Key Messages
Cracks in the LDP Stronghold: the significance of the Japanese election Caught amidst the eddies of the US election, it is easy to overlook the results of Japan’s general election on October 27. But the outcome for Japanese politics matters deeply to Australia and the region. Since former prime minister Fumio Kishida announced his resignation […]
Takeaways from the 2024 Quad Leaders’ Summit On 21 September 2024, the leaders of the four Quad nations – Australia, India, Japan, and the US – convened in US President Joe Biden’s hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. The outcome of the meeting was the Wilmington Declaration Joint Statement – a lengthy vision statement affirming the Quad’s […]
Ageing Northeast Asia By Kathryn Froend Our region is changing rapidly. Seismic geopolitical and economic shifts have put the Indo-Pacific centre stage for global affairs in the 21st century. This will continue to ring true as the region evolves further over the coming decades. Looking forward, nowhere will change be felt more profoundly than the region’s […]