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What Australia Needs from Indonesia
Australia-Indonesia Relations have enjoyed rare stability in recent years. But John McCarthy writes Australia needs much more – a strong and activist Indonesia that contributes to a multipolar region.
Asialink Webinar Series: The Changing Media Landscape in Asia
#AsialinkWebinarSeries Explores Media's Role in Framing Asia-Australia Relationship and Navigating Communication Challenges
A Tale of Two Myanmars
As the civil war in Myanmar drags on, most foreign governments appear to have concluded that the military regime will survive and that their own national interests dictate they should recognise it as the country’s government, writes Andrew Selth. Sham elections scheduled for later this year are likely to only highlight this attitude.
Asialink Webinar Series: Restoring Democracy in Thailand - Election Analysis
#AsialinkWebinarSeries on Thailand's recent national elections and the prospects of restoring democracy in the country.
The 50-year Transformation of Australia-Vietnam Relations
When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Vietnam last weekend, he took an important symbolic step in a long history of consolidating bilateral relations. Carlyle A. Thayer reviews a remarkable transformation that in five decades turned Vietnam from enemy to valued friend and partner.