Relations with China
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Correcting the course: how the Biden Administration should compete for influence in the Indo-Pacific
This paper argues that countries in the Indo-Pacific region are looking to the Biden Administration to finally deliver on the Indo-Pacific 'pivot' that Washington has been promising for a decade.
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Australia and the growing reach of China’s military
War between Australia and China remains a remote possibility. But by its very nature, defence policy operates in the realm of low-probability, high-consequence events. This report argues that the sheer ability of the Chinese Army to project military force over long distances places pressure on decision-makers, whose actions are weighted with the fear that such...
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The challenges to China’s national rejuvenation – part four: the US withdrawal from Afghanistan
This report argues that the West must realise that China is prosecuting an undeclared non-kinetic war and, consequently, that it has no option but to retaliate in kind now, when China is weaker than it appears to be because of the Chinese Communist Party’s strategic social and political mistakes.
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'Lead me to the harbour!': plotting Darwin harbour's future course
In this report, the authors seek to move Australia’s public policy discourse on the future of Darwin port beyond a binary choice. In doing so, they consider the harbour’s history, the nature of its strategic importance to Australia and our allies, and opportunities for its future development.
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Chinese disinformation efforts on social media
The Chinese military's focus on information warfare is expanding to include information operations on social media. This report describes how the People's Liberation Army (PLA) might direct social media disinformation campaigns against the United States and its armed forces, especially the U.S. Air Force