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Purnendra Jain

Meet Japan’s new PM

Stania Puspawardhani

Indonesia: painted politics

Hugh White

SSN vs SSK

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Purnendra Jain 30 Sep 2021 12:00

Meet Japan’s new PM

Asia’s oldest democracy looks for a steady hand on the tiller in a time of regional flux.
Stania Puspawardhani 30 Sep 2021 10:30

Indonesia: painted politics

A street art controversy shows government sensitivity over its Covid-19 response. It’s unlikely to be the last.
Jonathan Pryke, Alexandre Dayant 30 Sep 2021 06:00

China’s declining Pacific aid presence

Beijing is becoming less generous. New data suggests 2018 was a high water mark for China’s aid to the region.
Hugh White 29 Sep 2021 12:00

SSN vs SSK

Time on station or a numbers game? The answer depends on the mission for Australia’s submarine fleet.
André Leslie 29 Sep 2021 10:00

Deciding Germany’s next direction in the world

Whoever ends up becoming chancellor next, expect the country’s foreign policy to stay on pretty much the same track.
Johannes Nugroho 29 Sep 2021 06:00

AUKUS + Indonesia

Side-stepping any alignment with super powers allows Indonesia to reap the benefits of the new trilateral agreement.
Philip Eliason 28 Sep 2021 14:00

Yemen: the search for leverage after Afghanistan

Islamists see advantage in a perceived reduction of America’s commitment to friends. Yemen could be the start.
Cathy Moloney 28 Sep 2021 11:00

AUKUS and the nuclear non-proliferation regime

Australia’s new trilateral agreement and its hard-won nuclear grand bargain.
Hugh Piper 28 Sep 2021 06:00

Australia’s real leverage in China’s CPTTP bid

Beijing has handed Canberra an unexpected bargaining chip. The question is how to best use it?

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Long Reads

SSN vs SSK

Hugh White

Time on station or a numbers game? The answer depends on the mission for Australia’s submarine fleet.
Australia should scale up its vaccine diplomacy

Philippa Nicole Barr

Is Australia undermining its own efforts to help other countries in the pandemic?
Cruising into stormy weather

Nick Savvides

Covid-19 is not the cruise industry’s only woe. Will America’s love affair with sea voyaging be able to turn the tide?

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AUKUS and Australia’s nuclear submarines

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