A leading foreign policy think tank focused on Indo-Pacific strategy.
Perth USAsia Centre
Through our research and educational activities, we strengthen strategic thinking between Australia, the Indo-Pacific, and the United States and engage thought leaders to address challenges and opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region.
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What can Australia learn from the US-Canada bilateral relationship under Trump 2.0?
Dr Jeffrey F. Collins highlights how shifting power dynamics and uncertainty around American leadership offer a chance to rethink global engagement. He argues that while the U.S. remains indispensable, Australia must also build stronger, more direct ties with like-minded partners beyond Washington.
Indo-Pacific Analysis Briefs
ASEAN’s many
challenges in Myanmar
The 2021 coup in Myanmar has emerged as a critical test for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and its role in regional peace and stability. Four years on, Myanmar is embroiled in an intractable civil war and faces a severe humanitarian crisis, with little hope for a swift resolution. ASEAN’s institutional framework is often cited as the main obstacle to compelling Myanmar’s military to comply with regional decisions. Yet Myanmar’s growing fragmentation and China’s prominent influence in the country have also limited ASEAN’s options to respond to the crisis.
Emerging Voices Series
Bamboo Diplomacy in the New Era: Vietnam’s Foreign Policy Under To Lam
Nguyễn Khắc Giang is a Vietnamese writer and researcher. He is currently a Visiting Fellow in the Vietnam Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. Previously, he led the Political Unit at the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) and worked as a journalist in Hanoi. Giang holds a PhD in Political Science from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
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Our range of microcredentials, masterclasses and sprintclasses provides education that advances Australia’s engagement and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.
Courses are developed and delivered by the Perth USAsia Centre team and can be completed 100% online, giving you the flexibility to learn wherever, and whenever, suits you.
