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Coup d’État in Gabon: Oil, champagne, and China’s geopolitical opportunity
Coup d’État in Gabon: Oil, champagne, and China’s geopolitical opportunity
On Wednesday 30 August, a group of Gabonese military officers announced that they had assumed power and placed President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest. Minutes earlier, the…
The Fix: Talking about the Pacific
The Fix: Talking about the Pacific
We’re asking contributors to put together their own collected observations like this one – and as always, if you’ve got an idea to pitch for The Interpreter, drop a line via the…
A compelling voice for rethinking Australia’s national security
A compelling voice for rethinking Australia’s national security
Sam Roggeveen’s basic storyline in The Echidna Strategy – that the China threat is grossly exaggerated, and that Australia should not, and need not, rely on America for our…
Australia showcased gender equality on the pitch. Now let’s try it on budget policy
Australia showcased gender equality on the pitch. Now let’s try it on budget policy
Last week, I had the privilege of attending part of an APEC inter-ministerial meeting in Seattle at the invitation of Australia’s Department of the Prime Minister and…
The Fix: How we tell stories about ourselves
The Fix: How we tell stories about ourselves
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The Fix: We still really don’t know PNG
The Fix: We still really don’t know PNG
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The Moon: The great game on new turf
The Moon: The great game on new turf
There is something about humans and land. Even in the age of virtual reality, humans clamour for territory. When songs of hyper-globalisation were trending, Russia reinforced that…
Learning Cold War lessons of espionage anew
Learning Cold War lessons of espionage anew
Book review: Calder Walton, Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West (Hachette, 2023) It’s still not known how close the world came to nuclear war in November…
Fake news, propaganda, and the withering of commitment to truth
Fake news, propaganda, and the withering of commitment to truth
Book review: Alan Philps, The Red Hotel (Headline, 2023) In war, truth is supposed always to be the first casualty. We owe that insight to an isolationist American Senator,…
The Fix: Tray tables up, window blinds open
The Fix: Tray tables up, window blinds open
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