PNG forges international friendships but domestic divisions simmer
2023 was a year of increased international engagement for Papua New Guinea, though the most prominent issues facing the government…
Australia’s international strategy between the US and China
Author: Michael Keating, ANU The starting point for any review of Australia’s international strategy must be an assessment of the…
Reassessing Australia’s military spending rationale
Author: John Quiggin, UQ Australia’s purchase of nuclear submarines under the AUKUS agreement has been framed in terms of the…
Australia’s defence ambitions need Southeast Asian trust
Author: Aristyo Rizka Darmawan, ANU Since its announcement in September 2021, AUKUS has been hotly debated both in Australia and…
The Australia–Indonesia relationship is bigger than the bilateral
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Indonesian President Joko Widodo will land in Sydney this week to kick off his fifth official…
Bringing more ambition to the Australia–Indonesia relationship
Authors: Peter Drysdale, ANU and Rizal Sukma, CSIS Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s visit to Australia this week, likely his last…
Content flow across the great firewall on WeChat
Authors: Haiqing Yu, RMIT University and Wanning Sun, UTS WeChat is a news-sharing and content-distribution platform where people can easily…
The false logic of sanctions as deterrents
Author: Tom Westland, Wageningen University In February 2022, a war began between Russia and Ukraine. On paper, the odds were…
AUKUS navigational rights are submerged in regional challenges
Author: Donald R Rothwell, ANU Australia’s AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines will enjoy the freedom of navigation beyond Australian waters and freely…
The navigational rights of AUKUS submarines
Author: Donald R Rothwell, ANU A legal foundation for AUKUS is the freedom of navigation. This raises some fundamental issues…