Analysis

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25 Jul 2019
Rarely has a peacetime British prime minister been confronted with such grave challenges, nor have they appeared so unequal to
24 Jul 2019
Canberra has been on the receiving end of criticism for not being more vocal when it comes to human rights
24 Jul 2019
China appears to have switched from a foot-dragging strategy to public enthusiasm for a finalised agreement on an ASEAN-China Code
24 Jul 2019
A curious element of Hugh White’s argument for a massive restructure and rebuilding of Australian defence is that a war
18 Jul 2019
Johnson’s judicious refusal to be baited will give him the political space to begin repairing bruised relations with the White
17 Jul 2019
In light of ASEAN's explanation of its "outlook on the Indo-Pacific," it is important to remember that Indonesia and ASEAN
15 Jul 2019
Australia’s options for defending itself are in the news with the release of Hugh White’s How to Defend Australia. Will it shake
14 Jul 2019
The development of a de facto alliance between Moscow and Beijing, driven by their increasing anti-Western alignment, could mark the
14 Jul 2019
A newly-developed Soft Power Map visualises the attraction of museums in global cities and, with the development of a forecasting
11 Jul 2019
If Facebook was an experiment in creating a true “marketplace of ideas,” the results are disappointing, naively utopian and sometimes
10 Jul 2019
The “Avia law” is presented as a victory of the French state over Facebook, but it’s unclear if it primarily
10 Jul 2019
With no sign of Hong Kong protestors letting up or the crisis being substantively resolved, the Australian Government and Parliament