Diplomacy & International Relations

Asia in Flux: The U.S., China and the Search for a New Equilibrium (Crisis Group

The U.S. and China are reshaping the Indo-Pacific security architecture. As China rises, and the U.S. sends mixed messages about its intentions, Asian countries...

BJEF – A Joint Expeditionary Force for the Balkans (Baroness Helić and Luke Coffey – RUSI)

At the 2014 Wales Summit, the UK country spearheaded the formation of a multi-national military partnership – the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). The announcement...

Japan enacts new Active Cyberdefense Law allowing for offensive cyber operations (Alexander Martin – The Record)

Japan enacted a new law that would permit the country’s authorities to preemptively engage with adversaries through offensive cyber operations to ensure threats are...

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...

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