty Natalegawa
As jockeying intensifies for ministerial appointments in President-elect Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo's new cabinet, divisions and dissatisfaction within Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign…