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Australians need clarity on war or peace
Commentary
Australians need clarity on war or peace
A formal annual threat assessment from the government is better than the shapeless war talk voters are getting at the moment. Originally published in The Australian Financial…
Stoking fears of war could serve China’s goals. Australian policy needs rethinking
Commentary
Stoking fears of war could serve China’s goals. Australian policy needs rethinking
Tensions in the region are escalating, but trumpeting the coming threat of war plays into Beijing’s goals and risks undermining Taiwan further. Originally published in The…
Biden and Xi talk of a clash of civilisations. But the real shared goal is dominance
Commentary
Biden and Xi talk of a clash of civilisations. But the real shared goal is dominance
The US president has challenged the idea that the ‘east is rising, the west declining’. Instead, he insists that America’s day is far from done. Originally published by The…
Extremism and clear terminology
Commentary
Extremism and clear terminology
New terminology introduced by ASIO to describe violent extremist groups carefully avoids ‘right- or left-wing’ descriptors. But in not calling out right-wing extremism, is the…
China strategy: Get a bigger stick with which to protect ourselves
Commentary
China strategy: Get a bigger stick with which to protect ourselves
Originally published in The Australian Financial Review.
The Pacific went a year without COVID. Now, it’s all under threat
Commentary
The Pacific went a year without COVID. Now, it’s all under threat
Originally published by The Conversation.
Is there life after Xi?
Commentary
Is there life after Xi?
The Chinese president has rewritten the post-Mao rules, and the global implications could be profound. Originally published by Inside Story.
Call us soldiers, sailors or aviators, but never warriors
Commentary
Call us soldiers, sailors or aviators, but never warriors
Originally published in The Australian.