Jul 02,2018 National Commentaries

An Australian Perspective

Donald Trump’s disruptive impact on US alliance management was exemplified by two sets of public comments earlier in June 2018. The president’s public condemnation of Justin Trudeau as “very dishonest and weak” for pushing back against Washington’s imposition of tariffs on Canadian goods1 was followed by praise for North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un as “very […]

Andrew O’Neil

AIIB , BRI , China-Australia FTA , Five Eyes , NATO , Rules-based order

Apr 09,2015 Special Forum

Less Geneva, More Jakarta? Assessing Australia’s Asia Pivot

The history of Australia’s engagement with Asia is littered with debates about identity and destiny. Settled in 1788 as a British colonial outpost, Australia’s federation did little to alleviate anxiety about being a European entity situated in an Asian region. The first legislation passed by the Australian Parliament—the Immigration Restriction Act—entrenched what became known as […]

Andrew O’Neil

Asia-Pacific engagement , AU-Japan relations , Australia's "Big Three"