The UK deal on Diego Garcia is positive, but it won’t reverse declining support for the rules-based order China and Russia might argue this is just another example of Western countries gaming the system to suit themselves. This article by Dr Kate O’Shaughnessy was originally published in The Interpreter by The Lowy Institute on 7 […]
Author Dr Paco Milhiet, Visiting Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore Dr Paco Milhiet holds a PhD in International Relations jointly conferred by the University of French Polynesia and the Catholic Institute of Paris. He is currently a Visiting Fellow at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.
All eyes on sports diplomacy at Paris 2024 By Sarah Leary and Dr Kate O’Shaughnessy As athletes worldwide participate in the Paris Olympics, foreign policy analysts are also preparing to observe and officiate the geopolitical contests that loom. What will France make of its time in the global sports diplomacy spotlight? Will the 2024 games […]
Failing to seize the moment European policymakers are currently not leveraging the full potential of the EU-ASEAN partnership. They should learn from Australia’s approach. This article by Dr Pia Dannhauer was originally published by International Politics and Society (IPS) Journal on 15 March 2024. In early March, Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations […]
The UK’s Indo-Pacific ‘Tilt’ is good for Australia and India ties By the Honourable Lisa Singh, University of Melbourne and Professor Gordon Flake, Perth USAsia Centre. This article was originally published in ‘Pursuit’ by the University of Melbourne on 11 December 2023. Despite the increasing closeness of the Australia-India relationship, witnessed again most recently at the Second […]
Lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Misha Zelinsky is a special correspondent with the Australian Financial Review. From February to April 2022, Zelinsky reported from the ground on the war in Ukraine. In this episode of 15 Minutes in DC, he and host Hayley Channer discuss whether the war could have been avoided and if […]
What’s Europe’s interest in the Indo-Pacific? Recently, the EU and individual European countries have released Indo-Pacific strategies. But, while France has territories in our region and the UK and Netherlands have historic ties, what are they and other European nations seeking to achieve through engaging with the Indo-Pacific? Katja Theodorakis, with German heritage and Europe […]