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Originally published 12 July 2018. The head of the Chinese lunar exploration program, Ye Peijian, has remarked that: the universe is an ocean, the moon is the Diaoyu Islands, Mars is Huangyan Island. If we … Originally published 31 July 2018. Much of the argument for building warships and submarines in Australia ultimately rests on the rather dubious logic that we’re on an island surrounded by water. But Australia is also … Editors’ picks for 2018: ‘A concise dictionary of the FOIP language—1st edition’ Originally published 11 July 2018. The free and open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) isn’t just a new name; it signals an important shift in framing a geostrategic understanding of the consequences of China’s rise. Apart from the … Editors’ picks for 2018: ‘Australia and nuclear strategy: the empty middle ground?’ Originally published 28 February 2018. Some years ago, Christine Leah and I published an article that explored Australian thinking about nuclear weapons and strategy. We argued that for more than six decades Australians had essentially … picks for 2018: ‘South Africa in crisis (part 3): failure will impact Africa and the world’ Editors’ picks for 2018: ‘The mangled myths dogging the joint strike fighter’ Editors’ picks for 2018: ‘A global environmental threat made in China’ Editors’ picks for 2018: ‘It’s time to get things straight with China’ picks for 2018: ‘The African Union headquarters hack and Australia’s 5G network’ picks for 2018: ‘A difference of degrees: the looming climate catastrophe’ Indonesian infrastructure isn’t quelling desire for independence in Papua Indonesian infrastructure isn’t quelling desire for independence in Papua US troops out of Syria: Islamic State, al-Qaeda and Trump’s base all win US troops out of Syria: Islamic State, al-Qaeda and Trump’s base all win Indonesian infrastructure isn’t quelling desire for independence in Papua Indonesian infrastructure isn’t quelling desire for independence in Papua