How mateship made way for freedom, democracy and rule of law
Monday
8th July
2019
Australia’s diplomatic language has evolved during a period of instability and risk, but is practice following?…
Category Archive: Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia
Regional wrap
Thursday
4th July
2019
The past fortnight would be best described as surreal and bizarre; surreal because one witnessed leaders of countries seemingly hostile…
Regional wrap
Thursday
20th June
2019
This fortnight, millions of Hong Kongers took to the streets to protest against a proposed bill that would allow…
Time to focus on foreign policy for the sake of Australia’s future
Thursday
16th May
2019
Australians face a set of decisions in foreign policy arguably more important to us than any national decisions since the…
Hun Sen’s natural bilateral “bestie”
Wednesday
15th May
2019
On the sidelines of the second Belt and Road Forum in China last month, Cambodia’s Hun Sen was busy. He…
Regional wrap
Thursday
11th April
2019
The last fortnight witnessed a few key developments in the Indo-Pacific region. The most significant one for Australia, was the…
Regional wrap
Thursday
28th March
2019
There are certain world events that mark a before and after for how we regard some phenomena. Far-right extremism and…
AI in Asia: Challenges and opportunities
Friday
22nd February
2019
In today’s information age, artificial intelligence has made a name for itself as a futuristic agent that will take away…
A Contested Asia: What comes after US strategic predominance?
Friday
8th September
2017
2017 Griffith Asia Lecture by Mr Peter Varghese AO, Chancellor, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 6 September 2017…
Why the Quad won’t ever be an Asian NATO
Thursday
24th January
2019
The most recent meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Singapore last…