Tag Archives: Australia Indonesia relations

Australia should consider hosting bases with US forces: A response to this absurd and dangerous proposal in the coming age of pax-Sino

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australia-should-consider-hosting-bases-with-us-forces-says-defence-analyst-ross-babbage-20150811-giwo8l.html This is yet another, ridiculous and ill-informed commentary from the conservative (I would suggest neo-conservative) Menzies Institute and Ross Babbage’s comments should be rebuffed in no uncertain terms. There is an assumption that is so entrenched in this Institute … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Australian Navy ‘strays’ into Indonesian waters

There is much to read in to what has happened recently in the straying of Australian Navy vessels into Indonesian sovereign waters and the ire this has raised in the officials of their government.  From a party that espouses ‘sovereignty’ one would think … Continue reading

Posted in Asia-Pacific Politics, Asian Century Politics, Australian politics, Rise of China | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments