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Can ASEAN Step Up to the Tatmadaw?

By Professor James Chin
03 May 2021

ASEAN can only play the role of interlocker between the big powers and Myanmar. It will not push Myanmar into the corner or issue ultimatums.
Book cover: The Rare Metals War by Guillaume Pitron.

Book Review: Rare Metals War

By Carl Spandler
03 May 2021

Global demand for rare metals is rapidly rising. Guillaume Pitron explores and exposes the geopolitical, economic, environmental, and societal impacts of securing supplies of these raw materials.
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30 April: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs

By Isabella Keith
30 April 2021

This week in Australian foreign affairs: the suspension of passenger flights from India, Morrison at Biden’s Leaders’ Summit on Climate, Payne on the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting, and more.

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India’s Geopolitical Role in the Indo-Pacific
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Peace Operations and the International Order
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27 May
Our Home in Myanmar - Book Launch
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