Australia: Neo-imperialist or climate change saviour?
Australia gets a remarkable set of rights from the Pacific island country of Tuvalu in exchange for things it can mostly find a reason to not do if it wants.
Australians
China launches empire building exercise in Pacific theatre
President Panuelo: ‘Chinese control over our security space, aside from impacts on our sovereignty, increases the chances of China getting into conflict with Australia, Japan, US and New Zealand, on the day when Beijing decides to invade Taiwan
Op-eds
White House finally awakens to PRC capture of Solomon Islands
Free and fair election could result in a new government that not only abrogates the security deal but switches back to Taiwan. That would be a serious loss of face for Xi Jinping, giving ammunition to his domestic enemies, and could lead to a politically weakened Sogavare being more exposed to prosecution.
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‘U.S. needs to fix weaknesses in its Indo-Pacific strategy to counter China’
‘The Chinese are setting up behind US First Island Chain defenses and making it harder for the Marines to operate. It’s never good to have the enemy set up in your rear. Eventually, one of the Pacific...
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China enters new role as Pacific Islands policeman
China is winning, especially in the smaller countries. But as it refines its steps, and faces few counters, it will gain confidence and allies and move to bigger targets.
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Foreign Intervention Complicates Solomon Islands Unrest
The problem was sparked by perceived CCP interference. It can’t be solved by Australia taking a similarly heavy hand.
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Solomon Islanders need freedom from PRC, not Australian troops
What we have is an expeditionary force seemingly acting at the behest of a despised local administration backed by a callous and rapacious foreign power. Beijing must be sitting back, munching on popcorn and enjoying the show.
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AUKUS: Good Goals, Bad Implementation
Now begins the real work for the United States and its democratic allies: cooperating to strengthen their eroding deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.
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AUKUS is a big deal, for everyone
In India, the already entrenched and active French lobby in Delhi will likely use this to try drive a wedge between the US and India (something they already work on) in part to protect/promote their sales. The catastrophic US withdrawal from Afghanistan may also be used as an example of US ‘unreliability.’
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Beijing’s American Hustle
How Chinese Grand Strategy Exploits U.S. Power
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Taiwan does what needs to be done for Daniel Suidani, and for us all
Premier Suidani and others are on the front line now, but if they aren’t supported, and their cause fails, the front line expands. President Tsai understands this, and she took a stand, for the people of the Solomons, the people of Taiwan, and for all of us.
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Is Beijing Planning a Rob, Replicate, Replace Olympics?
The Olympics delivers to China’s door some of the most genetically blessed people on the planet. A February 2021 report by the US’ National Counterintelligence and Security Center described China’s...
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Biden Need Only Look to Australia to See What to Expect From China
The CCP has increased its rhetorical attacks on Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government in recent weeks.
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How Kiribati was lost to China
While China builds a fish plant that gives jobs to I-Kiribati in Kiribati, Australia promotes a scheme where young men and women leave their families behind to work temporary low skilled jobs that Australians...
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Treasury sanctions al Qaeda, Islamic State ‘financiers and facilitators’
The US Treasury Department announced terror designations for six jihadists yesterday. Five of them a...
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Hezbollah’s Other Wing Must be Clipped
Last month, when the EU decided to designate Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organisation, it embraced a policy that Australia adopted in 2003. This is better than pretending Hezbollah...
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Green-on-Blue Attacks in Afghanistan: The Data
Data last updated on Oct. 16, 2012 I. Introduction II. Data Summary...
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Western Sharia
Muslim supremacists partner with the Lawyer Left.
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US Report Calls for Sanctions Against Chinese Firms Active in Iran
A new report by a US think tank identifies 10 large Chinese energy companies that continue to do business with Iran in spite of international sanctions. It warns the Obama administration that fai...
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FDD Releases Report on China’s Energy Ties with Iran
Press Release September 15, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka [email protected] FDD Releases Report on China's Energy Ties with Iran Washington, D.C. (September 15, 2010) – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) released a