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When China lashed out

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Frenemies forever? PNG’s prime minister sees off a challenge

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Russia and China team up on the Indian Ocean

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Sam Hendricks 17 Dec 2020 12:00

Favourites of 2020: Evil Geniuses

Creating an American dystopia took planners, architects and salesmen. How did they get away with it?
Shannon Maree Torrens 17 Dec 2020 11:00

A missed opportunity for the International Criminal Court

In declining to investigate possible UK war crimes in Iraq, the ICC has dealt a blow to victims and its own reputation.
Frank Yuan 17 Dec 2020 05:00

When China lashed out

Lessons of the past are too readily overlooked. But Australia has walked a tightrope between clashing giants before.
Shane McLeod, Jonathan Pryke 16 Dec 2020 14:30

Frenemies forever? PNG’s prime minister sees off a challenge

It’ll be a merrier Christmas for James Marape, but a politically fractious new year looms.
Erin Hurley 16 Dec 2020 12:00

Favourites of 2020: The moral ambiguity of spying

A Black female protagonist elevates the genre to show how intelligence professionals live with their choices.
Roland Rajah, Alexandre Dayant 16 Dec 2020 10:00

Avoiding a “lost decade” in the Pacific

Remoteness has helped the Pacific mitigate the worst health risks in the pandemic – but not the severe economic costs.
Oriana Skylar Mastro 16 Dec 2020 06:00

Russia and China team up on the Indian Ocean

The US and its allies may have military dominance in the region, but it’s no guarantee of influence.
Lydia Khalil 15 Dec 2020 12:00

Favourites of 2020: Homeland Elegies

A novel clears up what has been obscured by the reflexive belief in America’s founding myths.
Milton Cockburn 15 Dec 2020 10:00

The wrong side won: Remembering John le Carré

The famed author roamed the grey of the international order and captured a world of “half-angels fighting half-devils”.

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Long Reads

Bringing space law into the 21st century

Donald R Rothwell

The international agreements around outer space, which date to the Cold War, are being tested by new space activity.
Where America finds itself

John Sexton

With Trump on the way out, from the White House at least, there is perhaps a chance to get serious for a moment.
Back to the future: Will Biden’s Asia policy come full circle?

Zack Cooper

Hopes might be high for a new US administration. But polls show views on regional challenges have changed markedly, too.

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Adnan Aamir 14 Dec 2020 06:00

A dilemma for Pakistan as UAE cuts off work visas

A vital source of employment and income has been severed after Pakistan ran afoul of its powerful benefactors.
Melissa Crouch 14 Dec 2020 12:00

Australia-Indonesia relations need to talk the talk

Indonesian language programs in Australian universities – a gateway to cultural connection – are disappearing.
Madeleine Nyst 7 Dec 2020 15:00

Favourites of 2020: Memes

Internet culture is moving faster than ever, and what better way to understand a crazy year?
M Matheswaran 13 Oct 2020 13:00

A third aircraft carrier for India: Budget versus necessity

Concerns about cost overruns should be kept in perspective. The need for naval power projection is only growing.
Oriana Skylar Mastro 16 Dec 2020 06:00

Russia and China team up on the Indian Ocean

The US and its allies may have military dominance in the region, but it’s no guarantee of influence.
Frank Yuan 17 Dec 2020 05:00

When China lashed out

Lessons of the past are too readily overlooked. But Australia has walked a tightrope between clashing giants before.

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