‘Like-minded states’ and the liberal international order
Thursday
9th January
2020
Allies and partners of the United States in Asia use ‘rules-based order’ rhetoric as shorthand for a US-led…
Category Archive: Region | China and Northeast Asia
Beyond the theatre: Backstage engagement at the G20
Tuesday
14th January
2020
The Group of Twenty (G20), the premier international forum for global economic cooperation is most recognisable through the…
Regional wrap
Wednesday
18th December
2019
The last month of this year, and this decade, has so far been a troubling one. From extensive bush-fires…
How dangerous is the South China Sea?
Tuesday
10th December
2019
While territorial disputes in the South China Sea are hotly debated in international relations, they hold relatively little weight in…
Japan’s engagement in China’s Belt and Road initiative
Wednesday
7th March
2018
Tokyo’s decision to join the Belt and Road Initiative enables Japan to seek greater business opportunities. However, to reap the…
Who’s leading, and where are we going?
Thursday
12th December
2019
Global leadership works best when liberal great powers embrace a shared, inclusive vision of global order, jointly manage the challenges…
Environmentally sustainable water management in the Asia Pacific
Tuesday
10th December
2019
Balancing water needs for human use and for the protection of freshwater ecosystems is one of society’s great challenges. Freshwater…
Regional wrap
Thursday
5th December
2019
Concerns about the Chinese Communist Party’s nefariously growing interference into the region (and Australia’s) domestic politics, society and…
The power of the ballot box
Thursday
28th November
2019
The remarkable people of Hong Kong — long written off by outsiders as conformists focused on turning a buck —…
Nepal’s border pains: burning effigies of Modi and Xi
Friday
22nd November
2019
Earlier this week, some agitated Nepalese youths poured onto streeets and burnt effigies of Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping –…