Asia Pacific

Under the sea: Australia’s new submarine fleet 0
- Asia Pacific
- April 3, 2019
The Attack class may still be in service in sixty years, leaving Canberra with no room for error.
Huawei vs the US: the battle for the future of 5G 0
- Technology & Society
- March 31, 2019
Despite US pressure, the Chinese telecom’s 2018 revenue surpassed $100 billion for the first time.
The illiberal turn in the 2019 Indonesian election 0
- Southeast Asia
- March 26, 2019
Though a repeat of the 2014 poll, electoral conditions have changed in the intervening years.
No trust in vaccines: the Philippines measles outbreak 0
- Southeast Asia
- March 23, 2019
Misplaced concerns stemming from the Dengvaxia scandal are putting thousands of children at risk.
Thai elections: authoritarianism institutionalised 0
- Southeast Asia
- March 18, 2019
After years of delay, Thais finally have the opportunity to choose their own government again. Sort of.
New Delhi’s foreign policy in the Indian Ocean 0
- Asia Pacific
- March 1, 2019
The campaign against China for regional influence is beginning to heat up.

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.