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Xi’s new US-China formula signals a self-confident shift in terms
Xi-Trump summit upshot wasn’t a deal — it was a new Beijing framework defining the ‘proper limits’ of US-China rivalry.
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Linda Reynolds lives in a time warp, desperate to accelerate AUKUS to face an imaginary war
The former defence minister’s op-ed in The Australian is a classic example of the industrial-military-media complex at work, aimed at terrifying the public...
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Australia’s strategic ambiguity is running out of road
Washington wants allies to spend more on defense, while Beijing judges Australia by what it does, not what it says. Canberra needs to take stock of its own...
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PERSPECTIVES | Beyond hedging: Australia and middle power diplomacy in the age of Trump 2.0
This article appeared in UTS:ACRI's Perspectives on May 29 2026. Perspectives is the commentary series of the Australia-China Relations Institute at the...
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The Putin-Xi summit and the asymmetry of the China-Russia partnership
While both states share dissatisfaction with the Western-led international order and seek a more multipolar system, the summit revealed important differences.
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Australia’s strategic ambiguity is running out of road
Washington wants allies to spend more on defense, while Beijing judges Australia by what it does, not what it says. Canberra needs to take stock of its own...
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Xi’s new US-China formula signals a self-confident shift in terms
Xi-Trump summit upshot wasn’t a deal — it was a new Beijing framework defining the ‘proper limits’ of US-China rivalry.
News
PERSPECTIVES | Beyond hedging: Australia and middle power diplomacy in the age of Trump 2.0
This article appeared in UTS:ACRI's Perspectives on May 29 2026. Perspectives is the commentary series of the Australia-China Relations Institute at the...
News
Linda Reynolds lives in a time warp, desperate to accelerate AUKUS to face an imaginary war
The former defence minister’s op-ed in The Australian is a classic example of the industrial-military-media complex at work, aimed at terrifying the public...
News
The Putin-Xi summit and the asymmetry of the China-Russia partnership
While both states share dissatisfaction with the Western-led international order and seek a more multipolar system, the summit revealed important differences.
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