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Australia

The U.S.-Australia Alliance: What to Know

President Trump and Prime Minister Morrison’s close relationship is good news for the decades-old alliance.

In Brief by Samuel Parmer September 13, 2019
New Zealand

Episode 10: New Zealand’s View of a Changing Asia

David Capie explains how New Zealand’s perception of China has changed and how it is adjusting to uncertainty over the United States’ vision for Asia.

Podcast with Sheila A. Smith and David Capie September 9, 2019 Nationalism, Japan, and a Changing Asia
Climate Change

Sunk Coast Fallacy: How Island Nations Should Approach Climate Diplomacy

Pacific island nations under threat from rising sea levels can translate geopolitical competition in the region into climate action.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist August 7, 2019 The Internationalist

United States

U.S. Gun Policy: Global Comparisons

High-profile mass shootings in the United States in recent years have rekindled the gun control debate and raised comparisons of policies around the world.

Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters August 6, 2019
Australia

See How Much You Know About Australia

Test your knowledge of Australia, from its system of government to its trade policy.

Quiz by CFR Staff June 11, 2019
Southeast Asia

What Do the Australian Elections Mean for Canberra’s Policies Toward Indonesia and the Rest of Southeast Asia?

In elections last month, Australia’s Liberal-National coalition won a surprising victory, defying pollsters who had almost uniformly predicted that the Australian Labor Party would triumph. The coali…

Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick June 10, 2019 Asia Unbound
Women and Women's Rights

Women This Week: Electoral Gains Across the Globe

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering May 18 to May 28, was compiled by Rebecca Hughes, Alexandra Bro, and Rebecca Turkington.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World May 31, 2019 Women Around the World
Australia

How Morrison Won – and What His Win Means for the U.S.-Australia Alliance

James Curran is a professor of modern history at Sydney University. As the dust begins to settle on the stunning, unexpected result from the Australian elections over the weekend, the re-elected P…

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound May 20, 2019 Asia Unbound
Australia

Elections in Australia, the European Union, and Beyond

In this special episode, James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon discuss upcoming parliamentary elections in Australia and the European Union, as well as India’s six-week-long election, which is drawing to a close.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon May 16, 2019 The World Next Week
Southeast Asia

Five Eyes Intelligence Sharing Has Failed to Combat White Nationalist Terrorism

By Van Jackson New Zealand may appear to be a paradise in the Pacific, but it is afflicted by many of the problems facing other liberal democracies, such as a rising suicide rate and deep socioeco…

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound March 18, 2019 Asia Unbound
Cybersecurity

Cyber Week in Review: February 22, 2019

This week: Australia's parliament hacked; CrowdStrike's new report; Fancy Bear is back; and is the U.S. overplay its hand with Huawei?

Blog Post by Adam Segal February 22, 2019 Net Politics
Southeast Asia

What a Labor Victory Might Mean for Australian Foreign Policy

By Elena Collinson A federal election is due this year in Australia. While the Liberal-National Coalition government has yet to formally announce a polling day, the stage has effectively been set …

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound January 31, 2019 Asia Unbound
India

The Quad and the Free and Open Indo-Pacific

Over the weekend the Halifax International Security Forum convened its tenth iteration, one that observed the hundredth anniversary of the 1918 armistice ending World War I, and took the occasion of …

Blog Post by Alyssa Ayres November 20, 2018 Asia Unbound
Asia

How Will Australia’s Repeated Leadership ‘Spills’ Impact Its Foreign Policy?

Last month, an internal party ballot within the ruling Liberal Party ousted former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. He was replaced by Scott Morrison, who had previously served as Australia’s treasur…

Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick September 24, 2018 Asia Unbound
Australia

Australia’s New Brutal Politics—Not New, and Not That Brutal

Tom Switzer is executive director of the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney and a presenter at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Radio National. As Australia welcomes Scott Morrison a…

Blog Post by Tom Switzer August 29, 2018 Asia Unbound