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Nikola Mikovic

Serbia’s vaccine diplomacy: Balancing China and the West

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With Olympic snub, North Korea returns to isolation

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The Quad (finally) delivers: Can it be sustained?

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Ivy Kwek 14 Apr 2021 12:00

The Quad’s uneasy place in Southeast Asia

The region will need assurance to overcome scepticism about the Quad and assuage a deep-seated fear of upsetting China.
Nikola Mikovic 14 Apr 2021 11:30

Serbia’s vaccine diplomacy: Balancing China and the West

The politics of Covid have tangled up countries across the world – but that’s not always a drawback.
André Leslie 14 Apr 2021 06:00

With Olympic snub, North Korea returns to isolation

Pyongyang’s decision to skip the Tokyo games is part of a broader retreat back to the international wilderness.
Rodger Shanahan 13 Apr 2021 14:00

Iran-US-Israel: Boxing out of the shadows

Gradual progress in talks to revive the nuclear deal may be dealt a blow by a series of “grey-zone” attacks.
Kerryn Baker, Asenati Chan Tung 13 Apr 2021 09:00

A fast end to an era of political dominance in Samoa

The Human Rights Protection Party has been in power almost continuously for nearly 40 years. Perhaps no longer.
Joao da Cruz Cardoso 13 Apr 2021 06:00

Dili floods a costly consequence of poor urban planning

Reactive measures by the Timor-Leste government and aid from overseas won’t prevent the same disaster next time.
Susan Thornton 12 Apr 2021 17:00

The Quad (finally) delivers: Can it be sustained?

The future of the grouping might well be determined by China’s behaviour.
John Edwards 12 Apr 2021 09:30

Covid recovery, in Australia and the world

Drawing from his new Lowy Institute Paper, John Edwards looks at the fallout of the pandemic and where things are going.
Hanh Nguyen 9 Apr 2021 10:00

Obstacles and opportunities in Vietnam-Australia ties

The two countries see the region from different vantage points. But the prospects for cooperation are growing.

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Long Reads

An interim government would bring ruin to Afghanistan

Nishank Motwani

A US proposal to dissolve the Afghan administration risks a tragic repeat of the past.
Can vaccines offer an exit plan from Covid-19?

Raina MacIntyre

Extraordinary global efforts are bearing fruit, but not all vaccines will be equal – in efficacy or to escape pandemic.
The strange connections of isolation

Melissa Conley Tyler

Reflecting on a year when a virus closed borders and drove us all together.

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Roland Rajah 8 Apr 2021 05:00

The big bark but small bite of China’s trade coercion

Targeted sanctions on Australian exports have affected billions in trade, but the real damage has been limited.
Kirsten Han 7 Apr 2021 06:00

In Singapore, Covid vs privacy is no contest

The pandemic has shown how easily most people accept surveillance, and the government’s enthusiasm for new forms of it.
Kris Cheng, Holmes Chan 2 Apr 2021 09:00

With Xinjiang cotton, Beijing is taking on the world

The latest “us-versus-them” drama shows China sees little chance of mending ties with the West, for now at least.
Samuel Bashfield 2 Mar 2021 06:00

Agalega: A glimpse of India’s remote island military base

Satellite imagery reveals the transformation of an Indian Ocean island into a strategic outpost. Many questions remain.
Nikola Mikovic 4 Feb 2021 07:00

The Donbass conflict: Waiting for escalation

The forgotten war involving Ukraine and Russia in the energy-rich region is simmering still.
Susan Thornton 12 Apr 2021 17:00

The Quad (finally) delivers: Can it be sustained?

The future of the grouping might well be determined by China’s behaviour.

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