Diplomacy & International Relations

Hashtag geopolitics: Understanding the power of memes in the India-Pakistan conflict (Antara Chakraborthy, Yasmine Wong – The Interpreter)

In the immediate aftermath of the April terrorist attack in the Pahalgam region of Jammu and Kashmir, and anger in India towards Pakistan at...

The Pacific needs to upgrade regional intelligence cooperation (Mary Kalola – The Strategist)

Strengthening regional partnerships can help Pacific intelligence capabilities overcome rising challenges. The Pacific should establish a centralised intelligence hub alongside or through the expansion...

Ensuring Australia’s defence through complex interdependence (Peter Layton – The Strategist)

Australia’s defence thinking is based on outdated grand strategies. Adopting a complex interdependence grand strategy could create robust connections with many countries, enhancing national...

Prabowo chooses ambiguity in South China Sea policy (Aristyo Darmawan – The Strategist)

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s South China Sea policy has many contradictions and inconsistencies, particularly regarding China’s nine-dash line. In separate joint statements Indonesia has...

Australia’s Port of Darwin move risks ISDS arbitration with China (Tianqi Gu, Luke Nottage – East Asia Forum)

The re-elected Australian Labor government plans to reclaim China's 99-year lease over the Port of Darwin. This risks triggering an international arbitration claim by...

Trump Highlights Iran Diplomacy in Visit to the Gulf (Soufan Center)

During his visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week, President Trump emphasized his intent to forge a new...

EU, UK agree defense partnership as prelude to tighter cooperation (Rudy Ruitenberg – Defense News)

The European Union’s executive arm and the United Kingdom agreed on a security and defense partnership which they said will allow for closer cooperation...

Xi’s Silent Alliance: Beijing’s Stake in the Russia-Ukraine Battlefield (Atul Kumar, Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash – Observer Research Foundation)

A few weeks before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Chinese President Xi Jinping stood beside the Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and declared...

The Push for 6G: Premature or Prescient? (Anirban Sarma – Observer Research Foundation)

Addressing the nation in his Independence Day speech, 2023, Prime Minister (PM) Modi declared that India was preparing itself to enter the 6G era....
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