29 Oct 2020 Inciter in chief Lydia Khalil Trump’s pandering to white supremacists and right-wing militias brings a very real risk of violence on election day.
29 Oct 2020 US election: A Democratic trifecta is within sight Erin Hurley Donald Trump’s mismanagement of crisis has swayed voters toward the Democrats. What if they pull off a sweep?
28 Oct 2020 How South Koreans view the prospect of a Trump re-election Timothy S. Rich , Madelynn Einhorn , Isabel Pergande An unpopular President hasn’t dented support for the American alliance.
23 Oct 2020 The tyranny of the present: American politics catches up with the past John Sexton Fusing politics with entertainment, conspiracy theories, hyper-partisanship. Sound familiar? We’ve been here before.
21 Oct 2020 Donald Trump. Crisis? What Crisis? Timothy J. Lynch We should be careful of the pre-Trump “world order” nostalgia and not forget the disasters of his predecessors.
14 Oct 2020 Reckoning with a post-Trump America Erin Hurley Donald Trump may soon be out of the White House, but it will take longer to understand what he was doing there.
12 Oct 2020 The false promise of regime change Bob Bowker A new book from an Obama insider considers the repeated failures of outside overthrow in the Middle East.
5 Oct 2020 Trump gets sick and the media dives into the deep end Daniel Flitton The reporting of Trump’s health has quickly fallen into the same polarised pattern of so much of his presidency.
5 Oct 2020 A Quad of consequence: Balancing values and strategy Titli Basu The four-way gathering in Tokyo offers a chance to set out a vision for regional stability in the post-Covid order.
2 Oct 2020 US presidential debate: Prologue to chaos Sam Hendricks The bizarre shout fest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden was ugly. It’s going to get worse.
30 Sep 2020 The unfinished Chinese civil war John Culver Many frame China’s options against Taiwan as peace or invasion. This is a dangerous oversimplification.
28 Sep 2020 A reality show for the US presidential race Erin Hurley This first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden promises a collision of two Americas, but little is likely to move.
23 Sep 2020 A reckless president emboldened Erin Hurley What would four more years of Donald Trump’s leadership look like? Bob Woodward’s new book gives some clues.
23 Sep 2020 How much did the spies really know about the virus? Daniel Flitton What was said (and, just as importantly, not said) in Australia hints at early intelligence assessments of Covid-19.
22 Sep 2020 The South China Sea map that wasn’t Khang Vu A mistake? Maybe. But a US map of Vietnam including the Paracel and Spratly islands raises big questions.
21 Sep 2020 Ginsburg’s pendulum Erin Hurley Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a deep faith in America’s capacity for self-correction. Her absence puts it to the test.
20 Sep 2020 America’s breaking point? Adam Henschke The fear is that Trump appoints a judge to decide his electoral fate and then calls on the military to enforce it.
16 Sep 2020 Where the US went wrong in the pandemic Jeremy Youde Public health in America is inherently a political issue. It didn’t need to be a partisan one.
16 Sep 2020 Trump’s gambit in the Balkans Nina Markovic Khaze , Perparim Xhaferi Drawing down troops from Germany one day, inserting the US into the Serbia-Kosovo dispute the next. What’s at play?
14 Sep 2020 Cut! How Hollywood self-censors on China Nicole de Souza The Disney remake of Mulan has put Hollywood in an uncomfortable spotlight of its own.
9 Sep 2020 America: Demographic shift to democratic redemption Erin Hurley Larger forces at play in the US make this an election more akin to the experience in 2012 than that of 2016.
7 Sep 2020 Pandemic democracy Benjamin Reilly Voting is based on trust between citizens and their government. In an age of social distancing, such faith is tested.
3 Sep 2020 A Biden presidency and the US–South Korea alliance Khang Vu Can Joe Biden, if elected, heal the rift between the two countries, or will he make it worse?
28 Aug 2020 A diplomatic breakdown over “snapback” tests the UN Richard Gowan Dispute over a US call for pre-2015 Iran sanctions has pushed the Security Council to its limit. It’s been there before.
27 Aug 2020 Indo-Pacific strategy: Before justifying the means, identify the ends Jason Israel Facing uncertainty of where “strategic competition” is headed, first look for the ideal outcome.
26 Aug 2020 America’s very unusual conventions Erin Hurley Following on the Democrats’ big show of unity last week, Republicans hit the screens this week to remake their leader.
