Ramesh Thakur is Professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University; adjunct professor, Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law, Griffith University, and editor-in-chief of Global Governance from Jan. 1, 2013. He began writing for The Japan Times in 1998 as Vice Rector of the United Nations University.
For Ramesh Thakur's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Hiroshima should be the permanent host of all future NPT review conferences so that discussions and negotiations are held in the shadow of the realities of nuclear warfare.
The 'breathtaking arrogance' of the government's continued stance on Djokovic's COVID-19-detention is more frightening than the original blunder.
Critics of Canberra's decision to use nuclear propulsion for subs are worried less about Australia than about the precedent it sets for proliferation among more problematic countries.
Australia's decision to cancel its deal to buy a dozen French diesel submarines has roiled relations with France and introduced fresh tensions into relations with China.
Australia, once the envy of the world for its pandemic management, is now being criticized by some over the authoritarian measures it is using to crush COVID-19.
The best way to raise the diplomatic costs of adventurism to China is to recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state and grant it full diplomatic recognition.
It seemed for a time that the pandemic could mark a moment of ascendancy in the “psychological balance of power” as China moved to supplant America's leadership role.
COVID-19 has brutally exposed the hollowness of India’s pretensions to power, status and influence and boasts of being a vaccine superpower and pharmacy to the world.
In reality, no one has definitive answers and stronger restrictions have not resulted in fewer COVID-19 deaths.
Outside powers should support ASEAN’s lead role and work with it to persuade the generals to vacate the governance space without further bloodshed.
