I’ve always enjoyed reading Graeme Dobell’s think pieces. He’s a champion of the Pacific islands in Canberra and notable for his blunt appraisals of Australia’s standing in the region. But I’m not persuaded by the …
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The release of the Trump administration’s 2018 national defence strategy (NDS) in January highlighted a more dangerous threat environment with an assertive China and aggressive Russia at the top of US concerns. The document states …
In lieu of our regular round-ups on women, peace and security for December and January, we bring you some of the analysis and research conducted in 2017. Our February update will be published in early …
Australia has always been the big fish in our Pacific pond, although we haven’t always lived up to our grand rhetoric of Pacific leadership. In the recent foreign policy white paper, Australia pledged to step …
Australia’s aspiration for the South Pacific must be for the creation of an economic, political and security community. Australia and New Zealand will be central to such a community—and will carry the cost—but much of …