Description: The author reviews Japan’s response to Australia’s 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper, which received significant attention in Japan due to its positions on China.
Country or Region: Australia
Abstract: The Australian Foreign Policy White Paper released by the Turnbull government in November 2017 was refreshing in the way it reprioritised Southeast Asia as…
Abstract: The regionalisation of the world economy is one of the most important developments in global governance in the past two decades. This process has…
Abstract: The quadrilateral dialogue, an informal gathering between officials from the US, Japan, India and Australia, has been revived after a decade-long hiatus. The return…
Abstract: Criminals flourish at sea, provided it remains an isolated environment in which they can hide. The longer they remain hidden, the more confident they…
Abstract: The Indian Ocean region is made up of coastal states’ Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and high-seas supporting very diverse fisheries. Over 70% of the…
Abstract: There is a growing understanding among maritime security practitioners of the importance of Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) as an essential enabler of maritime security.…
Abstract: The Indian Ocean is a region of increasing importance, with booming economic opportunities, shifting power dynamics and rising geopolitical competition. To manage this transition…
Abstract: Australia’s Cocos Islands and Christmas Island are remote islands with potentially great significance for Australia’s strategic role in the eastern Indian Ocean region and…
Abstract: This paper argues that Australia should continue to seek greater defense cooperation with Washington, particularly when it comes to military surveillance technologies and activities.
Continue reading Fruhling, Stephen, James Goldrick, and Rory Medcalf
Abstract: This brief looks at the challenges facing and shaping Australia’s economic policy and the country’s role in regional institutions in the Asia-Pacific. More specifically,…
Abstract: In light of the first Japan-India-Australia Trilateral Dialogue that took place in June 2015, this paper analyzes 1) why these countries opted not to…
Abstract: This brief discusses some of the problems that Australia faces in deciding which strategic approach it should take to help maintain the existing global…
Abstract: This paper contends that while Australia’s strategic geography is being revolutionized by 1) China and India’s rising maritime power and 2) the growing connectivity…
Abstract: Does the scale of China’s presence, interests and activities in Antarctica mean Australia should rethink its approach to the continent? Anne-Marie Brady thinks so.…
