Written by Taylah Bland
If the world’s two rivalling superpowers can cooperate on climate change, the rest of the world has no excuse but to join in the effort.
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Written by Sabrina Moles
Tensions in the South China Sea are creating a dangerous, competitive pattern in the relations among the countries involved. Sovereignty claims, together with the urgent demand for food, energy resources, and profits are all defining a set of priorities that are increasingly disregarding environmental damage.
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Written by Melissa Conley Tyler and Tom Barber
With a potential submarine capability gap, troubled procurement projects, and overall, a limited funding envelope in a deteriorating strategic environment, few would envy the Defence Minister’s job.
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Written by Jabin T. Jacob
In the run-up to the 20th Party Congress later this year, the CCP under General Secretary Xi can be expected to engage ever more seriously with China’s economic problems.
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Written by Kate Clayton
If the Quad follows through on its vaccine commitment to the region, they have an opportunity to become a staple in the regional architecture but if they don’t, the region will likely remain unconvinced about the benefits of the Quad and its ability to combat security issues in the Indo-Pacific.
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Written by Sian Troath
Labor has made it quite clear that they see the value in diplomacy and soft power, the former of which languished under the previous government while the latter was openly derided.
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Written by Daniel Julian Savua
While the PIF started in the era of regionalism and cooperation between nations, it has now turned to individualism with some nations taking steps that are best for them rather than the region.
Read MoreWritten by Clare Richardson-Barlow
The Indo-Pacific region includes several of the world’s largest polluters as well as leaders in renewable energy use and innovative policy solutions to climate and environmental challenges. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) presents great potential for regional responses to the global climate change challenge.
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Written By Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu
Although European leaders are firmly aware of the risks of climate change, and therefore adhere to their self-penned “Green Deal”, they have seemingly awoken to a complex reality. 2022 could be the year for Europe’s energy and climate realism breakthrough.
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In terms of the ‘China challenge’, I think Australia’s key goal is to preserve peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific, both through its membership in the Quad and through maintaining cordial ties with China.
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Together with our partner, The Council for Strategic and Defense Research we are delighted to announce the second event in our four-part series which will focus on climate action and energy security within and across the Indo-Pacific.
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Written by Barbara Pongratz and Nis Grünberg
Calculations have shown that China needs to peak earlier than 2030 to keep global warming below 1.5°C. At this point, a degree of climate competition might be even more useful than cooperation. The EU needs to overtake China in its commitments and lead by example.
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Written by Julia Teebken
We must understand how social routines and changed daily practices interrelate with population vulnerability, how they can foster resilience and be supported by state institutions (e.g., flexible adjustment of working hours and clothes during periods of extreme heat).
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Written by Gokul Sahni
India should continue to work with Norway on global issues of convergence across peace and security, women’s rights, climate change and the role of oceans, especially given both countries are in an agenda-setting position as temporary UNSC members until 2023.
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Written by Kerry Brown and Astrid Nordin
Exposed to scrutiny as never before, it will have to do better at speaking to the world than the bullying diplomacy of the ‘Wolf Warrior’ phenomenon witnessed over late 2020 and into 2021.
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Written by Beverley Loke
On the whole, Biden has demonstrated consistency between discourse and deeds. His achievements in renewing America’s global role and rejuvenating a liberal rules-based order undergirded by Washington’s leadership have not been trivial.
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Written by Ingrid Rafaele Rodrigues Leiria
Seoul should use its high technology capabilities (in green and digital initiatives) to promote worldwide sustainable development, therefore, the Korean New Deal and the adaptation of eco-diplomacy must become an essential pillar of South Korea’s future foreign policy.
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