Chinese Whispers: China’s media influence and pushback in Australia and Asia
China’s global media influence has encountered increasing pushback from numerous countries. This report looks at the perception of China’s influence …
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Preserving Peace as China Rises II: Preparing for a Post-American Asian Order
With US leadership unable to guarantee peace and security in the Indo-Pacific this century, the region will need to transition …
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Preserving Peace as China Rises I
Inventive foreign policy that can simultaneously reassure the Indo-Pacific’s established powers and accommodate Chinese ambitions is urgently needed. This report …
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Future Submarine Project Should Raise Periscope for Another Look
The Future Submarine Project – replacement of Australia’s 6 ailing Collins Class submarines with 12 Future Submarines – has a …
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Australia and the Future of Nuclear Deterrence
Nuclear weapons, because of their enormous destructive power, represent survival interests of states. Australia decided long ago that our best …
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In praise of Southeast Asia’s miracle
If you didn’t notice that this week marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Association of Southeast Nations …
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The difficulty of reforming China’s economy
Since Deng Xiaoping’s reform and opening up in 1978, China’s economy has enjoyed 35 years of growth at rates averaging …
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Moral mission of small government
Regardless of which party wins the election in September, the new government will have much more important issues to deal …
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The morality of US military might
Gunboat diplomacy in the South China Sea and a resurfacing of territorial tensions with Japan suggest China is ready to …
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Business didn’t wait for White Paper
The Gillard government has pitched its Asian Century White Paper as a blueprint for Australia’s next great nation-building project. Despite …
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Half-baked language policy is al dente
The government’s recently released white paper, Australia in the Asian Century, is heavy on big picture macroeconomic analysis about Australia’s …
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A cultural revolution to celebrate
Half a world away from US imperial decline and European economic decay, the vista that stretches from the offices of …
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Australia’s Asian embrace
Sam Roggeveen, editor of the Lowy Institute’s blog The Interpreter, recently suggested that coming to grips with the Asian Century …
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Sorry, Malcolm, Australia needs the US in the Asian century
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Lessons from Southeast Asia
Foreign Minister Bob Carr will no doubt be glad to see the end of his gaffe-prone first month in office. …