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2023 Being Chinese in Australia Poll
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2023 Being Chinese in Australia Poll
The third Being Chinese in Australia: Public opinion in Chinese communities survey asks how Chinese-Australians see Australia and their place in it; how they consume news and…
Russia foreign policy: the search for new friends
Russia foreign policy: the search for new friends
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to its near-complete political and economic estrangement from the West. This has obliged Moscow to intensify reorientation of its foreign…
‘Cause I'm leavin’ on a jet plane
‘Cause I'm leavin’ on a jet plane
And as John Denver says, “Tell me that you’ll wait for me.” See you all when regular publishing resumes on Tuesday.   Image via Flickr user Cityswift
What “Utopia” got wrong about China and defence policy
What “Utopia” got wrong about China and defence policy
You’ve probably seen it on Twitter or Instagram. Maybe a friend emailed it to you, or maybe you were the sender. It gets waved around social media like a talisman that can settle…
Fiji: lessons under a dictator’s heel
Fiji: lessons under a dictator’s heel
Book review: Prisoner 302: A Fijian Prime Minister’s Story of his Life, of Military Rebellion, National Oppression and a Handful of Miracles, by Laisenia Qarase (2022) The…
Binary error: How and why governments need a cyber security rethink
Binary error: How and why governments need a cyber security rethink
Book Review: Cyber Persistence Theory: Redefining National Security in Cyberspace, by Michael P. Fischerkeller, Emily O. Goldman and Richard J. Harknett (Oxford University Press,…
A new battlefield: the need for regulations to govern Near Space
A new battlefield: the need for regulations to govern Near Space
The recent take down by the US military of a Chinese weather “spy” balloon over its national airspace has cast a spotlight on the need for regulation of the “Near Space” zone…
Beijing and the birth rate: a question of human rights for women
Beijing and the birth rate: a question of human rights for women
As China grapples with population decline, the pressure on women in China is only increasing. Under paramount leader Xi Jinping, women’s rights continue to deteriorate as the…
“Amplify their voice”: Promoting gender equity in Asia and the Pacific
“Amplify their voice”: Promoting gender equity in Asia and the Pacific
Imagine the world of 2323, three centuries hence. A time when gender equity is finally achieved around the globe, according to the latest estimates of the current rate of progress…
Women and politics: a new world order
Women and politics: a new world order
If we start the count in 1940, the world has had 133 female heads of state or government, with the number growing over recent years. A who’s who of game-changers – judged both on…