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  • 4 Nov 2022
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    Solutions to the North Korea issue no longer include denuclearisation

    Daniel R. DePetris
    A minimalist approach based on arms control, risk reduction and deterrence is what’s needed right now on the Peninsula.
  • 4 Nov 2022
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • United States

    The real message B‑52s send from northern Australia

    Sam Roggeveen
    Given distances and demands on crew and aircraft, a US bomber fleet near Darwin amounts to only modest change.
  • 2 Nov 2022
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • United States

    B-52 bombers only part of a very long Australian story

    Miranda Booth
    A revamp of RAAF Tindal for the nuclear-capable aircraft creates opportunities well beyond military confidence building.
  • 27 Oct 2022
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    The remote Marshall Islands complicate US Pacific policy

    JJ Rose
    A sand-rimmed paradise with a long nuclear history has a surprising amount of clout in the Washington vs Beijing game.
  • 24 Oct 2022
    • China
    • Australia
    • Technology
    • United States

    Where the chips fall: in containing China, the US can leave Australia out

    James Laurenceson
    Australia’s interest won’t be served by supporting US efforts to build a high fence around China’s technology industry.
  • 24 Oct 2022
    • Asia
    • United States

    US midterms: How Republican wins (or losses) could shape Asia policy

    John Kachtik
    A form guide to the key races that will determine what role Republicans play in the US approach to regional challenges.
  • 20 Oct 2022
    • Australia
    • Australia and Asia
    • United States

    Supporting democracy without fighting autocracies

    Susannah Patton
    A binary Australian foreign policy isn’t on the cards. Engagement is still the best way to support regional democracy.
  • 19 Oct 2022
    • United States

    Competing and cooperating: the paradox in US strategy

    Ben Scott
    The new National Security Strategy at least acknowledges the shape of the problem even if not yet providing an answer.
  • 11 Oct 2022
    • Aid & Development
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Australian Development Assistance
    • Pacific Islands
    • Papua New Guinea
    • United States

    The Global Fragility Act in PNG: can the US succeed?

    Jessica Collins
    A seemingly radical approach that relies on prevention and relinquishing control may be a foreign policy game-changer.
  • 5 Oct 2022
    • Japan
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    Hot button issue: North Korea’s bold new nuclear stance

    Gabriela Bernal
    Regional leaders would do well to focus on engagement with Pyongyang after missile launches set a dangerous precedent.
  • 3 Oct 2022
    • Diplomacy
    • Pacific Islands
    • United States

    “See it through my lens”: the optics of fashion diplomacy

    Kate Clayton , Henrietta McNeill
    Sunglasses are a staple in the US President’s diplomatic style but not every leader can share the benefit.
  • 26 Sep 2022
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • United States

    Taiwan: Biden risks talking himself into a war he cannot win

    Hugh White
    The military balance is shifting China’s way, and half-abandoning a policy of strategic ambiguity won’t change that.
  • 20 Sep 2022
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • The Biden Presidency
    • United States

    What does Biden mean on Taiwan?

    Robert Ayson
    When Washington doesn’t speak with one voice, its powers of strategic ambiguity are slowly chipped away.
  • 13 Sep 2022
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Trade
    • United States

    The Quad needs a stronger economic message

    Rena Sasaki
    Trade is the path to regional prosperity, but the four partners stand divided on how this can be achieved.
  • 9 Sep 2022
    • Asean
    • China
    • Southeast Asia
    • United States

    US-China rivalry in Southeast Asia need not be a zero-sum game

    Thi Mai Anh Nguyen
    The big powers should pay more attention to the cooperative instincts of regional partners.
  • 1 Sep 2022
    • Australia in the World
    • Russia
    • United States

    Downer, Turnbull, Trump and a poke in the Five Eyes

    Daniel Flitton
    Just a diplomat doing his job? A new book puts the spotlight back on Australia, Russia and interference in the US election.
  • 24 Aug 2022
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • United States

    What are the prospects for stability across the Taiwan Strait?

