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Even a cursory reading reveals a number of noteworthy aspects of the newly released White Paper. First, compared with the…
The recent gubernatorial elections in Jakarta have generated vigorous debate about the state of democracy in Indonesia. Many observers have…
In August 2017, Rwandan President Paul Kagame won re-election with 98.79 percent of the vote. Underlying this landslide victory was…
Foreign policy white papers can disappoint. More than white papers on domestic policy, they deal largely with the unknown. And,…
In international politics, the concept of “soft power” is already well known. But in the Chinese domestic domain, the contest…
With differing views on trade, multilateralism and the future of APEC itself, the latest APEC leaders’ meeting presented much more…
The conclusion of the recent Communist Party congress in China has turned the world’s spotlight on a hitherto elusive figure,…
The Philippines is poised to become strategically more important to Australia, leading to opportunities for intensified defence cooperation. At a…
It’s been nearly two months since China’s official media agency Xinhua debuted #Xiplomacy on Twitter. Xinhua, with a weighty…
Griffith Asia Institute (GAI), in collaboration with the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), hosted the second…
