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Why the US-China trade deal will remain ineffectual 0
- Asia Pacific
- February 28, 2019
The broader strategic issues driving competition between the two powers will remain unaddressed.
Willing but reluctant: Australia and human rights 0
- Asia Pacific
- February 27, 2019
Canberra’s mixed record on human rights has prompted international criticism and accusations of hypocrisy.
Why Trump will never achieve denuclearisation in Korea 0
- Asia Pacific
- February 24, 2019
North Korea’s capacity to target the US with a nuclear-armed ICBM has fundamentally altered the status quo
Hitting reset: Australia and New Zealand in the Pacific 0
- Asia Pacific
- January 30, 2019
The fresh diplomatic efforts by the region’s traditional heavyweights diverge starkly on substance.
China’s digital backdoor: Huawei in Southeast Asia 0
- Technology & Society
- January 17, 2019
For some states, the threat of cyber espionage may be worth the risk to improve social control.
The problem with Xi’s 40th anniversary message to Taiwan 0
- China
- January 12, 2019
The ill-timed speech has revitalised the fortunes of the pro-independence party.

Cooperation or confrontation? The failure of APEC 2018 0
- Multilateral Institutions, Asia Pacific
- December 17, 2018
The public divide at APEC 2018 is unlikely to be bridged soon.
Taiwan’s pro-reunification party stages a comeback 0
- China, Asia Pacific
- December 14, 2018
Pro-independence forces have been rattled by their surprise loss in the ‘midterm’ local elections.
ASEAN-China Code of Conduct to conclude in three years?0
- Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific
- November 16, 2018
With a lot of players and not much time, concluding negotiations by 2021 is an ambitious goal.
President-General Secretary: Trong’s power consolidation 0
- Southeast Asia
- November 13, 2018
Vietnam’s consensus-based model of communist rule is sliding towards authoritarianism.
Hypocrisy and censorship: China’s human rights model 0
- China
- November 11, 2018
By deflecting allegations and accusing critics of abuse, Beijing is stifling the human rights agenda.
Cold war? Towards an era of adverse US-China competition 0
- Asia Pacific
- November 4, 2018
Declining relations between Beijing and Washington signal turbulent times ahead for the Indo-Pacific.