Australia China and Australia’s Pacific dance March 5, 2019 0 Written by Graeme Smith. ‘I reject the terms of the dilemma which presents the Pacific with a choice between a China alternative and our traditional…
Australia 2019: Australia, China and the South Pacific March 1, 2019 0 Written by Alice Slevison. The Australian Budget will be delivered on 2 April this year, which indicates that the Australian Federal election will take place…
Australia Continuing strains in Sino-Australian relations February 21, 2019 0 Written by Nick Bisley. The year of the Pig got off to a rocky start for Sino-Australian relations. On 5 February we learned that Huang…
Australia Macron trip a chance for Australia and France to increase ties May 3, 2018 0 Written by Anthony Bergin. Free marketeer and hard-headed international security realist, French President Emmanuel Macron is making his first visit to Australia this week. It comes…
Australia France and Australia: a new strategic partnership in the Asia-Pacific? May 3, 2018 0 Written by Denise Fisher. France is casting a fresh strategic eye over the globe, including a focus on our own Indo-Pacific region, but always with…
Australia in East Asia Fake news? China’s base in Vanuatu and what it says about Australia April 17, 2018 0 Written by Michael O'Keefe. Rumour has it that Vanuatu has agreed to a Chinese request to establish a military base. The substance of this rumour…
China Selling China in the South Pacific: is anyone buying? March 29, 2016 0 Written by Graeme Smith. As the game show If You Are The One proves, soft power may emanate from China despite the Chinese government. Although contestants…
Australia in East Asia Australia’s changing strategic interests in the South Pacific February 5, 2014 0 Written by Joanne Wallis. If the ‘China threat’ literature is believed, the South Pacific may provide a testing ground for China’s strategic power against the…