As Long as We’re Talking About ‘Cold War Mentality’
In recent weeks, representatives of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have complained of America’s “Cold War mentality.” The rhetoric is in reaction to President… Read More
Australia’s Reversal of Uranium Ban to India Could Spur Trilateral Engagement
In a November 15 op-ed in The Age, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that she would push her Labor Party to overturn its ban… Read More
Morning Bell: The Debate Over China
Want to hear something disturbing? China has increased its defense budget by double digits every year for the last 20 years. Just as China seems… Read More
New U.S.–Australia Military Arrangement Must Be Backed by Real Commitment
On November 16, President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced their intention to increase U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force training in… Read More
Trade Policies from Down Under: A Good Example for the United States
With the World Trade Organization’s Doha Round of trade talks at a standstill, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is taking action by giving poor nations… Read More
Celebrating the U.S.–Australia Alliance’s 60th Birthday
Sixty years ago today, in San Francisco, the foreign ministers of Australia and New Zealand met with Dean Acheson, President Harry Truman’s Secretary of State,… Read More
Not Dead Yet: Predictions of Religion’s Extinction Miss the Mark
In 1966, God was pronounced dead. More recently, it was determined that God is back. But now a team of researchers has put him on… Read More
The U.S. Should Take a Clue from Australia’s Continuing Power Shift Debate
A new paper entitled Australia’s Strategic Edge in 2030 from Ross Babbage, founder of the Kokoda Foundation, an Australian think tank, has furthered the debate… Read More
Australian Courage in Afghanistan
An Australian member of the Special Air Service Regiment, Corporal Ben, has received the Victoria Cross For Australia, the nation’s highest military honor. In October… Read More
Pull it Together, Mr. President
So America’s first “Asia-Pacific President” who brought America “back” to Asia after eight years of supposed neglect under the Bush Administration has canceled his Indonesia-Australia-Guam trip… Read More
