Diplomacy & International Relations

Encircling the West: The PRC Gains Ground in Legacy Chips (Sunny Cheung – The Jamestown Foundation)

Beijing is on course to dominate innovation in and production of legacy semiconductor chips, which strategists see as a way to push back against...

Revised draft UNGA resolution for Scientific Panel on AI and Global Dialogue on AI Governance (Digital Watch Observatory)

As negotiations advance among UN General Assembly members in New York, a revised draft resolution has been issued outlining updated proposals for the terms...

Xi’s history lesson amid Putin’s party (Michael Clarke – The Interpreter)

Chinese President Xi Jinping used his 7–10 May state visit to Russia, which included Second World War commemorations in Red Square, to not only...

Energy security needs pipelines, not promises (Raelene Lockhorst, Henry Campbell – The Strategist)

Few issues are as urgent and as poorly understood as Australia’s energy policy. While we build up renewable energy to replace an ageing and...

Showcasing the economic benefits of AUKUS—today (Cameron Hendrix – The Strategist)

To convince the public of AUKUS’s value, government and industry messaging should focus on how the program can provide benefits in the near term—not...

How to help the US Navy as it helps us: build a joint submarine facility (Michael Pezzullo – The Strategist)

There’s a way for Australia to strengthen its case for the US presidential certification it will need for acquiring Virginia-class submarines. It should do...

Pacific island countries need support to address information manipulation (Blake Johnson – The Strategist)

Pacific island countries are being drawn into broader foreign information manipulation and interference efforts by countries such as Russia and China, which want to...

New taskforce powers Indonesia’s energy transition (Muhammad Arief Virgy – East Asia Forum)

Indonesia has formed the Energy Transition and Green Economy Task Force to accelerate its move towards cleaner energy, amid inconsistent policies and political challenges....

Beijing’s global vision takes shape in Africa (Samir Bhattacharya – East Asia Forum)

China is increasingly using soft power and strategic investments to influence Africa, aiming to reshape the global order in its favour. Through the Belt...

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