The one measure outlined in the White Paper, Australia in the Asian Century, that seems to have caught the public’s imagination is the access(more…)
Teaching Asia to Australia
Most recent co-authored piece on The Conversation, republished here by Creative Commons: Teaching Asia to Australia: it’s not just about languages By Susan Leong, Queensland(more…)
My first story on Storify
Here’s one put together for an upcoming paper on China’s middle class: [View the story “China’s moral crisis” on Storify]
Macquarie University’s Soft Power Advocacy and Research Group
Macquarie University has recently established a Soft Power Advocacy and Research Group (SPARC). Their aims are to: “Pursue a broad agenda of research and analysis(more…)
Ethnic Tensions in China – 2009
A belated find but still useful I think, about how ethnic differences are being managed within China and how they are likely to affect the(more…)
Joseph Nye on America vis-a-vis China
A short piece from Nye, who coined the term “soft power”. According to him, “while the ‘rise of the rest’ means that America will be(more…)
China in 2020: A New Type of Superpower
Audio recording of a recent discussion about China’s global position from the Brookings Institute in USA. Worth a listen
Middle Class in China and India
The stories and perception of Asian economies, especially China and India, is that they are primed for rampant growth. However, this growth has a sting(more…)