Hugh White
Hugh White is a columnist with The Age. He is professor of strategic studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU.
China's island-building project a bid for power, not popularity
Hugh White US foreign-policy advisers underestimate China's resolve to claim a larger role in Asia.
Taiwan's election result could push US and China closer to conflict
Hugh White With tensions over Taiwan rising, Australia might have to ask itself a tough question.
Defence white paper: bin it and start again
Hugh White The defence portfolio is a tough assignment and Marise Payne takes it on at an especially difficult time.
Australia's Syrian combat commitments out of step with Western partners
Hugh White In the 14 years since 9/11, Australian political leaders have learnt little about war.
Bipartisan politics is putting us in harm's way on the global stage
Hugh White Political bipartisanship reached even before Australia has embarked on a robust foreign policy debate is an easy way to get out of making hard decisions.
Naval shipbuilding in South Australia wastes money just to buy votes for the government
Hugh White The Abbott government is set to squander millions of dollars on useless warships that will do nothing to protect Australia. Why? So it can buy votes.
Asia needs strong Japan to check rising China
Hugh White Tokyo can defend itself, but it should not deny Beijing a greater leadership role in Asia.
Tony Abbott preoccupation with national security dangerous
Hugh White National security has become the Prime Minister's only topic of conversation, and there is peril in that.
China's ambitions in Asia: we can accommodate them
Hugh White We can concede some leadership space to China, but we do not have to live under its shadow.
South China Sea not the place to get all bolshie
Hugh White Tough talk by the US is escalating tensions in Asia. This is exactly how wars start.
India won’t provide solutions to our China questions
Hugh White Prime Minister Modi wants India to become a regional leader in its own right.
B-1 bombers brouhaha: minor dispute, big rift
Hugh White In a showdown with China, Obama would face a humiliating backdown or an unwinnable war. Does Abbott want to be part of that?
US and Australia dangerously deluded about future
Hugh White Wealth equals power. So, think about where that leaves us as China soars ahead.
The questions we should be asking about the risk of terrorism
Hugh White Our response to jihadist threats has fuelled fear, without achieving anything.
Vietnam: the other war we need to remember
Hugh White Sending Australian troops to Vietnam in support of the US defined our politics for a generation.
AIIB: China outsmarts US diplomacy on Asia bank
Hugh White Canberra's U-turn on the Asia bank suggests Australian politicians finally accept that a new era has dawned in our region's politics.
Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program reach high-stakes endgame
Hugh White The world faces the classic diplomatic question: is a bad deal better than no deal at all?
Malcolm Turnbull: the man to put Australia on the map
Hugh White If Malcolm Turnbull becomes PM he'll shake up the cosy consensus between the major parties that has kept foreign policy off the political agenda for so long.
Submarine selection process a disaster in the making
Hugh White Abbott's subs deal is stacked in Japan's favour and lacks due diligence. Company directors would face prosecution for such an appalling decision.
Abbott's plunge into submarine market is a risk we cannot afford
Hugh White The Prime Minister's submarine adventure with our tax dollars, which doesn't follow due process, is the biggest captain's pick yet.
