Asia and Pacific
Documentary trailer: Red Obsession
It's nice to be able to flag an Australian film once in a while, and this one combines two modern Australian pre-occupations: China and wine. Red Obsession looks at the enormous…
China-PLA: 2nd comes right after 1st
Every year the US Defence Department releases a Congressionally-mandated unclassified study called Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China…
In conversation: Burma's transition
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Yesterday the Lowy Institute was privileged to host two of Australia's most prominent Burma watchers, Dr Andrew Selth of the Griffith Asia Institute and Dr Sean…
Gillard must stand up for PNG's women
Julia Gillard's first visit to Papua New Guinea as prime minister, starting tomorrow, is loaded with symbolism. Following on from the April visit of Australia's first female…
Malaysian election: PM Najib Razak on thin ice
Associate Professor Lily Zubaidah Rahim, from the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, is an affiliate of the Sydney Southeast Asia…
Documentary trailer: The Defector
The full title for this film is The Defector: Escape from North Korea, and it follows the life of a people smuggler who helps North Koreans escape via the Chinese border. But…
After the MDGs: What's next for Asia?
Later this month, a high level panel convened by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will deliver its recommendations on what should come after the 2015 Millennium Development Goals …
Defence White Paper pulls its punches on China
Andrew O'Neil is Professor in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University.
The most striking feature of the 2013 Defence White Paper is the growing…
Bending to China's wishes: Tibet and Glencore
Dr Daniel Woker is the former Swiss Ambassador to Australia and now a Senior Lecturer at the University of St Gallen.
Due to China's size and importance, relations with Beijing…
White Paper: Defence gets serious
There's lots to like in the 2013 Defence White Paper. And there's lots of detail missing too. Let's examine the White Paper on its own terms.
The first thing this White Paper…