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It's China, Stupid! Why the West Is Courting India
By Herbert Wulf | 22 April, 2024
The West—the US, the EU, Germany, Japan, Australia and many other countries—are courting the Indian government and vying for India's partnership, for the closest possible political and economic relations.
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Iran-Israel: The Escalation Calculus
By Lydia Khalil | 19 April, 2024
Iran’s weekend strike against Israel was thwarted, but how should we calculate its impacts?
Have New Zealanders Really Been ‘Misled’ About AUKUS, or Is Involvement Now a Foregone Conclusion?
By Marco de Jong and Robert Patman | 16 April, 2024
Any assessment of New Zealand’s strategic interests must be clear-eyed and not clouded by partial truths or wishful thinking.
Agonizing over Europe’s Defence: Some Narratives are Getting Ahead of the Facts
By Herbert Wulf | 04 April, 2024
Russia's aggression against Ukraine in February two years ago was a shock to European security policy. It did not come entirely out of the blue, however, because Russia had already annexed Crimea in 2014 in violation of international law. But the great rupture in European security architecture happened in February 2022.
Floating in Uncertain Waters: Northeast Asian Outlook January–March 2024
By Hugh Miall | 30 March, 2024
Since the San Francisco summit between President Biden and President Xi on November 2023, US–China relations have at least stopped deteriorating. The summit seems to have fulfilled at least the minimal hopes that were pinned on it.
Pacific Islanders Have Long Drawn Wisdom From the Earth, the Sky and the Waves
By Patrick Nunn and Roselyn Kumar | 19 March, 2024
Much traditional knowledge in the Pacific for coping with climate change is scientifically plausible. This indicates such knowledge should play a significant role in sustaining Pacific Island communities in future.
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