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Afghanistan: US offers Pakistan yet another ‘last chance’
Afghanistan: US offers Pakistan yet another ‘last chance’
Following US President Donald Trump's address on Afghanistan policy in August, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in a Senate Armed Service Committee hearing that the US is…
'Tweets aside, US North Korea strategy is working'
Commentary
'Tweets aside, US North Korea strategy is working'
Originally published in The Australian (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland/Flickr) Alan Dupont
Neither friend nor foe: Pakistan, the United States and the war in Afghanistan
Analyses
Neither friend nor foe: Pakistan, the United States and the war in Afghanistan
The Trump administration's Afghanistan policy suggests that the United States will exert greater pressure on Pakistan, but no amount of US foreign assistance…
The future for US Marines in Darwin
The future for US Marines in Darwin
This article is the second in a two-part series. Part one focused on the Exercise Crocodile Strike. Part two reflects on the future of the Marine rotational force. The Top End’s…
How Trump’s new approach to Pakistan might pan out
How Trump’s new approach to Pakistan might pan out
Perhaps the most notable part of President Trump's new Afghanistan 'strategy' is its treatment of Pakistan, with Trump saying out loud what was once largely debated and threatened…
The post-Bannon White House will still be tough on China
The post-Bannon White House will still be tough on China
Chief Strategist Steve Bannon's dismissal from the White House last week removes one of the most hawkish voices on China within the Trump Administration. But his departure won't…
FDR's Message to Charlottesville – and to Donald Trump
Commentary
FDR's Message to Charlottesville – and to Donald Trump
Originally published in The Atlantic. Michael Fullilove
China, America and the Thucydides Trap: An interview with Graham Allison
China, America and the Thucydides Trap: An interview with Graham Allison
Graham Allison, Director of Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs from 1995 until July 2017, is a leading analyst of US national security and defence…
What the US would need to deter China
What the US would need to deter China
I am reassured to see from Ely Ratner's most recent post in our exchange on US-China relations and the South China Sea how much he and I agree about, because I have such a high…
Australia and Korea’s wars: A debate worth revisiting
Australia and Korea’s wars: A debate worth revisiting
Tensions have temporarily abated on the Korean Peninsula, following the latest blustery exchanges between Washington and Pyongyang. In typically mercurial fashion, after…