Description: The author reviews Japan’s response to Australia’s 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper, which received significant attention in Japan due to its positions on China.
Country or Region: Australia
Abstract: The Australian Foreign Policy White Paper released by the Turnbull government in November 2017 was refreshing in the way it reprioritised Southeast Asia as…
Abstract: The regionalisation of the world economy is one of the most important developments in global governance in the past two decades. This process has…
Abstract: The quadrilateral dialogue, an informal gathering between officials from the US, Japan, India and Australia, has been revived after a decade-long hiatus. The return…
Abstract: Criminals flourish at sea, provided it remains an isolated environment in which they can hide. The longer they remain hidden, the more confident they…
Abstract: The Indian Ocean region is made up of coastal states’ Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and high-seas supporting very diverse fisheries. Over 70% of the…
Abstract: There is a growing understanding among maritime security practitioners of the importance of Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) as an essential enabler of maritime security.…
Abstract: The Indian Ocean is a region of increasing importance, with booming economic opportunities, shifting power dynamics and rising geopolitical competition. To manage this transition…
Abstract: Australia’s Cocos Islands and Christmas Island are remote islands with potentially great significance for Australia’s strategic role in the eastern Indian Ocean region and…
Abstract: This paper argues that Australia should continue to seek greater defense cooperation with Washington, particularly when it comes to military surveillance technologies and activities.
Abstract: This brief looks at the challenges facing and shaping Australia’s economic policy and the country’s role in regional institutions in the Asia-Pacific. More specifically,…
Abstract: In light of the first Japan-India-Australia Trilateral Dialogue that took place in June 2015, this paper analyzes 1) why these countries opted not to…
Abstract: This brief discusses some of the problems that Australia faces in deciding which strategic approach it should take to help maintain the existing global…
Abstract: This paper contends that while Australia’s strategic geography is being revolutionized by 1) China and India’s rising maritime power and 2) the growing connectivity…
Abstract: Does the scale of China’s presence, interests and activities in Antarctica mean Australia should rethink its approach to the continent? Anne-Marie Brady thinks so.…
