John is a Senior Analyst with an interest in Indo-Pacific geopolitics. Master of International Relations (Australian National University) graduate with study focus on the Indo-Pacific. Qualified lawyer (University of Auckland, NZ) with experience in post-colonial Pacific & NZ legal systems.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies like Russia—known as OPEC Plus (OPEC+)—will meet virtually today. The meeting
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Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh will begin a two-day visit to China today. The visit will be anchored by a bilateral
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Kazakhstan will hold a snap presidential election today. After a year which started with unprecedented violent protests, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev—currently
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RADAR SWEEP Geopolitics Newsletter November 6 – 13 2022 US mid-term elections indicate Democrats to hold a senate majority with
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US President Joe Biden begins a four-day visit to Indonesia today to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit this week. He
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Japan will host navies from around the world for an international fleet review today. The review marks the 70th anniversary
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Brazil will hold the second round of its presidential election today. Incumbent ultraconservative President Jair Bolsonaro is being challenged by
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RADAR SWEEP Geopolitics Newsletter October 16 – 23 2022 Xi Jinping Appointed Unprecedented Third Term as General Secretary at Conclusion
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will conclude his three-day trip to Australia today. Kishida met Australian counterpart Prime Minister Anthony
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Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong will arrive in Australia today for annual three-day bilateral talks. Lee will meet
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The second round of polio vaccinations in Ghana—which began on October 6—is expected to be completed today. It follows the
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RADAR SWEEP Geopolitics Newsletter September 25 – October 02, 2022 Historic US-Pacific joint partnership signed at US-Pacific summit The US
READ MORECuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz ends his week-long visit to Vietnam today. The visit is the first by Cruz
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Africa’s Aerospace and Defence fair—hosted by South Africa—concludes today. The four-day fair convened 450 aviation and defence industry companies from
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The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) will hold the world’s largest space conference in Paris today. The five-day congress brings together
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RADAR SWEEP Geopolitics Newsletter September 4-11 2022 Death of Britain’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II Britain’s iconic and long-serving
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Cuba will open the largest tourism trade show in Latin America today. The four-day Meetings and Incentive Travel Market convention
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South Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin will visit Mongolia today to discuss their strategic partnership. The three-day trip is the
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RADAR SWEEP Geopolitics Newsletter August 14-21 2022 MILITARY EXERCISES HELD ACROSS NORTHERN AUSTRALIA The three-week Pitch Black aerial exercises began
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The joint US-Indonesian military exercises Garuda Shield 2022—hosted in Indonesia’s Sumatra and Riau islands over the past two weeks—will conclude
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