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America in 2020: The view from here

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Shocking abuse of female passengers in Doha demands resolute response

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The hate matrix of online gaming

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Alex Oliver 30 Oct 2020 12:00

America in 2020: The view from here

A selection of commentary and analysis from Lowy Institute voices on the state of affairs in and beyond the USA.
Khang Vu 30 Oct 2020 11:00

Why Kim Jong-un will soon miss Donald Trump

No more squabbles over big buttons, for one thing.
Ashton Robinson 30 Oct 2020 06:00

Seychelles: New man, changing strategic environment

A long campaign has seen a prodigious organiser force a sea change in a nation Australia often mistakenly ignores.
Lydia Khalil 29 Oct 2020 17:00

Inciter in chief

Trump’s pandering to white supremacists and right-wing militias brings a very real risk of violence on election day.
Francois Vreÿ, Mark Blaine 29 Oct 2020 13:30

Western Indian Ocean: Where trouble on land spells danger at sea

Piracy and smuggling are already a menace. Add a budding Islamist insurgency, and far-reaching implications may follow.
Jose M.L. Montesclaros, Mely Caballero-Anthony 29 Oct 2020 10:00

Lessons from Covid: Tackling disease with a city-by-city approach

Two examples – Wuhan and Singapore – show that lockdowns of densely populated urban centres are effective if done right.
Erin Hurley 29 Oct 2020 05:00

US election: A Democratic trifecta is within sight

Donald Trump’s mismanagement of crisis has swayed voters toward the Democrats. What if they pull off a sweep?
Daniel Flitton 28 Oct 2020 16:30

Shocking abuse of female passengers in Doha demands resolute response

Australia’s options to put Qatar on notice start with recalling its ambassador. The next step could go further.
Craig Keating 28 Oct 2020 12:00

Thailand: Military, monarchy and the masses

To understand today’s protests, look to the decades past and the country’s incomplete transition to democracy.

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Thailand: Military, monarchy and the masses

Craig Keating

To understand today’s protests, look to the decades past and the country’s incomplete transition to democracy.
The Three Seas Initiative: A European answer to China’s Belt and Road?

David Morris

A quest to modernise dilapidated infrastructure in Central Europe has quickly transformed into a geopolitical contest.
The unique power of TikTok’s algorithm

Xueyin Zha

Even if the question of control is resolved, this game-changing app may still pose a challenge to democratic norms.

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Peter Layton 11 Nov 2019 11:30

Australia’s F-35s: Lessons from a problematic purchase

The rush nearly 20 years ago to buy the fighter of the future exposed fundamental shortcomings in defence acquisitions.
Andrea Chloe Wong 23 Oct 2020 06:00

Reading between the lines: Duterte’s careful South China Sea speech

The President of the Philippines may stump up with more nationalist rhetoric, but his true message to Beijing is plain.
David Morris 26 Oct 2020 15:30

The Three Seas Initiative: A European answer to China’s Belt and Road?

A quest to modernise dilapidated infrastructure in Central Europe has quickly transformed into a geopolitical contest.
Sheila Coronel 24 Mar 2020 16:00

Philippines: Covid-19 will devastate the poor

The pandemic threatens to break the already frayed fabric of communities that had not yet recovered from the drug war.
Daniel Flitton 28 Oct 2020 16:30

Shocking abuse of female passengers in Doha demands resolute response

Australia’s options to put Qatar on notice start with recalling its ambassador. The next step could go further.
Erin Hurley 29 Oct 2020 05:00

US election: A Democratic trifecta is within sight

Donald Trump’s mismanagement of crisis has swayed voters toward the Democrats. What if they pull off a sweep?

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