21 Aug 2020 Hidden seams in the UAE-Israel deal Ben Scott It’s all about Iran, right? Actually, the agreement has more to do with managing the US and China.
21 Aug 2020 Book Review: The deadly legacy of the Cold War in the modern world John West The anti-communist purge in Indonesia in the 1960s is retold in a compelling examination of US Cold War policy.
19 Aug 2020 The Democrat and the world’s biggest democracy Aarti Betigeri Indians have embraced the US vice-presidential nominee as one of their own, even if her politics might clash.
18 Aug 2020 Kamala Harris: Where does Australia feature in her worldview? Iona Main What we know about Joe Biden’s running mate is she presents as a centrist internationalist. And she could be president.
17 Aug 2020 The essence of timing in politics Rodger Shanahan The UAE earned goodwill for a deal with Israel, but the US is still struggling to win backers for its hard line on Iran.
14 Aug 2020 Diego Garcia: The US has a clear choice Jagdish Koonjul The Mauritian ambassador to the UN on recognising the country’s sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago.
14 Aug 2020 Contemplating Kamala Harris Michael Fullilove , Richard McGregor A discussion of US presidential candidate Joe Biden’s pick for vice-presidential running mate.
12 Aug 2020 In US election, no surprise, no mystery Erin Hurley The only real unknown is just how far Donald Trump will go to remain in office.
11 Aug 2020 US in Southeast Asia: Democracy is (sort of) out, deterrence is in William Choong It would be a stretch for ASEAN members to march to the beat of Mike Pompeo’s democracy drums in confronting China.
10 Aug 2020 The most important American election ever? Mark Beeson Four more years of Trump would be simply catastrophic, not just for America but for the world.
7 Aug 2020 Cyber sovereignty cuts both ways Elliott Zaagman China’s barricades against foreign tech helped its companies grow massive. Now they’re being blocked in other markets.
7 Aug 2020 A Chinese-built airport next door to a key Australia-US naval base? Thomas Shugart Manus Island is a vital strategic location. Why is a Chinese company being paid to upgrade its airfield?
6 Aug 2020 It’s always about the oil in the Middle East Rodger Shanahan Confused by regional dynamics? Look to the constants.
3 Aug 2020 Young Australians turn from the US towards Asia. And it isn’t Trump Kate Clayton , James Blackwell Millennials don’t remember Washington behaving as a great power or helpful ally, so support for the alliance is waning.
31 Jul 2020 Book review: Superpower showdown Robert Wihtol The fraught relationship between the United States and China is set to deteriorate further.
31 Jul 2020 US–South Korea: Working group blues Khang Vu Has Washington effectively set up a veto over Moon Jae-in’s efforts to improve relations with Pyongyang?
30 Jul 2020 Which side would the US public choose in an India-China conflict? Timothy S. Rich , Vasabjit Banerjee As American attitudes towards China sour, India, as a fellow democracy, doesn’t appear to automatically benefit.
29 Jul 2020 American carnage, take two Erin Hurley Covid-19 is a loser. Donald Trump is banking on civil unrest in America’s cities to drum up fear – and votes.
28 Jul 2020 On China, the US speaks loudly but carries no stick Nick Bisley A flurry of bombastic rhetoric targeting Beijing puts pressure on allies and also fits Trump’s re-election strategy.
28 Jul 2020 UN report on US killing of Iranian commander misses the mark Alison Pert The drone strike on Qasem Soleimani was unlawful, the report finds, but weak analysis undercuts its conclusion.
27 Jul 2020 Five Eyes: Blurring the lines between intelligence and policy Ben Scott Intelligence sharing is one thing. Aligning policy with the same brand risks making too exclusive a grouping.
27 Jul 2020 Turkey: Not a team player Rodger Shanahan A nationalist bent at home and provocations abroad have frayed ties with Europe, and maybe soon the US, too.
25 Jul 2020 Australia lays down the law in the South China Sea dispute Bec Strating Canberra rejects the PRC’s “historic rights” claim to contested waters but now faces the test of what to do about it.
24 Jul 2020 China’s catastrophic success: US strategic blunders fuel rivalry John Culver Deepening enmity could amplify Beijing’s assessment that Washington may pursue the overthrow of the CCP as an end goal.