Writing in the Lowry Institute’s online magazine ‘The Interpreter’, Hugh White, emeritus professor of strategic studies at the ANU, says that that there is a deep contradiction at the heart of the Albanese government’s foreign policy. This is between the government’s stated vision and its actions. Its vision favours of a multipolar Asian future. But […]
Europe, Australia and war between USA and China
The French President Emmanuel Macron has argued that Europe should reduce its dependency on the United States and avoid getting involved in any conflict between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan. “The question asked of us Europeans is the following: is it in our interest for there to be acceleration on the topic of Taiwan? No. […]
US and China at War over Taiwan- Have we already chosen involvement?
Underlying the critics concern about AUKUS and the purchase of nuclear sub-marines is that these developments increase the likelihood that Australia would participate with the US in a war with China over Taiwan. Defence minister Richard Marles has denied that AUKUS and the submarine deal carry these implications, insisting that participation in such a war […]