Author: Matthew Dodwell

Matthew Dodwell graduated with a Masters in International Relations from The University of Melbourne where he focused on security issues in the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific.

How China Uses “Promise Diplomacy” to Get What It Wants

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Post date September 13, 2021
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The Chinese government is showing particular interest in Afghanistan and Syria, two states in which China sees ample opportunities and dire economic needs that it can exploit.

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Don’t Be Fooled by the Intra-Afghanistan Peace Talks, There’s Nothing Peaceful About Them

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Post date March 12, 2021
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Although the world is hopeful for the prospect of an end to conflict, any peace agreement will hide abuses to human rights and religious plurality─something the world hoped to end when they ousted the Taliban in 2001.

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