Consider the Counterfactual: Why the US Should Join the AIIB By Seamus Dove — Fresh perspective 17 February 2022Washington has long opposed the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, viewing it as a tool for propagating Chinese influence. Now, seven years on from its inception, membership to the AIIB could serve US interests. Read More
What Zoom Diplomacy Means for US Indo-Pacific Engagement By Umber Latafat — Fresh perspective 15 February 2022US cabinet officials’ travel to the Indo-Pacific is increasingly driven by regional multilateral meetings. With these meetings held virtually in 2021, 2022 should see the US president and his team back on the road. Read More
Ocean Transparency and Australia’s Impact on Nuclear Stability By Ben Yeldham — Fresh perspective 11 February 2022The establishment of AUKUS was another milestone in Australia’s development of a comprehensive maritime defence strategy. However, the advancement of anti-submarine warfare capabilities threatens nuclear stability in the Indo-Pacific. Read More
China and Africa: In It for the Long Haul? By Niki Beri — Fresh perspective 10 February 2022China’s long-standing partnerships in Africa show little evidence of decline. As China increases its political and economic influence over the African continent, is the fate of China-Africa relations sealed? Read More
Countering China’s Grey-Zone Diplomacy By Cameron Smith — Fresh perspective 08 February 2022China’s increasing use of grey-zone operations in the South China Sea undermines national sovereignty, international governance, and the US alliance structure in the region. It is essential that US and regional policymakers confront Chinese assertiveness. Read More
Cooperation: The Hidden Tool of Defence By Shaun Cameron — Fresh perspective 13 January 2022In the current strategic environment, states are looking beyond the strategies of the past to ensuring their national security. A little-heralded Australian defence program in the Indo-Pacific may hold the edge in supporting Australian interests through the hand of friendship. Read More
China’s Five-Year Rule of Law Plan: Implications for Hong Kong and Beyond By Scott Reid — Fresh perspective 11 January 2022The Chinese Communist Party has enacted a five-year plan for the construction of a rule of law. It has been instrumental in maintaining its political supremacy and has had significant implications for Hong Kong. Read More
Most Read of 2021: The Woman Paradox: Misogyny and Women In the Far-Right By Anet McClintock — Fresh perspective and Editors' Picks 06 January 2022With the threat of right-wing extremism accelerating due to the pandemic, understanding the gendered element of the threat is essential countering radicalisation. Misogynist rhetoric is not only pushing men to the far right, but women too. Read More
Could the US Lose Access to the Arctic? By Shaun Cameron — Fresh perspective 03 November 2021Climate change has allowed for new energy resources and trade routes to be exploited in the Arctic. This has resulted in growing great power competition between the US, Russia, and China in the region. Read More
Rethinking Australia's Pacific Islander Migration Policies By Dominic Simonelli — Fresh perspective 29 October 2021Australia’s approach to Pacific migration needs to refocus as climate change worsens. Going forward, Australia should prioritise migrant dignity and mobility. Read More