In a chapter of a book marking the 75th anniversary of Australian representation in the US, I noted that a key challenge for any ambassador is keeping up with direct communications between ministers and principals. …
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Semiconductors are at the centre of the new cold war. US President Joe Biden’s signing of the CHIPS and Science Act in August 2022, followed by the Department of Commerce’s announcement in October of complementary export controls, made clear …
AUSMIN 2022 in Washington was a case of nothing much to hear but more to see. In contrast to recent years, the Australian delegation said little publicly on China but, consistent with its two-track China strategy, …
Here’s the ‘darkening’ security outlook for the Indo-Pacific for 2023. The US worries, ‘Will China let us have peace?’ Japan finds itself at the security crossroads due to ‘the resurgence of great power competition’. Canada …
Geopolitics and technological innovation are transforming the economic base on which nations build national security. They are also transforming how Australia relates to its closest allies, particularly the United States. National security no longer rests …