Asia
Three reasons why North Korea continues to provoke
Yesterday North Korea conducted artillery exercises in the Yellow Sea (West Sea). Approximately one hundred rounds feel across the border, prompting the South to counter-fire and…
Commentary
What does China’s new White Paper on Aid need to say?
What does China’s new White Paper on Aid need to say?Dr Philippa BrantChina Policy Institute Blog, University of Nottingham26 March 2014Please click here for online…
Anti-piracy effort marks China's rise as global power
Here's a major piece of research from the US Naval War College about China's participation in Gulf of Aden anti-piracy operations over the last four-plus years. It's from November…
Commentary
Right path must be steered between Tokyo and Beijing
Right path must be steered between Tokyo and BeijingRory MedcalfAustralian Financial Review26 March 2014Please click here for the online text.Rory Medcalf
Xi Jinping consolidates his control of PLA
Chinese President Xi Jinping's consolidation of power in military affairs has picked up over the past week.
On Saturday state media reported that Xi is to lead a group in charge…
Is India 'losing' the Bay of Bengal?
Is the Bay of Bengal the next strategic locus for Sino-Indian strategic competition?
Prominent strategic commentator Raja Mohan recently lamented that India was on the point of …
It's not size or ambition holding Australia back
Stephen Grenville has provided an instant answer to Michael Fullilove's recent quest for a larger Australia: the addition of close neighbour New Zealand. This is annexation…
Commentary
East Asia's maritime disputes: Fishing in troubled waters
East Asia's maritime disputes: Fishing in troubled watersAlan Dupont & Christopher G. BakerThe Washington Quarterly, 2014, 37:1, pp.79-98Alan Dupont ,…
India's own string of pearls: Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Seychelles and Maldives
On 7 March, Shiv Shankar Menon, India's National Security Advisor, announced that the Indian Ocean island states of Seychelles and Mauritius had joined India's naval arrangement…
Comparing China and the Kaiser's Germany (part 1): Similarities
This two-part series examines the frequent comparison between contemporary China and pre-1914 Wilhelmine Germany. A host of commentators have made this comparison in the past few…