Australia’s strategic hope is to hold tight to what it has with the US while seeking new chances in Asia. To use the language of poker: hold, not fold on America, bet big Asia. At …
Among many other colourful characters, Donald Trump’s cabinet appointments include two protectionist and anti-China hardliners, Robert Lighthizer and Peter Navarro, who sit at the helm of US trade and industry policy. That decision confirms a …
The Trump administration’s 6th week saw yet another unfortunate Russia-related story bubble up. (Will it bubble over?) So we’ll take our cue from the news cycle and bypass the President’s speech to Congress—we hear he didn’t …
After the annus horribilis that was 2016, most political observers believe that the liberal world order is in serious trouble. But that is where the agreement ends. At the recent Munich Security Conference, debate on …
The Beat World Wildlife Day Tomorrow is World Wildlife Day, and the UN Office of Drugs and Crime cut straight to the chase by highlighting the destructive effects of wildlife trafficking. After drugs, people and …