March
Australia’s Indo-Pacific destiny up for grabs in a new world order
Australia may have to give up on the idea of a strategic equilibrium and settle for something messier and less grand.
March 2024
Australia can’t muddle through Trump 2.0 – we need to plan now
A re-elected Donald Trump will be better prepared to reshape America’s place in the world. Australia and its allies must be ready too.
September 2023
Speak clearly to Xi, and avoid the traps
The prime minister’s visit to a prickly Beijing will be watched closely for tone and content, at home and among allies.
July 2023
Three reasons why it’s so hard to make policy on China
Hard truths mean that working with China is increasingly difficult, but we have no choice but to persevere with skillful diplomacy.
April 2023
Why China relations need the guardrails on them
Beijing chafes at any constraints on its power. But it is important that other countries keep trying to persuade China to accept some rules of engagement.
March 2023
India has stopped underestimating Australia’s attractions
New Delhi is inexorably aligning its interests with the wider West. That has put Australia on the A-list of the Indian government’s international partners.