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Alyssa Leng , Roland Rajah

Assessing Australia’s role in global vaccine equity

Ben Bland

ASEAN muddles through on Myanmar

Ali Wyne

US-China: tiers of cohabitation

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Anthony Burke 25 Oct 2021 11:00

Glasgow: a tipping point for serious action

Worrying signs suggest these most consequential of climate change talks are being set up for failure.
Nina Markovic Khaze 25 Oct 2021 10:00

There is life in the Non-Alignment Movement yet

This 60-year-old Cold War relic is finding new voice as a venue separated from institutions of the West.
Alyssa Leng, Roland Rajah 25 Oct 2021 06:00

Assessing Australia’s role in global vaccine equity

Australia has been more generous than most but as geopolitical as China.
Benjamin Tallis 22 Oct 2021 13:00

“Strategic autonomy” is more dangerous for Europe than AUKUS

Breaking from the United States would militarise the European Union to the extent that it would become unrecognisable.
Ben Bland 22 Oct 2021 10:00

ASEAN muddles through on Myanmar

An interesting regional precedent is set by the decision to stop the junta leader attending upcoming summit meetings.
Ye Xue 22 Oct 2021 06:00

China’s economic sanctions made Australia more confident

Greed hasn’t left Canberra cowering in the face of Beijing’s attempted punishment.
Greg Earl 21 Oct 2021 12:30

Economic diplomacy: Los Angeles port pips China as Christmas grinch

Amid an emerging global trade supply chain crisis, Australian economic policy advisers are more reserved about risks.
Ali Wyne 21 Oct 2021 06:00

US-China: tiers of cohabitation

A new model of great power relations should begin with accepting the enduring need for coexistence.
Andrew Selth 20 Oct 2021 16:00

If pushed far enough, would Myanmar leave ASEAN?

Some generals once feared joining the regional body would expose Myanmar to foreign pressures.

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Long Reads

Would a war over Taiwan be legal?

Ben Saul

International law defines statehood and provides the rules of war, but ambiguities abound in the case of Taiwan.
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?

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More hot air? Climate diplomacy and COP26

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