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5 Jan 2009 - Publication
No more naval gazing as China takes to the sea
In this opinion piece in The Age, International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf argues that China's anti-piracy naval deployment off Somalia opens a window of opportunity for Australia and others to test the waters of cooperation with a rising power.

The Age, 5 January 2009, p. 9

Israel-Hamas: The threat in context
There's something disconcerting about the New Republic piece by Shmuel Rosner...Read more

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The 2008 Lowy Institute Poll: Australia and the world

The fourth annual Lowy Institute Poll surveys Australian public opinion on a range of foreign policy issues and contains a number of new questions this year. These cover attitudes towards Japanese whaling, foreign investment in Australia, China, the US presidential election, climate change, Australia’s international reputation under the new Rudd government and uranium.

The Poll also repeated a number of questions asked in previous years, allowing us to track some interesting changes in public opinion.

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