Foreign affairs

By Corey Lee Bell, Elena Collinson and Xunpeng Shi

Note: This article appeared in The Diplomat on November 18 2022.

By Elena Collinson and Corey Lee Bell

By James Laurenceson

Note: This article appeared in The Conversation on November 15 2022. 

There were smiles all round as the Australian and Chinese leaders met formally for the first time in more than six years.

By Elena Collinson and James Curran

Note: This article appeared in The Australian Financial Review on November 15 2022.

By James Curran and Elena Collinson 

Note: This article appeared in The Australian Financial Review on November 14 2022.

Executive Summary

Advanced technologies are a key factor in the evolving international balance of power. The United States-allied group of states, including Australia, are still generally technology leaders. But the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is making major gains in some fields, spurred by growing pressure on its access to foreign technologies. What impacts might the PRC’s cooperation with Russia have on this equation?

This report provides an overview of Sino-Russian collaboration across four broad fields:

By Elena Collinson and James Curran

Note: This article appeared in The National Interest on October 22 2022.

By Elena Collinson and Corey Lee Bell

By Elena Collinson

Note: This article appeared in the South China Morning Post on October 10 2022.

Note: This article appeared in The Canberra Times on September 24 2022. 

The first four months of the Albanese government haven't been short on diplomatic achievements. 

But one is particularly impressive and yet easy to miss: the restoration of strategic space to respond to developments in the Taiwan Strait.