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Carl Thayer
Carl Thayer is Emeritus Professor at The University of New South Wales and Director of Thayer Consultancy.
He is a Southeast Asia regional specialist who taught at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Australian Command and Staff College, and Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Australian Defence College.
November 01, 2019
A Difficult Summer in the South China Sea
By Carl Thayer
Chinese coercive activities persist in one of Asia's hottest flashpoints.
January 17, 2019
After Brexit: Global Britain Plots Course to Return to the Far East
By Carl Thayer
A post-Brexit Britain will double down on the Asia-Pacific.
January 08, 2019
ARIA: Congress Makes Its Mark on US Asia Policy
By Carl Thayer
ARIA is a significant step toward a more engaged U.S. posture in Asia.
August 03, 2018
A Closer Look at the ASEAN-China Single Draft South China Sea Code of Conduct
By Carl Thayer
A sneak peak at the ASEAN-China Single Draft Code of Conduct in the South China Sea Negotiating Text.
July 27, 2018
ASEAN and China Set to Agree on Single Draft South China Sea Code of Conduct
By Carl Thayer
What is the significance of the agreement between ASEAN members and China on a Single Draft COC Negotiating Text?
April 30, 2018
Consensus by Deletion: Reviewing the 32nd ASEAN Leaders' Summit and the South China Sea
By Carl Thayer
A close look at the recent summit's chairman's statement shows the grouping's continued subdued treatment of the South China Sea disputes.
April 26, 2018
The South China Sea and ASEAN's 32nd Summit Meeting
By Carl Thayer
Will Cambodia once again undermine ASEAN’s position on the South China Sea?
November 02, 2017
Will Trump's Visit to Asia Mark the Moment US Leadership in the Region Is Irrevocably Ceded to China?
By Carl Thayer
Trump must show that he can think strategically and not just transactionally to avoid the worst.
July 24, 2017
Alarming Escalation in the South China Sea: China Threatens Force if Vietnam Continues Oil Exploration in Spratlys
By Carl Thayer
A new pattern of Chinese bellicosity?
July 19, 2017
Asia Reassurance Initiative Act: A Republican Vision for Engaging Southeast Asia
By Carl Thayer
Can the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act find strategic ballast?
June 28, 2017
Dead in the Water: The South China Sea Arbitral Award, One Year Later
By Carl Thayer
Revisiting the July 2016 award on the South China Sea disputes between the Philippines and China.
June 29, 2017
Is a New China-Vietnam Maritime Crisis Brewing in the South China Sea?
By Carl Thayer
What are the implications of China’s abrupt cancellation of military border activities with Vietnam?
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