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China

The obstruction of customs enforcement at privately operated port terminals: A study of Chinese state-owned enterprises

15 April 2025
Books and journals byDr Christopher J. Watterson
The American and Japanese contingents stand at ease while attending the Exercise Yama Sakura 85 Opening Ceremony at Camp Asaka, Tokyo
Allies and partners

A partnership for the AJUS: Operationalising Australia-Japan-United States defence cooperation

14 April 2025
Report byTom Corben, Christopher B. Johnstone, Professor Peter Dean, Professor Tetsuo Kotani
Chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., left, and vice chair Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, take their seats before the start of the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing
Foreign policy

Welcome to the 119th Congress: The Appropriations Committees

11 April 2025
Explainer byAlice Nason, Tom Corben, Samuel Garrett
Donald Trump "Liberation Day" speech
Trade and economics

Is this the beginning of the end for Trump?

4 April 2025
Commentary byBruce Wolpe
Donald Trump
Trade and economics

Turmoil in Washington and US power in Asia

4 April 2025
Commentary byDr Michael J. Green
US politics

Assessing Alaska’s top-4 primary and ranked choice voting electoral reform: More moderate winners, more moderate policy

2 April 2025
Books and journals byProfessor Benjamin Reilly
Trade and economics

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’: why the US is on a war footing over tariffs and mass deportations

1 April 2025
Commentary byAssociate Professor David Smith
US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, Senator Marco Rubio speaks with Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Chairman Senator James Risch
Foreign policy

Welcome to the 119th Congress: The Foreign Relations Committees

1 April 2025
Explainer byTom Corben, Alice Nason
Foreign policy

Sydney International Strategy Forum 2024: Conference summary

28 March 2025
Report byJared Mondschein, Ava Kalinauskas, Samuel Garrett, Annabel Bendavid
Quad flags
The Quad

Polishing the diamond: Opportunities for the Quad

27 March 2025
Report byTom Barrett, Esther Soulard, Jared Mondschein, Tom Corben
Democratic Party
US politics

Why isn’t there an opposition leader to unite Democrats in the US?

24 March 2025
Commentary bySamuel Garrett, Ava Kalinauskas
Allies and partners

US-Australia-Japan strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific: Testing trilateralism through crisis simulation

20 March 2025
Report byDr Christopher J. Watterson, Dr Michael J. Green, Professor Peter Dean, Professor Nobukatsu Kanehara , Katsuya Yamamoto, Takuma Matsu