United States

The US in the Indo-Pacific: Leveraging India’s Period of Strategic Opportunity

Chietigj Bajpaee • May 22 2022 • Articles

Despite the current focus on Ukraine, America’s long-term strategic focus is on challenging China, including deterring the emergence of a Sino-centric regional and global order.

Interview – David Campbell

E-International Relations • Apr 22 2022 • Features

David Campbell discusses the United States’ identity in global politics, the representation of refugees in Australian media, and the role of visual media in international relations.

The United Nations in Crisis: Geo-Political and Geo-Economic Challenges

Martin Duffy • Mar 2 2022 • Articles

The crisis facing the UN, as evidenced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is the single greatest threat to global security since its formation.

North Korea’s Withdrawal from the NPT: Neorealism and Selectorate Theory

Su Bai • Jan 27 2022 • Essays

Both neorealism and the selectorate theory show that North Korea’s demand for nuclear weapons strongly correlates with a large US military presence in East Asia.

‘My Order, My Rules’: China and the American Rules-Based Order in Historical Perspective

William M. Zolinger Fujii • Dec 28 2021 • Articles

Faced with a rising and revisionist China, the US has come to emphasise the maintenance of a rules-based order as a substitute for what it sees as American rules and order.

Opinion – US Carbon Border Mechanism in the Twilight Zone

Ann-Evelyn Luyten • Dec 7 2021 • Articles

The US and the EU can cooperate closely to address carbon leakage and create a momentum in significantly reducing carbon emission.

Opinion – Irish-American Diplomacy and the Catholic Orphanage Scandal

Martin Duffy • Nov 21 2021 • Articles

That Irish-American diplomacy contributed to an elaborate network of child adoption casts a dark shadow over what is otherwise hailed as a formative period in the relationship between the two nations.

Opinion – The Status of China’s Confucius Institutes in American Universities

Craig R. Myers • Oct 27 2021 • Articles

Regardless of the context, the PRC’s PR professionals did not need an office on American campuses as Great Power competition moves beyond the soft power stage.

Opinion – China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Pragmatism over Morals?

Tabita Rosendal • Oct 18 2021 • Articles

Despite criticism, the Belt and Road Initiative and the pragmatic values associated with Chinese investments are unlikely to lose popularity any time soon.

Opinion – US Artillery: Crusader is Out, What is Next?

Robert Palmer • Sep 23 2021 • Articles

War is not simply about having the biggest gun, it’s about having the right gun. It is likely that the US army will resort to howitzers more similar to French artillery in the near future.

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