by Michael Shoebridge | Sep 8, 2025 | China, Indo Pacific, Ukraine
Back in the days of the Roman Empire, during parades in their honour Roman commanders used to have someone standing behind them whispering ‘Remember you are mortal’ to prevent the pomp and pageantry going to their heads. So, as Xi Jinping watched his massed...
by Michael Shoebridge | Jun 6, 2025 | China, Podcasts, Policy
A Grumpy Strategist meets Taiwan’s rep in Australi | RSS.com Taiwan’s representative in Australia, Douglas Hsu, talks with a Grumpy Strategist about the 2025 World Health Assembly, now as a time to reinforce multilateral & international organisations,...
by Michael Shoebridge | May 27, 2025 | China, Policy
As prime minister Albanese got over the jetlag from his recent whirlwind trips to Jakarta, the Vatican and Singapore, I’d hope someone found the time in his diary to tell him about an opportunity Australia had to play a key role in reinforcing multilateral approaches...
by Peter Jennings and Anthony Bergin | May 21, 2024 | China, Indo Pacific, Strategy & Capability
On Monday 20 May, Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, was inaugurated as president of Taiwan, the self-ruling island of 23 million people. For the Democratic Progressive Party this is an unprecedented third term in the presidential palace, despite losing its...
by Peter Jennings | Mar 24, 2024 | China, Indo Pacific
When Beijing is openly preparing to attack Taiwan, endlessly bullying countries into political submission and undermining US alliances in Asia, it takes a special type of Australian diplomacy to pretend bilateral relations are improving and the biggest issues on the...
