Australia
Morrison’s messages to the “sophisticated state-based cyber actor”
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement today that Australia was being targeted by a “sophisticated state-based cyber actor” was curiously measured. On the one hand, the …
Canberra vs Beijing: A reply to Alan Dupont
Australia’s national debate about China has been dramatically transformed over the last few years. China’s rise is arguably the most important thing to happen to…
Marise Payne stakes a claim for cooperation
It would be welcome for Marise Payne to give more interviews and public speeches like the one she delivered Tuesday evening about “Australia and the world in the time of…
It’s not OK: White supremacy and Australia’s security services
At the Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney last Friday night, a NSW police officer was caught on camera flashing the “OK” hand gesture as he passed by a group. This act has…
NATO: Rebranding exercise or new product launch?
It is hardly surprising that many foreign policy developments that would normally feature in the news have lately been demoted well below the headlines, as domestic turmoil in the…
Climate change makes Covid-19 politics look easy
Covid-19 has been an extremely difficult challenge for national policymakers. If policy and politics are about managing competing interests and prioritising different…
Commentary
Australians haven’t given up on the United States — yet
Originally published in The Washington Post.
The case for Australian strategic ambiguity
It is June 2021. An American destroyer sailing near a reef held by Beijing in the South China Sea has had a collision with a Chinese frigate that was attempting to drive it off…
Economic diplomacy: Asian investment, super tension & the WTO hot seat
ASEAN rising
Australian businesses in Southeast Asia are showing continued faith in regional economic integration despite the relatively lacklustre cross border political…
India-Australia strategic partnership: Leveraging aerospace capacity
The forthcoming virtual summit between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison assumes considerable significance for an India-Australia…