China-Australia Relations
Shaping China’s response to the PCA ruling
China’s national pride as well as its ambitions to exert control over the South China Sea were dealt a heavy blow by the 12 July decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in…
'The Pivot': Three profound misunderstandings about Asia
I thank Hugh White for his most recent rebuttal, which addresses my response to his book review of The Pivot: The Future of American Statecraft in Asia. I have known Hugh White…
Loyalty through links and control: The long history of Chinese diaspora diplomacy
Early in 2014, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) abolished its Chinese language news and current affairs programs in anticipation of landing a deal with a government…
Commentary
Turnbull visit leaves tensions unresolved
This piece was originally published in The Australian Financial Review.Rory Medcalf
China and Australia: How closely linked are our economies really?
Like my colleague Steve Grenville, I was lucky enough to attend the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Conference on China last week.
The RBA managed to assemble a gold-plated…
Malcolm Turnbull's foreign policy: The first six months
By Melissa Conley Tyler, national executive director at the Australian Institute of International Affairs and Genevieve Lai, an intern at the AIIA's national office.
Right…
We should think carefully about an Australian FONOP in the South China Sea
On 30 January, 95 days after its previous effort, the US Navy conducted another 'freedom of navigation operation' in the South China Sea (an operation known by the unlovely FONOP…
Speeches
Address by Peter Varghese AO - An Australian world view: A practitioner's perspective
On 20 August 2015, the Lowy Institute hosted an address from Peter Varghese AO, Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Mr Varghese presented his…
Commentary
China's world view, in 6 parts
China's worldview, in 6 partsMerriden VarrallThe Straits Times12 June 2015Click here for the online text. Merriden Varrall