Asia
Is Japan alarmed by China's rise?
The FT's Gideon Rachman on Japan's security fears (emphasis mine):
Abe’s radicalism is not driven solely by domestic economics. Japan has also been jolted into action by the…
Reintegrating victims of human trafficking: Evidence from the Greater Mekong
Marty Harris is an assistant digital editor at the Lowy Institute.
Determining the number of people trafficked worldwide is exceedingly difficult, and of course the number of…
Movie trailer: A Touch of Sin
I'm late to A Touch of Sin, as it has already screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival, but on the strength of this trailer and some of the reviews, I'll be looking…
Commentary
Fleet review good start, now for Defence
In this article for The Australian, James Brown and Rory Medcalf assess Australia's readiness to face the changing strategic circumstances in the Indo-Pacific.James Brown ,…
Rubbery figures: Chinese military R&D
Dennis Blasko is a Senior Research Scientist in China Studies for CNA Analysis & Solutions.
Senior Research Scientist, China Studies
Senior Research Scientist, China Studies
For…
Words fail Australia, and anger China, at the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue
Robert Ayson is a Visiting Fellow with the ANU's Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, on research leave from the Centre for Strategic Studies at Victoria University of Wellington…
Cambodian election aftermath: Quiet flows the Mekong
Contrary to some media reports and photographs of razor wire in the streets, Phnom Penh has appeared calm over the past four days I have been here. Yesterday morning there was a…
Focus on the Palestinian economy
Marty Harris is an assistant digital editor at the Lowy Institute. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Middle East and Central Asian Studies from ANU.
Two reports on the…
Talking to Iran is good, right?
It is right to be cautious about Iran's post-Ahmadinejad willingness to negotiate on the nuclear issue. And while a combination of the sanctions regime and the election of Hassan…
China's really big military R&D effort
The scale of China's military research and development effort has been underestimated in the open source literature, perhaps by as much as 50%, says Associate Professor Tai Ming…