Australia engages with the ASEAN it has and works towards the ASEAN the region needs
Australian engagement with ASEAN is still stuck in a dominant security narrative that sees it as a counter to China…
Time for Australia and ASEAN to grasp the regional strategic initiative
Australia's hosting of a special summit this week is a signal of ASEAN's centrality in the region's strategic framework, but…
Australia, Japan and the new web of Indo-Pacific minilateralism
The rise of minilateralism in the Indo-Pacific heralds a new way of cooperating with the potential to provide diverse strategic…
Stagnant and faltering self-determination efforts in the Pacific
Self-determination drama is at high tide in the Pacific as the journey for sovereignty plots new geopolitical waves. ...
Keeping the IPEF afloat is in Indonesia’s interest
Regardless of the IPEF outcome, partaking in its negotiations will solidify Indonesia’s status as a reliable and inclusive trade partner,…
East Asia needs to tap into plurilateralism’s potential
Author: Robert Basedow, London School of Economics Multilateralism is now in crisis. The crisis manifests itself most forcefully in the…
How can Japan balance deterrence and diplomacy with China?
Author: Madoka Fukuda, Hosei University On 16 December 2022, the Japanese government approved three new strategic documents related to national…
US Indo-Pacific policy prioritises security over economics
Author: Claude Barfield, American Enterprise Institute Under President Joe Biden, the United States has stepped up its campaign to build…
APEC’s ambitions met with challenges in 2022
Author: Rebecca Sta Maria, APEC The start of 2022 held much promise for APEC economies. The pandemic seemed under control.…
Central Asia’s authoritarians stare down a year of disorder
Author: Kirill Nourzhanov, ANU Political turmoil and uncertainty beset Central Asia in 2022. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan faced…