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Peter Leavy 1 minute ago A step-change to Beijing's "lawfare" in the South China Sea The “salami slice” approach to island building in the South China Sea has worked well for China. The world risks seeing that same approach repeated in international law.
Gaurav Saini , Dirk van der Kley 10 hours ago The Quad should talk about a fair Indo-Pacific A shift in language is an easy start to broaden the appeal of the grouping to regional partners.
Khang Vu 14 hours ago North Korean elite defectors on the rise? South Korea must be careful not to politicise high-level defections from the North.
Grant Wyeth 1 day ago Has Sweden lost the art of walking the talk? An innovative national education system that assists migrants in their native language has raised questions about integration.
Claire Young 13 Sep 2024 As China’s space technology advances, Antarctica’s relevance may be frozen out Re-evaluating concerns about the potential military uses of space technology on the white continent.
Tom Cernev 13 Sep 2024 A Sustainable Development Goal for space As human activity intensifies beyond Earth, there is a need to identify exactly what “space sustainability” means.
Samuel Bashfield 13 Sep 2024 The implications of India’s newest ballistic missile submarine Will the country’s latest SSBN further entrench nuclear competition in the Indo-Pacific?
John Quiggin 12 Sep 2024 The implausibility of a Taiwan blockade If all-out war is an inevitable consequence of a blockade, why wouldn't China cut to the chase and start the war immediately?
Kourosh Ziabari 12 Sep 2024 What Iranians want for their country It takes a vibrant civil society to stand up to the establishment.