Asia and Pacific
Commentary
The U.S.-New Zealand partnership: An alliance in all but name
In this CSIS commentary, Lowy Institute Thawley Scholar Jack Georgieff argues that U.S.-New Zealand relations have returned to an alliance in all but name, and that an…
Reader riposte: China-US surprises
Cecelia O'Brien responds to last Friday's Defence in Depth video:
When I was a young grad student I had a professor who told us that if we had ten data sets and nine of those…
Obama-Xi: Good tone, but challenges ahead
Michael Green served on the US National Security Council staff from 2001-2005 and is now Senior Vice President for Asia at CSIS and a non-resident fellow at the Lowy Institute…
Obama-Xi: Not too hot, not too cold
Many readers know the lines from the 19th century fable about Goldilocks and the three bears: 'not too hot, not too cold, just right.' Those lines come to mind when reading the…
What is China's most important bilateral relationship? Perhaps not who you think
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On the eve of the 'shirt-sleeve summit' between the leaders of the world's two biggest economies, I've stumbled on a recent…
Why has China's president forsaken protocol?
Much has been made of the fact that the Chinese and American presidents are meeting in informal surroundings on Friday at the Sunnylands retreat, the former estate of Walter…
Self-reliance: Mere lip service to a bygone notion?
Jack Georgieff is the 2013 Thawley Research Scholar in International Security at the Lowy Institute and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC.
The…
Reader riposte: US surveillance in China's EEZ
Mark Valencia responds to Is China 'Reciprocating' US Maritime Surveillance?:
I usually enjoy Rory Medcalf’s iconoclastic analyses. But this one – unless it is tongue in cheek …
Burma: Conspiracies and other theories
Andrew Selth is a Research Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute.
There is something about Burma which seems to encourage conspiracy theories. Not only does it create them in…
Why China is beating America to Middle Eastern oil. Or not.
A few days ago the New York Times ran a rather breathless story about how China has emerged as the biggest beneficiary of Iraq's post-Saddam oil boom. The story prompted a bit of…