United States

The Blue Dot Network and US-China geoeconomic rivalry 0
- Asia Pacific, United States
- November 26, 2019
The potential for a cooperative win-win solution may be overshadowed by the competitive environment.
2020 to open with Trump and Kim once again at loggerheads 0
- Korea, United States
- November 20, 2019
The North is refusing talks without concessions but the US won’t offer concessions before talks.
US asylum ban pushes migrants to ‘unsafe’ third countries 0
- United States
- October 3, 2019
The administration’s migration policies are exacerbating the situation along the southern border.
Pacific rift: the US alliance system in Asia under duress 0
- Asia Pacific, United States
- September 18, 2019
Colloquially, the squeaky wheel gets the grease — but not so in the case of Japan and South Korea.
Oil to the flames: will the Iran-US spat escalate to war?0
- Middle East, United States
- July 22, 2019
Iran’s seizures of UK-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf have raised the heat for all parties concerned.
Shangri-La Dialogue 2019: averting Asia’s wreckage 0
- Asia Pacific, United States
- June 19, 2019
US and Chinese representatives used the Singapore meeting to present their competing regional visions.

Out of the embassy: what next for Julian Assange?0
- Technology & Society, United States
- May 13, 2019
After years in the Ecuadorian embassy, the founder of Wikileaks now faces an uncertain future.
Huawei vs the US: the battle for the future of 5G 0
- Technology & Society, United States
- March 31, 2019
Despite US pressure, the Chinese telecom’s 2018 revenue surpassed $100 billion for the first time.
Why the US-China trade deal will remain ineffectual 0
- Asia Pacific, United States
- February 28, 2019
The broader strategic issues driving competition between the two powers will remain unaddressed.
Why Trump will never achieve denuclearisation in Korea 0
- Asia Pacific, United States
- February 24, 2019
North Korea’s capacity to target the US with a nuclear-armed ICBM has fundamentally altered the status quo
Enduring defeat: making sense of Trump’s Syria pull-out 0
- Middle East, United States
- January 11, 2019
Withdrawing US troops from the anti-ISIS campaign will reshape the politics of Syria’s civil war.
Will Australia follow Trump’s Middle East policy?0
- Middle East, United States
- November 23, 2018
PM Morrison has suggested moving Australia’s Israeli embassy to Jerusalem and leaving the Iran deal.