Japan steps closer to global military power
Author: Thomas Wilkins, University of Sydney Realist international relations scholars predicted that after the Cold War Japan would revert to…
Can Netanyahu prioritise Israel’s Asia pivot?
Author: Carice Witte, SIGNAL Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is set to form a stable 64-seat far-right…
The ABCs of China’s GDI
Author: Deborah Brautigam, John Hopkins University In 1949, former US president Harry Truman launched the first US global aid program,…
Canada’s new Indo-Pacific strategy bids au revoir to middle power ambitions
Author: Paul Evans, UBC Ottawa has unveiled its long-awaited Indo-Pacific Strategy. Comprehensive statements on regional or global foreign policy are…
Iran and the ‘Asianisation’ of world politics
Author: Alam Saleh, ANU In an era characterised by the conspicuous rise of China and growing Russian aggression, a new…
Japan–China relations back on track
Author: Shin Kawashima, University of Tokyo At a Japan–China summit on 17 November 2022, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and…
Chinese influence in a changing Central Asia
Author: Alessandro Arduino, NUS Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Beijing’s influence in Eurasia has been expanding. But while the reduced…
Deterrence across the Taiwan Strait demands a diplomatic touch
Authors: Charles KS Wu, University of South Alabama, Lin (Kirin) Pu, Tulane University and Cathy Fang, GWU Few observers of…
Indonesia’s Successful G20 Summit: A Turning Point?
Author: Colin I Bradford, Brookings Institution The Indonesian G20 year was like no other. The Russian war in Europe divided…
The return of Atlantic industrial policy challenges Asian trade efficiency
Author: Editorial Board, ANU The structural cracks in the global economy are becoming bigger and more dangerous. In October this…