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Britain’s Asia comeback
Commentary
Britain’s Asia comeback
In this article on The Diplomat’s Flashpoints blog, Rory Medcalf questions the likelihood of Britain becoming a serious security player in Asia.Rory Medcalf
Australia and India: common goals, budding partnership
Commentary
Australia and India: common goals, budding partnership
In this article on The Diplomat’s Flashpoints blog, Rory Medcalf examines Australia and India’s strategic partnership following Bob Carr’s visit to India.Rory…
Australia's security challenge
Commentary
Australia's security challenge
In this article on The Diplomat’s Flashpoints blog, Rory Medcalf looks at the Gillard government’s National Security Strategy in the context of recent cuts to defence…
Relaunching the G20
Analyses
Relaunching the G20
Australia and the world needs a focused and effective G20. But the forum is in danger of losing its way. This Analysis identifies nine key lessons from the G20’s history that can…
Can social media calm the waters between Japan and China?
Commentary
Can social media calm the waters between Japan and China?
In an opinion piece in American Review magazine, Rory Medcalf analyses the effect social media has had on relations between Japan and China in the East China Sea.Rory Medcalf
Why Australia trembles as America teeters on the brink
Commentary
Why Australia trembles as America teeters on the brink
In an opinion piece in The Age, Mark Thirwell discusses the last-minute negotiations to prevent the US economy from plunging lemming-like over the so-called fiscal cliff and back…
Northeast Asia turns its attention to the Arctic
Analyses
Northeast Asia turns its attention to the Arctic
In an analysis brief for the National Bureau of Asian Research, Lowy Institute East Asia Program Director Linda Jakobson writes that China, Japan, and South Korea are all…
Environmental change and migration: implications for Australia
Analyses
Environmental change and migration: implications for Australia
In the Pacific Islands region, climate change and natural disasters could displace potentially  thousands of people in coming years.  A significant number of these…
Digital islands: how the Pacific ICT revolution is transforming the region
Analyses
Digital islands: how the Pacific ICT revolution is transforming the region
The Pacific Islands region is in the midst of an information and communications technology (ICT) revolution that could have profound implications, particularly for democratic…