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Middle-power bonding has major advantages for ‘overachievers’
Commentary
Middle-power bonding has major advantages for ‘overachievers’
Originally published in The Australian.Bonnie Bley
Australia must perfect the art of sizing up China
Commentary
Australia must perfect the art of sizing up China
Neither the US nor China can dominate the other. That leaves an opening for smart middle powers that know their own strengths. Originally published in the Australian…
China's capture of Hong Kong's elite has failed to win popular favor
Commentary
China's capture of Hong Kong's elite has failed to win popular favor
Western business and political leaders now reject Beijing's enticements. Originally published in Nikkei Asian Review.Richard McGregor
Democracy and Disinformation - lessons from the Philippines with Nicole Curato
Podcasts
Democracy and Disinformation - lessons from the Philippines with Nicole Curato
Was the Philippines Patient Zero of the disinformation era? Democracy expert Dr Nicole Curato unpacks the role networked disinformation has played in the dramatic and fractious…
PM must fill China policy vacuum
Commentary
PM must fill China policy vacuum
Dealing with the Chinese is an art that Australia is still struggling to emulate. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review.Richard McGregor
China’s Demands for Loyalty Are Bad for Business
Commentary
China’s Demands for Loyalty Are Bad for Business
Beijing has successfully muscled foreign companies in Hong Kong, but at what cost? Originally published in Bloomberg.Ben Bland
Once more with feeling: Russia and the Asia-Pacific
Analyses
Once more with feeling: Russia and the Asia-Pacific
How Moscow is rebooting the ‘turn to the East’ as part of its global strategy
Party Man: Xi Jinping’s Quest to Dominate China
Commentary
Party Man: Xi Jinping’s Quest to Dominate China
Originally published in Foreign Affairs. Richard McGregor
Is a crackdown coming in Hong Kong?
Commentary
Is a crackdown coming in Hong Kong?
Originally published in The New York TimesRichard McGregor