Katharine H.S. Moon

Apr 1, 2023 | eastasiaforum.org | Fan Yang |Peter McDonald |Katharine H.S. Moon

1 April 2023Author: Fan Yang, Deakin UniversityThe 2019 Australian federal election was the first time that Australian politicians interacted with Mandarin speakers on the Chinese social media platform WeChat. The two major party leaders at the time — Scott Morrison of the Liberal-National Party (LNP) and Bill Shorten of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) — joined WeChat Official Accounts (WOAs) to give public announcements and conduct online video meetings as part of their election campaigns.

Mar 31, 2023 | eastasiaforum.org | Peter McDonald |Katharine H.S. Moon |Dushni Weerakoon

Authors: Oyuntugs Davaakhuu, Economic Research Institute and Tuvshintugs Batdelger, Economic Research Institute and National University of MongoliaAt the onset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it was widely expected that the war would have a profoundly negative impact on the Mongolian economy. Mongolia is Russia’s direct southern neighbour and its economy significantly depends on the import of strategically important goods from Russia.

Mar 31, 2023 | eastasiaforum.org | Walter Brenno Colnaghi |Peter McDonald |Katharine H.S. Moon

Authors: Jackson Skinner, ANU and Walter Brenno Colnaghi, LSEThe 2022 Australia–United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) set a significant precedent for the alliance. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles wove a climate pillar into the structure of the alliance and, in doing so, signalled a more comprehensive view of security cooperation in the region.

Mar 30, 2023 | eastasiaforum.org | Madoka Fukuda |Peter McDonald |Katharine H.S. Moon

Author: Madoka Fukuda, Hosei UniversityOn 16 December 2022, the Japanese government approved three new strategic documents related to national security: the National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Strategy and Defense Buildup Program. In the nine years since the enactment of the previous NSS, the most significant changes for Japan have been the growing military threat from China and military tensions in the Taiwan Strait.

Mar 29, 2023 | eastasiaforum.org | Derek McDougall |Peter McDonald |Katharine H.S. Moon

Author: Derek McDougall, University of MelbourneAfter winning office in December 1972, former Australian Labor prime minister Gough Whitlam established diplomatic relations with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) in February 1973. While Whitlam is often credited with ending Australian involvement in the Vietnam War, this assessment of history is a misunderstanding.