22 Jun 2018 10:30
Resiliency no excuse in refugee crisis
A TEDx event in a refugee camp was an important platform but not as an excuse to erase international responsibility.
Long reads
22 Jun 2018 6:00
China’s Pacific presence improves Australian aid
A funding shift towards infrastructure building, caused by Chinese competition, is welcome and well overdue.
21 Jun 2018 15:00
US-China trade: joke’s over
The US is in trade rows with all of its major trading partners at once.
21 Jun 2018 13:00
Australia and Germany should work together on China
Both regions would benefit from exchanges to strengthen democratic resilience in the face of Chinese influence.
21 Jun 2018 10:30
Moscow’s other navy
With equipment that appears almost James Bond–esque, Russia’s deep-sea fleet is potential hidden menace.
21 Jun 2018 6:00
Selective outrage: Priyanka Chopra and the “Quantico” controversy
Even fiction can attract fringe outrage in a bid to capitalise on prime-time attention.
20 Jun 2018 16:00
2018 Lowy Institute Poll: continuities and discontinuities
Australians have reacted to global disruptions with a growing sense of unease.
20 Jun 2018 14:00
The China puzzle in Asia
China still faces daunting development challenges and it will take many decades to close the asset gap with Western countries.
20 Jun 2018 12:00
When Indonesia sits on the Security Council
Winning a seat at the premier UN forum is a chance to see Southeast Asian issues on the world agenda.
29 May 2018 15:00
China’s looming financial crisis
Reintroducing one-man rule in China is not only creating political tensions, but also leading to bad macroeconomic policy – and Australia should prepare for the consequences.
25 May 2018 6:00
Xinjiang’s “transformation through education” camps
The history of Chinese policy in Xinjiang shows the Communist Party has never been averse to repression of ethnic minority opposition and dissent.
29 May 2018 11:30
Japan’s plans to build a “Free and Open” Indian Ocean
Australia needs to cooperate with Japan, in addition to China, on open and sustainable projects across the Indo-Pacific.
4 Jun 2018 6:00
A study in controversy: Chinese students in Australia
A love of country is not always synonymous with an endorsement of the government when speaking with Chinese students in Australia.
28 May 2018 14:00
Cambodia: to vote or not to vote?
The Cambodian people are being asked to boycott the election. To do so would be a mistake.
8 Jun 2018 10:00
Indonesia’s LGBT crackdown
Despite abandoning attempts to make same-sex relationships a crime, the politics around the LGBT community remains a flashpoint in Indonesia.
7 Jun 2018 12:15
Name shame: China’s trouble with Taiwan
Beijing’s nomenclature belligerence may actually be working in Tapei’s favour.
30 May 2018 15:00
South China Sea: Paracels in the spotlight
While Vietnam would welcome American warships sailing near the disputed islands, other Southeast Asian counties would be concerned about escalating militarisation.
4 Jun 2018 14:00
Japan-Russia: Abe’s brutal truth
After nearly two dozen bilateral meetings with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Japan’s Shinzo Abe still cannot show meaningful progress on a territorial dispute between the two nations.
24 May 2018 14:00
Operation Coldstore: Singapore’s struggle to confront history
A gruelling parliamentary hearing has opened a debate on a largely forgotten official crackdown in the Asian city state.
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24 Apr 2018 6:00
Kim Jong-un made Donald Trump an offer he couldn’t refuse
Plenty of attention has been paid to the perils of the likely US–North Korea summit, but little has been said about the risks Trump would have faced had he declined Pyongyang’s offer.
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9 Apr 2018 6:00
Amal Clooney no match for Trump and China in Southeast Asia press clampdown
Authoritarian governments are quick to claim “fake news” in a neighbourhood crackdown on press freedom.
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1 Apr 2018 8:00
Leslie – 15 years on
Leslie Cheung was known as the “Elvis of Hong Kong” and his legacy shows LGBT+ issues remain very much taboo in Chinese culture.
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28 Mar 2018 10:00
Mekong: more dams, more damage
Asia’s great river is under growing threat from hydropower.
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16 Mar 2018 15:15
Australia, Asia, and the “Wealth of Nations”
A new World Bank report allows stronger judgments about economic issues facing the region.
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7 Mar 2018 10:00
A “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” and what it means for Australia
The recently revived Quadrilateral is evolving and less explicitly focused on defence issues.
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22 Feb 2018 12:30
The hidden epidemic in the shanty towns of Honiara
Diarrhoea is a killer in Solomon Islands, and climate change will only increase its danger.
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14 Feb 2018 7:00
Malaysia’s election – electric and exhausting
Politicians might talk political tactics and leave the public bored, but a real contest is brewing.
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