Looking into the increasing economic and political strength of China, this report shows how its relationship with both Australia and the United States will change.

With concerns over job creation and business growth holding a prominent—and persistent—position on policy agendas today, governors are increasingly calling on state agencies to support economic growth. It’s not just economic and workforce development agencies that governors want on the case. Some governors are including state arts agencies in this all-hands-on-deck approach and are putting...

Like Australia, Southeast Asian states worry about a future where their major economic partner may come into conflict with their security guarantor. All Southeast Asian states want to take advantage of the benefits of a rising China, yet none wants it to be in a position to dominate the region strategically. All welcome America’s strategic...

For 20 years, the US pursued a policy towards Burma that was bound to fail.

The stand-off on Iran’s nuclear program has reached a new crescendo this week after President Obama’s speech to the powerful Jewish lobbying group the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) at its policy conference on 4 March 2012.