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How Australia can better address its real security threat - dislocation from the region

How Australia can better address its real security threat - dislocation from the region

The recent failure of Australia to be consulted, let alone to have any influence, on the Solomon Islands security agreement with China...
China has much to lose as war in Ukraine turns Europe away from globalisation

China has much to lose as war in Ukraine turns Europe away from globalisation

A view from Central Europe, from interviews conducted for an EU-funded, Erasmus + Jean Monnet Research Network survey of Eurasian...
Myanmar’s Perfect Storm of Risks on China’s Belt and Road

Myanmar’s Perfect Storm of Risks on China’s Belt and Road

Because of its strategic location between major regional powers, Myanmar’s participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative inevitably...
In the middle of a perfect storm: political risks of the Belt and Road project at Kyaukphyu, Myanmar

In the middle of a perfect storm: political risks of the Belt and Road project at Kyaukphyu, Myanmar

China’s Belt and Road Initiative features major initiatives in South and South East Asia and beyond for infrastructure connectivity and...
Contest in the Pacific: China - Pacific islands economic diplomacy

Contest in the Pacific: China - Pacific islands economic diplomacy

Despite the creation of a 10+1 China - Pacific Islands Economic Development and Cooperation forum, there is no regional Pacific islands...
Despite AUKUS, a China-Australia relationship reset is possible

Despite AUKUS, a China-Australia relationship reset is possible

The geopolitical posturing behind AUKUS is unremarkable for Australia but it needs a grand strategy for peace and prosperity
Nuclear subs lock in Australia's course in Asia

Nuclear subs lock in Australia's course in Asia

Australia has chosen a side, tying its future security to deeper integration into the US contest with China and furthering its separation...
Australia and China need a circuit-breaker

Australia and China need a circuit-breaker

Just like Whitlam's visit 50 years ago, Australia needs a circuit-breaker in its deteriorating relationship with its major economic...
Geopolitical rivalry is no answer to managing the pressing risks of new technology

Geopolitical rivalry is no answer to managing the pressing risks of new technology

Robust, zero-trust, supplier-blind cybersecurity would benefit from some global rules
The AIIB: Chinese multilateralism at a time of geopolitical shift

The AIIB: Chinese multilateralism at a time of geopolitical shift

Originally published in Society and Economy Abstract How China will contribute to global governance has become a critical question in...
Three challenges for Asia's digital future

Three challenges for Asia's digital future

As the world enters a new era that might be termed Globalization 2.0, Asia-Pacific nations are striving to develop rules, norms and...
A US-China Green Deal?

A US-China Green Deal?

The year 2020 was a turning point in so many ways. A pandemic tested our capacity for international cooperation. Our impact on the...
The Huawei Paradox: future tech risks and unravelling interdependence

The Huawei Paradox: future tech risks and unravelling interdependence

One firm has become emblematic of risk in the deteriorating geopolitical contest between the United States and China. Huawei is a...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: lessons for an Australia China strategy?

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: lessons for an Australia China strategy?

The Australia China relationship prospered while it required no real strategy apart from making hay. Both countries benefited enormously...
An Open Letter for Open Minds between Australia and China

An Open Letter for Open Minds between Australia and China

Growing up in a multicultural place like Australia, I was lucky to have the best of many worlds. We had Chinese food, Greek cafes and my...
Australia and the Indo-Pacific's shifting power dynamics

Australia and the Indo-Pacific's shifting power dynamics

Originally published by In Focus, September 2020 and, if you don't have time to read the whole piece, an abbreviated version was...
Three Seas Initiative: a European answer to China's Belt and Road?

Three Seas Initiative: a European answer to China's Belt and Road?

Everyone wins except Russia, from grand plans to bolster south-north infrastructure connectivity in Central Europe: the EU 3 Seas Initiative
The US “Clean Network” Risks Undermining a Rules-Based Tech World

The US “Clean Network” Risks Undermining a Rules-Based Tech World

The new US-China tech war: at stake is who sets the rules for data, communications, AI-driven networks of the future
Managing political risks on the Belt and Road

Managing political risks on the Belt and Road

This year has demonstrated the critical importance of managing risks. An Expert Blog on Belt and Road risks
Decoupling: Trump's Challenge to the Global Order

Decoupling: Trump's Challenge to the Global Order

The US is pushing to decouple from China, but the Trump administration’s geopolitical confrontation with Beijing is spooking others
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