China

Great and powerful friends

Draft of an article for East Asia Forum Year in Review 2024

Nov 27, 2024

The implausibility of a Taiwan blockade

It would escalate into all-out war long before it could be effective

Sep 13, 2024 •

Naval power and expertise

(Comments were restricted by mistake, now open to everybody)

Apr 20, 2024 •

Australia and China turn a new leaf in economic relations

But we are stuck with AUKUS

Dec 25, 2023 •

Climate change, ironically,reduces the heat in the South China Sea

The days for oil and gas are numbered, so the economic case of a fight over undersea resources doesn’t stack up.

Mar 31, 2023 •

The case for AUKUS falls apart

Mar 16, 2023 •

'Red Alert' is a paper tiger

That’s the headline for my latest piece in Independent Australia, responding to some appalling warmongering from the Nine papers.

Mar 10, 2023 •

Russia and the end of nuclear power

Only China left as a supplier of large nuclear plants

May 21, 2022 •

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