US Perspectives on The South China Sea in An Era of Strategic Competition By Dr Rebecca Strating — Editors' Picks of 2019 and Analysis 02 January 2020What stance should the US take in its dealings with China in the South China Sea? Considerations such as China’s threat potential and ideological factors are important determinants. Read More
Digital Activism, Gaming and Hong Kong By Thom Dixon — Editors' Picks of 2019 and Analysis 01 January 2020There are 2.5 billion video gamers across the world, and a June report indicated they will spend $152.1 billion on games this year. It’s no surprise that the Hong Kong protests have spread to the world of gaming. Read More
Reading Room: David Cameron’s "For the Record" Reviewed by Colin Chapman FAIIA — Editors' Picks of 2019 and Reading room 01 January 2020David Cameron’s memoir appropriately highlights the successes of his Conservative government but is marred by his twisted justifications of the Brexit referendum. Read More
Where are the Women? Gender, Security and Australia’s Pacific Step Up By Associate Professor Nicole George — Editors' Picks of 2019 and Analysis 31 December 2019As the Pacific Pivot gathers momentum, it is time for more breadth in Pacific security analysis and more sustained effort to invite women to be part of negotiations. And it is time that those devising this security architecture reacquaint themselves with our government’s promises to Pacific women. Read More
How to Really Talk About Defending Australia By Associate Professor Marianne Hanson — Editors' Picks of 2019 and Analysis 30 December 2019Hugh White’s new book, How to Defend Australia, recommends Australia double defence spending and consider nuclear weapons. Both are highly problematic, as is Australia’s insular and opaque military and security decision-making. Read More
Why Nobody is Taking Action on Xinjiang and Why it Matters By Henry Storey — Editors' Picks of 2019 and Fresh perspective 30 December 2019It seems convenient for the world to turn a blind eye to China’s mass internment of Uighurs in its northwestern Xinjiang Province. Read More
How Dangerous is The South China Sea? By Dr Huiyun Feng — Editors' Picks of 2019 and Analysis 29 December 2019While territorial disputes in the South China Sea are hotly debated in international relations, they hold relatively little weight in the grand scheme of China’s security concerns. Read More
Gambia vs Myanmar: The Best Last Hope for The Rohingya? By Morten B Pedersen — Editors' Picks of 2019 and Analysis 28 December 2019With Aung San Suu Kyi in The Hague defending her government against genocide charges, there is hope Myanmar will take further steps to comply with international law and address the structural issues behind the Rohingya crisis. Read More
Opening the Gates: The Kartarpur Corridor By Grant Wyeth — Editors' Picks of 2019 and Analysis 28 December 2019The opening of the Kartarpur Corridor allowing Indian Sikhs to travel to a sacred Sikh site within Pakistan looks like a positive step in Indian-Pakistani relations. However, there may be ulterior motives. Read More
The Axis of Authoritarianism: China, Russia and the New Geopolitics By Professor Mark Beeson — Editors' Picks of 2019 and Analysis 27 December 2019The growing "bromance" between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin may be a development of world historical importance. Warmer relations may help to stabilise and unify Eurasia, long seen by some as a region of crucial strategic significance. Read More