    Jade Guan
    A democratic Taiwan has considerable agency and capacity to affect the dynamics of power in East Asia.
  • 20 Aug 2022
    • Pacific Islands
    • United States

    Next steps for American engagement with the Pacific Islands

    Alan C. Tidwell
    Stronger local ties will help the United States play catch-up in its quest to effectively compete with China.
  • 19 Aug 2022
    • China
    • China's Government
    • China's Military
    • Taiwan
    • United States

    The social media spectacle of China’s Taiwan military exercises

    Manya Koetse
    The whole world’s a stage when it comes to promoting the power behind the “one China” narrative.
  • 16 Aug 2022
    • China
    • Philippines
    • Taiwan
    • United States

    What the Philippines has at stake in Taiwan

    Susannah Patton
    Strategic choices by Manila will matter to Washington and Beijing.
  • 9 Aug 2022
    • China
    • China's Government
    • China's Military
    • Taiwan
    • United States

    When serious, careful US management of China–Taiwan policies … isn’t

    John Culver
    The status quo in the Strait has changed. But is anyone really tuning in as the drama unfolds?
  • 5 Aug 2022
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • United States

    Koreas: The hidden risk of the “kill chain”

    Khang Vu
    South Korea's threat to pre-emptively decapitate the leadership in Pyongyang may drag the United States into a conflict.
  • 2 Aug 2022
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • United States

    Will Pelosi’s trip trigger the next Taiwan crisis?

    Adam Lockyer
    The speaker has a long history of standing against Beijing. But Asia’s balance of military power has changed.
  • 1 Aug 2022
    • Australia
    • United States
    • Sex and Gender

    US abortion bans unleash state-sanctioned violence against women

    Tania Penovic
    The Australian anti-abortion movement wants to learn from and replicate the campaign to overturn Roe vs Wade.
  • 27 Jul 2022
    • Japan
    • India
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Global Issues
    • Environment
    • Coronavirus
    • Climate change
    • United States

    The Quad needs a futures focus

    Abhijnan Rej
    A better – and public – understanding is needed of the cascading effects of regional challenges.
  • 27 Jul 2022
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • France
    • Germany
    • United Kingdom
    • United States

    France can help Albanese fix AUKUS

    Alan J. Kuperman
    Labor faces a dilemma over nuclear-powered subs and the non-proliferation regime. An old partner might offer an answer.
  • 28 Jun 2022
    • United States

    Could NATO cope without the United States?

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    No one living in a country that calls itself an American ally can ignore the perilous state of America’s social fabric.
  • 28 Jun 2022
    • China
    • Japan
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Taiwan
    • United States

    Contingency plans: South Korea and cross-Strait security

    Henry Storey
    Seoul’s new administration faces critical choices over Taiwan and its relationships with Washington and Beijing.
  • 28 Jun 2022
    • United States

    The political courage of the January 6th investigation

    Erin Hurley
    The hearings may not persuade Trump’s most ardent supporters. But they might allow enough Republicans to break away.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • Asean
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia and Asia
    • United States

    Why Australia shouldn’t put all its eggs in the Quad basket

    Henry Storey
    The regional security pact is yet to prove its worth. Options must be kept open, with minilaterals top of the list.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • Australia
    • United States

    An Australia-America-Pacific partnership – for and with the region

    Jessica Collins
    Support through consensus and the shared Pacific value system will ensure island nations get what they need most.
  • 8 Jun 2022
    • United States
    • Australia
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • North Korea

    The Pyongyang problem for the Quad

    Cherry Hitkari
    North Korea poses a challenge for regional security, and so often China has stood to benefit from such instability.
  • 26 May 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Australia
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • Technology

    “Black ships”, the Quad and space

    Philip Citowicki
    Satellite technology underpins the attempt to tackle China’s illegal fishing.
  • 26 May 2022
    • United States
    • Australia
    • India
    • Japan

