Asia and Pacific
China's worrying blue-water ambitions
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Compared with the Rudd Government's 2009 Defence White Paper, which was criticised for what many viewed as its alarmist treatment of China's rise, the most…
Risk and reward with Burma's security sector
Andrew Selth is a Research Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute. Part 1 of this post here.
The initiatives for closer ties between the West and Burma's police and armed forces…
What the PNG asylum seeker deal really means for Australia's aid program
In the current climate of electoral desperation in Australia, it is difficult to get a true picture of the reality of Australia's aid program in PNG because it's so misunderstood…
Indonesia's development formula II
Part 1 of this post here.
The debate Joe Studwell has advanced in How Asia Works (see Sam Roggeveen's three-part interview here) is, in fact, not that novel.
Studwell is not…
West reaches out to Burma's security sector
Andrew Selth is a Research Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute.
One of the most striking aspects of Burma's re-emergence as an international actor has been the readiness of…
Who says China lacks innovation?
OK, so China has yet to produce a Steve Jobs, but if there's hope for China moving up the manufacturing value chain, it might lie in its Pizza Hut outlets.
My colleague Dirk…
A more expensive Chinese lunch for Australia?
Last week, the IMF made its contribution to the ongoing debate over Chinese economic performance. The growth forecasts included in the Fund's latest Article IV Staff Report on…
'A unique and complex operation': With RAMSI in the Solomon Islands
The tenth anniversary of the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) causes me to reflect on my personal ten-year anniversary. It was ten years ago yesterday…
Indonesia's development formula
I share Sam Roggeveen's enthusiasm for the iconoclastic approach of Joe Studwell's How Asia Works (his previous book on Asian Godfathers was a great read too). I also share…
PNG reacts strongly to asylum seeker deal
Martyn Namorong is a multi-award winning writer, blogger and television presenter. His initial reaction to the PNG-Australia asylum seeker agreement appeared on The Interpreter…