This paper argues that Australia is heading towards a normalization of its approach to the world, realigning its capabilities with its strategic priorities on two different scales. While for much of the 20th and 21st century, Australia aimed at being a “global middle power”, Australia is now clearly willing to turn into a “regional power”.

As China becomes more powerful, it is challenging American regional military predominance in Asia, but also in the western Pacific and increasingly in the Indian Ocean. This paper is concerned with the implications of this shift in strategic thinking for Pacific island states.

On 6 and 7 June 2019, speakers from Australia, New Zealand and across the Pacific Islands convened a workshop to analyse the changing geopolitics of the Pacific Islands and their implications for both the region and Australia. The discussions revealed that Australians, New Zealanders and Pacific Islanders are concerned about the implications of the changing...

How does the Pacific fit into the Indo-Pacific? This paper presents a summary of the thoughts of Pacific, New Zealand and Australian speakers on the changing geopolitics of the region during a recent workshop at the ANU.

The geopolitics of oil have played a central role in international relations. Some would argue that geopolitical rivalry over access to oil has been the source of much of the conflict in the 20th century. The rise of renewables in the current energy transition could well change this status quo.