    Albanese steps cautiously through the Quad wrangle

    Donna Weeks
    Japan’s media enthusiastically covered the “diplomatic debut” of Australia’s new PM, expecting continuity over change.
  • 18 May 2022
    • United States
    • Australia
    • European Union
    • Technology

    A required update for the EU-US Trade and Tech Council

    Mercedes Page
    As authoritarian challenges loom, more transatlantic cooperation on technology should be welcome news for Australia.
  • 17 May 2022
    • Asia
    • United States
    • Australia
    • India
    • Japan
    • Russia
    • Energy
    • Ukraine

    No Gas: Lessons from Poland and Bulgaria for the Quad

    Angus Houston , Marc Grossman
    The risk of disrupted energy supplies is not only in Europe but a danger in the Indo-Pacific, too.
  • 17 May 2022
    • Asia
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Asean
    • Australia
    • China
    • India
    • Japan

    AUKUS: More than meets the eye

    Jada Fraser
    A series of small, overlapping initiatives are combining to bolster the security architecture of the Indo-Pacific.
  • 16 May 2022
    • United States
    • Asean

    Scoring Biden’s ASEAN summit

    Susannah Patton
    Good for ties with Southeast Asia, but a so-so agenda suggests US influence in the region will continue to decline.
  • 13 May 2022
    • Diplomacy
    • United States
    • China's Government
    • China

    China and the West: It’s about understanding each other 

    Aaron Mc Nicholas
    The former Australian prime minister offers indispensable insights into how to go back to relationship basics.  
  • 10 May 2022
    • United States
    • China
    • Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia and China: a blossoming friendship

    Evan Freidin
    Relations are cosy for now. But is Saudi Arabia hedging its bets between Beijing and Washington?
  • 6 May 2022
    • United States
    • Iran's Nuclear Program
    • Iran

    Iran applies its own maximum pressure in nuclear talks

    Prabhat Jawla
    With negotiations seemingly deadlocked, the Biden administration’s hopes for a major foreign policy win appear dashed.
  • 6 May 2022
    • United States
    • Review

    Understanding the rise of Trump – and how it might happen again

    Erin Hurley
    Fixing America’s broken electoral system means understanding how elites crafted self-serving rules and procedures.
  • 26 Apr 2022
    • United States
    • China
    • Russia
    • Vietnam

    Vietnam’s “Four No’s” of defence policy are being tested

    Huynh Tam Sang
    The war in Ukraine has forced Hanoi into a delicate dance between Russia and the United States.
  • 4 Apr 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Australia
    • India
    • United Kingdom

    AUKUS can be a good platform for cooperation with India

    David Brewster
    And it wouldn’t be the first time the partners had worked together, either.
  • 24 Mar 2022
    • Diplomacy
    • United States

    Madeleine Albright: “I have come a long way, so I must be frank”

    Daniel Flitton
    The first woman to serve as US Secretary of State also inspired the first woman to be Australia’s Foreign Minister.
  • 24 Mar 2022
    • Global Economy
    • United States
    • IMF
    • Russia
    • Technology
    • Ukraine

    Economic diplomacy: Cryptocurrency (quietly) joins a new world order

    Greg Earl
    From Bitcoin to the greenback, beyond Ukraine a battle is also underway in global finance.
  • 22 Mar 2022
    • United States
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Zelensky’s direct plea to America

    Erin Hurley
    For Congress to play an activist role in managing the US response to a hot war would break with modern precedent.
  • 22 Mar 2022
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Waiting for North Korea to escalate

    Martin Weiser
    With Pyongyang ramping up its missile testing, it’s unclear whether they’re looking for a deal or a provocation.
  • 21 Mar 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Russia
    • Saudi Arabia
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Ukraine

    The Gulf’s diversification dilemma

    Rodger Shanahan
    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine puts Saudi Arabia and the UAE in an awkward spot in relations with the United States.
  • 21 Mar 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Asean
    • Australia
    • India
    • Japan

    Does the Quad Plus add up?

    Susannah Patton
    The four-way security group should walk its talk about an inclusive region by stepping up dialogue with other countries.
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