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Jun 24, 2024 | 
afr.com | Bec Strating
Public debates about the future of war in Asia have long presented the scenario of China invading Taiwan as the most likely to entangle Australia in a regional conflict. Yet, across the region, concerns are shifting from Taiwan to the South China Sea as the flashpoint that could spark a great-power conflict.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
eastasiaforum.org | Chhay Lin Lim |Ayaka Hiraki |Yasuo Takao |Bec Strating
2023 marked a critical turning point in Cambodia’s contemporary political landscape as the reins of leadership passed from former prime minister Hun Sen to his eldest son, Hun Manet, in a once in three-decade premiership change. Cambodia’s leadership reshuffle has heralded a significant transformation with a younger generation of leaders pledging to steer the country towards greater growth, peace and stability.
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Apr 6, 2024 | 
newsr.in | Bec Strating
Why Is U.S. Foreign Policy So Foreign? Video Credit: Rumble - Published 7 minutes agoWhy Is U.S. Foreign Policy So Foreign? You Might LikeRelated news from verified sourcesRelated videos from verified sourcesMaldivian Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer expressed gratitude to India for increasing essential supplies exports despite diplomatic tensions. This gesture, shared on social media, highlights enduring..
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
eastasiaforum.org | Bec Strating |Elena Collinson |Vithoureakborndidh Chou |Le Nhu Mai
The 2024 ASEAN–Australia special summit held in Melbourne in March 2024 celebrates 50 years since Australia became ASEAN’s first Dialogue Partner. This was the biggest foreign policy event of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government held on Australian soil to date, reflecting the importance the government places on enhancing relations with Southeast Asia.
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
afr.com | Bec Strating
Paradoxically, Australia’s international policy has at times been shaped by a seeming over-confidence – or perhaps desperation – that the US will remain a normal democracy that will neither abandon Australia nor the Asian region. Australia’s “timidity” has also mingled awkwardly with seemingly contrary characteristics: hubris, rashness, machismo. The Morrison government’s decision to unilaterally call for an international inquiry into COVID-19 in 2020 is an example.
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Jan 13, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Bec Strating |Justin Latif |Lakapi Samoa
When you ask people about their favourite hero in the Bible, they will usually say King David, Joseph, or another obedient hero. David was an adulterer, a murderer among many things. He was also a man after God’s own heart when he followed the instructions. Many unnamed heroes were good, helped the cause, and villains who did the most vile and evil things. Delilah, Jezebel, and the woman at the well were not honourable women.
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Dec 11, 2023 | 
latrobe.edu.au | La Trobe |Bec Strating
Taiwan is gearing up for important presidential and legislative elections next month. How to manage “cross-strait” relations with China is not surprisingly emerging as the critical issue of the campaigns. Taiwan first held competitive presidential elections in 1996. Democracy has proven popular with the people. In the 2020 elections, voter turnout was nearly 75%, which is high for a system with non-compulsory voting.
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Jul 18, 2023 | 
lowyinstitute.org | Bec Strating
Anyone who followed the captivating Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial will enjoy journalist Nick McKenzie’s Crossing the Line, which provides an insiders take on the accusations against the former SAS solider, the high-profile trial, and the pressures of conducting investigative journalism in Australia.
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May 11, 2023 | 
lowyinstitute.org | Bec Strating
Australia’s recent Defence Strategic Review (DSR) was described by Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles as “the blueprint for defence thinking for decades to come”. But no one has asked: was the DSR the best way for the Albanese government to start planning Australia’s future security? This may be because the answer seems self-evident: the global strategic environment is in flux, so surely we need to rethink Australia’s approach to defence? Yes, we do.
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Mar 14, 2023 | 
lowyinstitute.org | Bec Strating
During a summer break, The Interpreter will feature selected articles each day from throughout the past year. Normal publishing will resume 15 January, 2024. This article first appeared on 15 March, 2023. After nearly two decades of discussion and negotiation, on 5 March the United Nations announced a new agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.
