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Ronald C. Keith

Ronald C. Keith

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The “China threat” narrative says more about the west than China

The “China threat” narrative says more about the west than China

Much western commentary portrays Xi Jinping as a revisionist strongman bent on overturning the global order. A closer reading of Chinese political...

08.06.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

Ronald C. Keith

Mark Carney, Albanese and 'middle-power clout'

24.02.2026 40

The New Daily

Ronald C. Keith

Carney and Albanese and the collapse of global order?

Ahead of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Australia next month, it is time to ask will Australia embrace Carney’s call to harness...

23.02.2026 30

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Ronald C. Keith

The pivot to Asia within the transitional rules-based order

04.02.2026 20

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Ronald C. Keith

New architecture, old assumptions: Australia and the China question

29.11.2025 20

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Ronald C. Keith

Forecasting the impact of Sino-Indian relations on changing world order

16.11.2025 20

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Ronald C. Keith

The UN in Trump’s world and the implications for Australia’s independence

11.10.2025 20

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Ronald C. Keith

Australia’s media coverage of a military parade in Beijing confounds engagement

11.09.2025 20

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Ronald C. Keith

Will Albanese and Xi “cooperate” to acquire “common ground” in the fullness of time?

22.07.2025 20

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Ronald C. Keith

Will the 'Mr Magoo Nation' stand up against 'Trumpist' geopolitics?

01.07.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Ronald C. Keith