Category: Australia

Combating Chinese Aggression in the Indo-Pacific Requires a More Targeted Response from America and its Allies

Post author By Mickaela Fatima Ramos
Post date January 2, 2022
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Washington’s reliance on economic sanctions has garnered minimal benefits, which has prompted the Biden Administration to move away from coercive measures and instead engage diplomatically through AUKUS.

Tags AUKUS, China, Economics, indo pacific, indopacom, sancitons, tarriffs

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The U.S.-French Diplomatic Crisis over the AUKUS Pact Is Not Catastrophic, But It Should Be a Warning for U.S. Policymakers

As the recalled French Ambassador noted, “every crisis is an opportunity.”

Tags foreign policy, France, French foreign policy, Macron

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Disturbing the Peace: Deteriorating Sino-Australian Relations in the Asian Century

Post author By Sarah Knight
Post date January 16, 2021
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Australia’s desire to exhibit international leadership has run counter to Sino-Australian peace. In April 2020 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison led the calls for a World Health Organization investigation into the origins of COVID-19 in China, prompting a freeze on diplomatic relations which has endured throughout 2020 into 2021.

Tags Afghanistan Inquiry, America, Australia, China, diplomacy, fourteen grievances, international affairs, twitter, Zhao Lijian