President Duterte has picked fights with President Obama and with the EU. His behavior is shaking the U.S.-Philippine alliance and stability in Southeast Asia.
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Why would the Philippine president risk alienating an important and generous ally?
Australia and Indonesia should gradually re-frame their relationship by considering shared interests within the broader regional context.
Vietnam is deeply spooked by the struggle over the South China Sea – but its friends in south-east Asia aren’t so keen to stand up to Beijing.
The press gallery’s mid-winter ball, held on Wednesday, has become an institution. It raises money for charities as well as being an all-round good knees-up for media and politicians.
The South China Sea produces more than 10% of the world’s fish – but the catch is increasingly under threat.
Feared and deplored for his slash-and-burn approach to criminal justice, Rodrigo Duterte has suddenly shown his conciliatory side.
Australia has agreed to expand its training work in Iraq to include not just the army but also law enforcement authorities.
China claims ownership of almost all of the South China Sea and refuses to abide by a recent ruling calling that hogwash. Why does China want to control the sea so badly?
A landmark ruling against Beijing will not solve one of the world’s most worrying territorial disputes.
The decision on China’s activities in the South China Sea undoubtedly represents a sweeping victory for the Philippines. It is, however, unenforceable.
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The international court ruling against China's expansion in the South China Sea puts Australia in a tricky situation.
China has no legal basis for its territorial claims in the South China Sea. The ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, an arm of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea…
The Philippines is cheering a ruling that China’s vast territorial claims in the South China Sea have no legal basis. But the ruling will also ratchet up military tensions with the U.S.
China’s unpredictable neighbour is a massive liability – and one to be handled with kid gloves.
Washington has been trying to corral the ASEAN countries into a unified bloc against China – but it could actually destabilise the region further.
The stakes around Australia’s defence appear higher and the urgency greater than at any time since the height of the Cold War.
The principal consequence of Australia’s inevitable but little-debated decision to acquire submarines is to contribute to a rapidly escalating regional arms race.
Before European imperialism fatally undermined China’s own dynastic system, it was customary for China’s neighbours to acknowledge its dominance by sending tribute missions to the imperial court. While…
The Turnbull government’s defence white paper identifies key risks to Australia’s security environment in the next two decades.
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