How Xi Jinping is reshaping the world
Monday
6th July
2020
Rowan Callick shares insights into How Xi Jinping Is Reshaping the World…
Category Archive: Commentary
Regional wrap | 53
Thursday
2nd July
2020
Australia commits $270 billion to boost defence capability. CCP's draconian national security law comes into effect in Hong Kong. India…
Designing an Australian grand strategy for China
Tuesday
30th June
2020
A grand strategy involves developing and applying national power to improve the relationship our nation has with another. This whole-of-nation…
Belt and Road means big data and facial recognition too
Wednesday
24th June
2020
China’s digital technologies for societal control are finding a place in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which aims to…
The two great threats of 2020: coronavirus – and Keynes
Friday
26th June
2020
The fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic leaves an economically threatening legacy of high budget deficits and public debt. Professor…
Cold war nuclear-powered aircraft: A step too far
Monday
22nd June
2020
A nuclear-powered aircraft could, it seemed, provide dramatically improved range and endurance compared to chemically fuelled powered aircraft.
Principles of Australian grand strategy for China
Tuesday
23rd June
2020
A cascade of recent events has sharpened the need for Australia to devise a coherent response to China’s growing influence…
ANALYSIS | Whither Australia-China Trade?
Thursday
18th June
2020
The Australia-China trade relationship is currently under significant strain. Professor Tony Mankin from the Griffith Asia Institute shares his insights.
Defending Australia’s north: The case for automated airbases
Monday
15th June
2020
A constant challenge in Australian defence is the lack of people. Australia has a small population, yet it has big…
China’s ‘wolf warriors’ spring from internal problems
Tuesday
9th June
2020
In Australia, as in many other countries today, two self-isolating clusters of influencers have emerged that seek to steer dealings…