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Public holiday reading: the Queen’s Birthday
Public holiday reading: the Queen’s Birthday
Publishing will be light on Monday for the Queen’s Birthday public holiday in Australia (the present occupant on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II, was actually born on 21 April). By…
Penny Wong dives deep into the audacity of the Oceanic Pacific
Penny Wong dives deep into the audacity of the Oceanic Pacific
From the 1990s to the early 2000s, Oceanic writer and poet ‘Epeli Hau’ofa wrote of challenging the way the world (and even people of Oceania) often viewed Oceania with…
How the Abe era reshaped Japan’s foreign and security policy
How the Abe era reshaped Japan’s foreign and security policy
Book review: Line of Advantage: Japan’s Grand Strategy in the Era of Abe Shinzo, by Michael J Green (Columbia University Press) Michael Green’s examination of Japan’s foreign and…
India’s inconsistent adherence to the Women, Peace and Security agenda
India’s inconsistent adherence to the Women, Peace and Security agenda
The coup in Myanmar, a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, all occurring in the last 18 months, have each underscored that women bear a…
Where are the women? The challenge facing the next PNG parliament
Where are the women? The challenge facing the next PNG parliament
Papua New Guinea is about to issue the writs for its national elections to formally start a campaign that will culminate with two weeks of voting from 9–22 July. Historically,…
Understanding the rise of Trump – and how it might happen again
Understanding the rise of Trump – and how it might happen again
Book Review: Democracy Under Fire: Donald Trump and the Breaking of American History, by Lawrence R. Jacobs (Oxford University Press 2022) Joe Biden demonstrated in the 2020…
Solomon Islands-China security pact: A feminist foreign policy answer
Solomon Islands-China security pact: A feminist foreign policy answer
Solomon Islands has signed a security pact with China and set off a flurry of foreign policy chatter in Australia and the region. Understandably, the focus of the discussion is on…
Southeast Asia: Gender parity is not gender equality
Southeast Asia: Gender parity is not gender equality
The Philippines has made considerable strides in wage equality between men and women in recent years. So too in the areas of female participation in politics and female…
We’re taking a break
We’re taking a break
The Interpreter team is having a break for Anzac Day in Australia. We’ll run a reduced publication schedule today, but we’re back to normal tomorrow. The…
We’re taking a break
We’re taking a break
The Interpreter team is having a break for the Easter public holidays in Australia. Publishing will be light on Friday and Monday, but we will be back to normal on Tuesday. …