• China

While accepting the importance and value of the trade relationship with China, our new program called China and Free Societies aims to raise awareness of the challenges growing Chinese government influence poses to a free and democratic Australia.

China debate: John Mearsheimer vs Hugh White
Tom Switzer, Sue Windybank, John Mearsheimer, Hugh WhiteAugust 8, 2019

For years, Australian policymakers have balanced China’s desire for an enhanced regional role with our...

Australia’s choice in a US-China conflict
Tom Switzer, John MearsheimerAugust 7, 2019

As China converts its growing economic power into military power, it continues to seek to...

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The China Challenge
Rowan CallickJuly 28, 2019OP171

The rise of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has helped make Australia rich, but...

Human rights on Q&A
Tom SwitzerJuly 12, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

The promotion of human rights is a noble cause, one not to be cynically dismissed....

Defending Liberal Democracy and Liberal Peace in the Time of Rising Populism and Fascism
Suri RatnapalaJuly 1, 2019AP3

Liberal democracy has been remarkably resilient in the face of external and internal threats, but...

G-20: Donald Trump Just Saved Huawei (But the Trade War Isn’t Over)
Salvatore BabonesJune 29, 2019The National Interest

“The trade war is doing permanent damage to the Chinese economy every month since once...

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