3 Nov 2020 Taking China seriously: A review of Geoff Raby’s “grand strategy” James Curran Jumping at shadows is no basis for Australian foreign policy. Common sense must prevail.
26 Oct 2020 Can Covid-19 advance gender equality in China’s health policies? Sara E Davies , Huiyun Feng , Connie Cai Ru Gan The coronavirus pandemic revealed the disconnect between wishful official edicts and rigid social conventions.
22 Oct 2020 Economic diplomacy: Japanese investment takes a Toll Greg Earl While a disastrous foray by Japan Post grabs headlines, China shrinks as a share of the global economy.
22 Oct 2020 Filling the gap: How Australia is creating its own “China problem” Angela Lehmann The current geopolitical to-ing and fro-ing must not obscure the need to understand Chinese language and culture.
20 Oct 2020 Duelling diplomacy over Southeast Asia’s most important river Andrea Haefner Despite climate change and the cost hydropower dams, Mekong nations will find it difficult to turn away from China.
20 Oct 2020 Can China be a peacemaker in Afghanistan? Naweed Jafari China has so far stayed on the sidelines of the intra-Afghan talks, but it could play a big role in ending the conflict.
15 Oct 2020 Kyrgyzstan’s turmoil and the competition for Central Asia Nikola Mikovic Post-election upheaval has drawn new attention to internal power struggles and the region’s geostrategic importance.
14 Oct 2020 Kiwis and hawks: Is New Zealand edging closer to Australia on China? Anna Powles , Joanne Wallis Views on China appear to be hardening in Wellington, and the next government will be pressed to find a policy balance.
13 Oct 2020 The many trails of Ant Group Fraser Howie Plans to list the company at the centre of China’s financial and payments network could spark a geopolitical firestorm.
9 Oct 2020 Bangladesh’s balancing act between great powers Mubashar Hasan , Arild Engelsen Ruud For all the talk of a China-India contest, Bangladesh offers very little from a strategic point of view.
9 Oct 2020 China’s vision of sovereignty for the next world order Bill Hayton Beijing’s attitude is clearly one that says big countries matter more than small or middle-size ones.
5 Oct 2020 A dose of climate realism about China’s carbon pledge Anthony Burke Beijing’s target falls well short of the dramatic and globally organised action needed to stop dangerous climate change.
1 Oct 2020 Smart China choices Ben Scott Australia’s relationship with China is unavoidably asymmetric. That shouldn’t stop Australia finding a competitive edge.
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.
29 Sep 2020 China-India: Talk is cheap, but never free Oriana Skylar Mastro Temper the negotiation hopes. States often worry a willingness to talk will communicate weakness to an adversary.
28 Sep 2020 Working together on relief can stop a China‑India border disaster Lina Gong Cooperation on humanitarian assistance is an alternative channel for the two sides to build trust and generate goodwill.
25 Sep 2020 Colonialism and cultural erasure in Xinjiang Michael Clarke The ideology behind the CCP’s “re-education” of the Uighur shares in the history of subjugating indigenous populations.
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.
14 Sep 2020 No breakthrough in sight for EU-China leaders’ meeting Nora Schlenzig Europe seeks to keep bilateral ties from deteriorating as seen with the US and China, yet a rebalance is underway.
9 Sep 2020 Debunking the myth of China’s “debt-trap diplomacy” Shahar Hameiri Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.
8 Sep 2020 No news is not good news Richard McGregor The hasty exit from China of two Australian journalists underscores how much the relationship has soured.
8 Sep 2020 Australia, all is not lost despite China’s trade tantrums James Laurenceson Stopping trade means China loses too, and Beijing must know the world is watching.
2 Sep 2020 A China-Iran bilateral deal: Costs all around Jeffrey Payne Beijing sees an opportunity in Tehran’s international isolation – but may not realise the tangle it is entering.
1 Sep 2020 China sours on Australia’s wine Victor Ferguson Why might Beijing have chosen to use anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations as informal economic sanctions?
28 Aug 2020 Jakarta should be wary of Beijing’s South China Sea proposals Aristyo Rizka Darmawan “Joint development” is a misnomer when China has no legal stake in what is Indonesian territory.
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.
25 Aug 2020 The delusion of India trying to throttle China’s maritime trade Sudarshan Y. Shrikhande Rowdy debates about going for China’s “jugular” in the Malacca Strait should not obscure the practical difficulties.
24 Aug 2020 Kashmir, a year on from the change Roshni Kapur Revoking special status hasn’t resolved militancy or improved the local economy – both supposed goals of the move.
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.
19 Aug 2020 As Pakistan and Saudi Arabia drift apart, China moves in Syed Fazl-e-Haider A growing schism between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan points to new alliances in the Muslim world.
12 Aug 2020 China is overturning the rules-based order from within Malcolm Jorgensen By contesting basic principles of international law, China is doing far more damage than is often recognised.
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.
11 Aug 2020 Cambodia: Hard choices Kimkong Heng Punishment for democratic backsliding might force Hun Sen’s government closer to China – but not without cost.
11 Aug 2020 Chinese dams and the Mekong drought Milton Osborne The environmental impact of China’s dam building upstream is undeniable. The silence from some quarters is surprising.
10 Aug 2020 Chinese trawlers in the Galapagos: The protection challenge Mélodie Ruwet Locking off waters to protect biodiversity won’t work without recognising that fish don’t care for the lines on a map.
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?
3 Aug 2020 Brunei, ASEAN and the South China Sea Joshua Espeña , Anne Uy A long-silent claimant has spoken, but will it be heard?
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 COVIDcast: Looking at China from the grassroots, with Dexter Roberts Richard McGregor , Dexter Roberts The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region, and the world.
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 Battle for Hong Kong takes on a new shape JJ Rose Squashed by Beijing’s new security law, the pro-democracy movement is going into politics – or going underground.
28 Jul 2020 Managing Chinese economic risks means more than diversification Heath Baker How does Australia confront the possibility of Beijing’s economic coercion?
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.
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.
23 Jul 2020 India-China relations and the geopolitics of water Ameya Pratap Singh , Urvi Tembey Control over key rivers effectively gives China a chokehold on India’s economy – and poses a wider regional threat.
22 Jul 2020 Interesting times for TikTok Elliott Zaagman The debate over banning the social media app hits on big issues of tech, trade and sovereignty.
22 Jul 2020 A nervous watch on the Three Gorges Dam Peter McCawley Extensive flooding is testing one of the world‘s megaprojects – and China’s reputation for high-quality infrastructure.
22 Jul 2020 Is Huawei in the UK a canary in the coalmine? Daniel Woker Britain’s 5G ban shows that political risk must be priced into commercial calculations as the world considers value.