#asialinkinsights An analysis of the Japanese leadership race from Purnendra Jain. Could Japan get its first female PM or will the
‘Revolving door’ leadership return? Big issues for Japan’s partners Asialink asialink.unimelb.edu.au/insights/Is-Ja…

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Australia has released a new #international #development policy in light of #COVID19 . There are three real positives and one big negative (hint: there’s no new funding for Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺).

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#Vietnam 🇻🇳 has been effective at using its 2020 chairmanship of ASEAN to harness regional support of a stronger stance on growing tensions in the #SouthChinaSea , writes former diplomat Nguyen Quang Dy | #AsialinkInsights asialink.unimelb.edu.au/insights/the-g…

Introducing #Japan 's next PM, Fumio Kishida, who won the leadership of the LDP last week.

On #AsialinkInsights , former Australian Ambassador to Japan, Bruce Miller AO argues that Kishida's selection will provide a solid basis for deeper 🇦🇺🇯🇵 relations.

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20/31 However, there is a group of countries (between 5 and 10) that will remain friendly and posture neutrality. It appears likely that India will be one of them.

The Australian Government’s Partnerships for Recovery policy presents 🇦🇺’s priorities in working globally, and especially with our near neighbours, to minimise the impact of the #COVID19 pandemic.

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A new draft 🇦🇺Curriculum has been released for debate. In this open letter, Asia Education Foundation expert Hamish Curry argues it’s time for a genuine focus on how the #Education system facilitates Asian engagement to arrest a critical fall in Asia-literacy. ⬇️

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📺 Watch  #AsialinkWebinarSeries  The Changing Media Landscape in Asia now on  #AsialinkInsights : asialink.unimelb.edu.au/insights/asial…

Keith Richburg Glenda Gloria Beh Lih Yi 馬麗怡 and Donald Greenlees discussed the media trends, challenges, and opportunities in 🇦🇺's engagement in the Indo-Pacific.

#AsialinkInsights  | The fact that the share of #Australia ’s goods trade with #China finished 2022 at 28 percent, down from 35 percent two year earlier, has been interpreted as evidence that desirable “diversification” is underway.

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#AsialinkInsights | As the civil war in #Myanmar drags on, most foreign governments appear to have concluded that the military regime will survive & that their own national interest dictate they should recognise it as the country’s government - read more:
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TODAY in an open letter to #Australia 🇦🇺, Asia Education Foundation Exec. Director Hamish Curry argues it’s time for a genuine focus on how the education system facilitates Asian engagement to stop a critical fall in Asia literacy 👇 asialink.unimelb.edu.au/insights/a-let…

#asialinkinsights The ambassador’s ambassador John McCarthy delivers a sharp critique of Australia’s handling of its exit from Afghanistan asialink.unimelb.edu.au/insights/the-s…

Thank you Will Nankervis for joining us and sharing Australian Gov perspective on this crucial issue. Asialink, ISIS Malaysia and Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono. #ASEAN #asialinkinsights .

The most recent article on #AsialinkInsights shares the views of former Vietnamese diplomat, Nguyen Quang Dy, who writes that #ASEAN hopes for negotiation with #China , but might have to settle for military deterrence. Read the article here: ow.ly/cW1D30r0l83 Asialink 🇻🇳

NEW to #AsialinkInsights | Rikki Kersten of the Australia-Japan Research Centre writes the quiet winner from #Japan ’s 🇯🇵 latest political upheaval is the man who held the job longer than any other, Shinzo Abe 👇 asialink.unimelb.edu.au/insights/deliv…

Important discussion on Myanmar🇲🇲 today with thinkers from across the region. Thanks to Asialink, ISIS Malaysia & Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono for convening, & for the opportunity to deliver opening remarks w/ New Zealand Mission to ASEAN. Emphasised 🇦🇺's support for #ASEAN 's leadership in addressing the crisis

On #AsialinkInsights , 🇺🇸 & 🇯🇵 — 🇦🇺's two closest security partners —have shown positive early signs of cooperation under Pres Joe Biden and PM 菅 義偉 leading to increased confidence in their security alliance. Great news for 🇦🇺 & 🇯🇵 as they engage with regional challenges.

Valuable insights from colleagues in the region on Vietnam’s future - which matters for Australia. #asialinkinsights

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In an interview with @MelbAsiaReview's Managing Editor Cathy Harper 凯西 哈珀, Prof Joseph Lo Bianco argues 🇦🇺's national interest is being undermined by a lack of commitment to strengthening Asia-literacy and engagement.

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There has been a lot written on the Myanmar coup. Morten Pedersen offers some thoughtful reflections. #AsialinkInsights .

On #AsialinkInsights , the recent appointment of 🇯🇵 PM Fumio Kishida has been attributed to the continuing presence of former 🇯🇵 PM Shinzo Abe.

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During the Trump years, 🇺🇸-🇯🇵 relations were strained over everything from the cost of keeping #US forces in #Japan to 🇰🇵 and 🇨🇳. Prof. Purnendra Jain argues the Biden admin will leave 🇯🇵 more confident in the value of the alliance | #AsialinkInsights ⬇️ asialink.unimelb.edu.au/insights/japan…

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Has #COVID19 made the Philippines the 'Sick Man of Asia' Once More? Read our in-depth analysis on #AsialinkInsights @Asialink

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NEW  #AsialinkInsights  | The intensifying geopolitical tensions between China and the West have put ASEAN countries, which cannot decouple from either side, in an unenviable position.

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#AsialinkInsights | Culture matters for diplomacy, and the world would benefit by learning from 🇮🇩 Indonesian President Jokowi’s “soft” Javanese style during the G20, writes Kishore Mahbubani

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#Myanmar ’s 🇲🇲 2021 coup differs from those seen in the country’s past. Morten Pedersen of UNSW Canberra argues escalation to the point of no return must be prevented, as is any temptation to force 🇲🇲’s military back into isolation | #AsialinkInsights ⬇️asialink.unimelb.edu.au/insights/the-2…

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#Vietnam 🇻🇳 has settled on a new ‘four-pillar’ leadership for the next five years. Annisa Natalegawa & Ly Nguyen discuss what it means for Vietnam's future as it maintains finely balanced relationships with #China 🇨🇳 and the #US 🇺🇸 | #AsialinkInsights ⬇️ asialink.unimelb.edu.au/insights/vietn…