Quo vadis, Australia?
Tuesday
28th November
2017
Foreign policy white papers can disappoint. More than white papers on domestic policy, they deal largely with the unknown. And,…
Posts by Jill Moriarty
Australia’s Foreign Policy White Paper offers more wishful thinking than concrete ideas
Monday
27th November
2017
A white paper has many purposes and audiences. There are, for example, the other government departments, ministers, opposition, internal staff…
Wang Huning: China’s antidote to strongman politics
Friday
24th November
2017
In international politics, the concept of “soft power” is already well known. But in the Chinese domestic domain, the contest…
APEC leaders’ meeting exposes policy fault line
Thursday
16th November
2017
With differing views on trade, multilateralism and the future of APEC itself, the latest APEC leaders’ meeting presented much more…
Meet the mastermind behind Xi Jinping’s power
Tuesday
7th November
2017
The conclusion of the recent Communist Party congress in China has turned the world’s spotlight on a hitherto elusive figure,…
The rise of #Xiplomacy and China’s strategic narrative
Wednesday
1st November
2017
It’s been nearly two months since China’s official media agency Xinhua debuted #Xiplomacy on Twitter. Xinhua, with a weighty…
Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific: The digital challenge
Friday
27th October
2017
Griffith Asia Institute (GAI), in collaboration with the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), hosted the second…
Professor Emeritus Russell Trood
Monday
23rd October
2017
Professor Emeritus Russell Trood first joined Griffith University in 1991. As Director of the Griffith Asia Institute from 2015-2016 and…
Commentary: Trump’s Iran decision hurts chance of a North Korea deal
Saturday
21st October
2017
Donald Trump’s undermining of the Iran nuclear deal only shrinks US options for dealing with North Korea. The US president’s…
Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok: A showcase of Russia’s pivot to Asia?
Monday
2nd October
2017
The schedule of top-level international events in the Asia-Pacific is famously busy. To keep a finger on the pulse of…