Are China and the US destined for war?
The comparison between ancient Athens and modern China, and Sparta and the US, through the Thucydides Trap, has its limitations.
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Can the world ever really keep terrorists off the internet?
British Prime Minister Theresa May called for an international cooperative effort to drive terrorists off the internet. How well have other global efforts to manage the internet fared?
Taking Asia’s temperature at Shangri-La
For the first time in the dialogue’s 15 year history, the country most are puzzled about is not China.
The Belt and Road Initiative: China’s vision for globalisation, Beijing-style
The Chinese government has now clearly signalled its intention to assume a more prominent global leadership role through the Belt and Road Initiative.
China’s leaders and citizens are losing patience with North Korea
A troublesome 'little brother' is exhausting the sympathy on which it heavily relies.
US strike on Syria swiftly ends talk of warmer relations with Russia
A thawing of tensions between the two superpowers seems as far away as it was under Obama.
Russia expands in the Middle East as America’s ‘honest broker’ role fades
While US officials have consistently maintained that American military domination is essential, a resurgent Russia poses challenges.
Artificially inflating the threat from Russia does nobody any good
Great powers have always meddled in each other's business and struggled to reconcile their interests. Why are we convinced Russia is different?
No longer tied to Britain, Australia is still searching for its place in the world
Having moved so far from its origins in 1788, perhaps Australia Day should now be a celebration of Australian 'ordinariness'.
Why Russia, Turkey and Iran are natural allies
The new triumvirate leading the way on Syria has deep roots.
China’s new Silk Road is all part of its grand strategy for global influence
China's new freight train line to London is part of an increasing web of trade routes designed to boost the country's influence abroad.
Ivan Rogers resignation: in febrile Brexit Britain, it seems even public servants are fair game
The lack of respect shown to a senior civil servant working hard to make Brexit work is troubling.
How the UN’s new secretary general can help the world’s most vulnerable
The global agenda for 2017 is fiendishly complicated and hugely sensitive. Is António Guterres up to the task?
Little tricks: how China’s response to Trump’s Taiwan call got lost in translation
'Little trick' or 'petty action'? The difference matters when translating what China really said about Trump's call with Tsai Ing-wen.
China grapples with the mixed blessing of a Trump victory
China may have more to gain from Trump's rise than any other nation – but the risks of a miscalculation are enormous.
Trump’s victory spells trouble but also exciting, unimagined opportunities
The outcome of this election may depend more on what we make of it than on what Trump and his advisers intend. Though daunting, the challenge is pregnant with possibilities.
The Trump presidency may not be all doom and gloom for the region
A more muscular foreign policy in our region would carry risks, but it might also show Australia and its neighbours that the US has its interests at heart.
What Trump’s win means for the rest of the world
After seeing the worst of American democracy, the outside world will have to adjust to a hugely unpredictable president.
CETA: was Brexit, rather than the Walloons, behind trade deal stutter?
The way that the EU dealt with its CETA trade deal with Canada makes it clear to Britain that negotiating a free trade agreement will be very long and difficult.
Why is the United Nations still so misunderstood?
Like the League of Nations before it, the UN is often dismissed as a powerless talking shop or a proxy for the great powers. It's much more than that.
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Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia
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Senior Visiting Fellow, City, University of London
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Executive Director of La Trobe Asia and Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Faculty, University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading
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Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Adjunct Professor, Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania
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Departmental Visitor, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Global Studies, Social Science & Planning, RMIT University
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Honorary Associate, University of Sydney
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Visiting Fellow at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, Melbourne School of Government, University of Melbourne
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Fellow, State, Society & Governance in Melanesia Program (SSGM), Australian National University
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