Beyond the wider strategic concerns emanating from the US-China rivalry, Djibouti presents a potential opportunity for co-operation between the two powers because instability and insecurity in the Red Sea and western Indian Ocean Region are equally disadvantageous for both.

Joe Biden comes to the presidency amid great expectations for a return to normalcy in American foreign policy, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a more benign international environment for Australia. This paper argues that Australia has an important role to play on what might be called the two ‘wings’ of Biden’s foreign policy: climate and...

This paper argues that China’s current strategies of economic and military coercion and territorial 'salami-slicing' are causing other countries to view it as a predator and untrustworthy, and they are aligning and coalescing in an effort to balance and, if required, counter its predatory behaviour.

The imposition of Chinese trade barriers against Australian agricultural exports have been widely reported, but they leave a series of unanswered questions. Why is China targeting particular industries with particular instruments? What are the costs of the barriers for Australia and China? What are the drivers from within China? How can Australia realistically respond? This...

This paper examines China’s subnational diplomacy in Australia and the suitability of Australia’s Foreign Relations Bill (AFRB) as a tool for countering it.