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Is China's military the Goliath it's portrayed to be?
Asia-Pacific

Is China's military the Goliath it's portrayed to be?

A new report details how the conventional wisdom about the challenges posed by the PLA is often incomplete and unpersuasive.

Can a spiny echidna help Australia avoid cold war with China?
Asia-Pacific

Can a spiny echidna help Australia avoid cold war with China?

A new book by Sam Roggeveen offers a different path for Canberra as it deals with Beijing’s rise.

Great power rivalry shakes up Pacific Island nation
Asia-Pacific

Great power rivalry shakes up Pacific Island nation

A security agreement with Australia, and intensifying US-China tensions, recently roiled internal politics in Vanuatu.

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Asia-Pacific

Biden's overseas summit cancellations aren't a big deal

Claims from many in Washington about the debt ceiling crisis impeding the president's foreign policy are a bit of an overreaction.

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Asia-Pacific

Can Australia's new man in Washington defuse US-China tensions?

Canberra signals its intent to play peacemaker with former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as its ambassador.

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Washington Politics

What the AUKUS sub ruckus means for regional security

China lashed out at what it calls a confrontational encirclement with the prospect of nuclear-powered weapons on its doorstep.