26 Sep 2018 8:25
EU and Iran push back against US sanctions
The sight of the EU and Iran jointly announcing a plan to blunt a signature US initiative must infuriate Washington.
Long reads
26 Sep 2018 6:00
Idlib: Catastrophe averted
As long as Turkey controls a viable anti-Assad force, it has leverage to dictate any Idlib settlement.
25 Sep 2018 13:58
Exploring Taiwan’s aid to the Pacific
Per capita, Taiwan spends more than twice as much as China on Pacific aid.
25 Sep 2018 9:23
Australia is dodging its terrorism obligations
Revoking the citizenship of dual nationals who fight with Islamic State contravenes Australia's obligation to prosecute.
25 Sep 2018 6:00
Air traffic control: China and India compete
Competition over critical infrastructure isn’t just confined to ports. Access to airfields is just as important.
24 Sep 2018 15:48
The Chinese box office dilemma
Chinese film audiences are growing, but box office data is being manipulated to promote underperforming domestic films.
24 Sep 2018 13:55
Restoring Australia's Pacific media presence
The worst fate for Australia is not to be heard. Let’s hope the new ABC Managing Director agrees.
24 Sep 2018 6:00
Malaysia: allowing students to find voice
After years of official limits, a healthy democracy in Malaysia needs to give students the space to discuss politics.
22 Sep 2018 7:00
Weekend catch-up: the Koreas and the human side
Taiwan's diplomatic allies, Trump takes on Iran, and anti-gay laws in Singapore: The week that was on The Interpreter.
6 Sep 2018 14:30
China’s tech bubble
As debts mount and liquidity begins to dry up, it will soon become clear how much the growth of tech start-ups was fact.
30 Aug 2018 9:30
Australia right to question Manning visa
Manning is not a whistleblower. She is someone convicted of espionage who was given a long prison sentence.
4 Sep 2018 14:30
Will Solomon Islands abandon Taiwan?
Taipei will find it increasingly hard to dispel the intangible sense the tide of history is running in China’s favour.
3 Sep 2018 11:30
Lessons of yet another Indonesian blasphemy case
Corruption permeates the Indonesian courts, making the perception of a country abiding the rule of law a sad illusion.
12 Sep 2018 16:00
China’s Muslim ban
Comparatively little global outrage has been raised about Beijing’s draconian and comprehensive control of Muslim life.
7 Sep 2018 6:00
Trump and rules-based order for global trade
Trump didn’t cause the problems, his presidency has just put them in the spotlight, without practical policy solutions.
4 Sep 2018 6:00
No safe return for Rohingya refugees
A larger struggle over the “soul” of the Myanmar state and society greatly limits the scope for international influence.
7 Sep 2018 12:00
Debating South Korea’s mandatory military service
An exemption from military service for a football star has brought global attention to a simmering social issue.
3 Sep 2018 6:00
Asia’s order beyond the great powers
What might be called second tier players, when acting together, can have a profound influence to shape the region.
25 Jul 2018 15:30
Trump and the rebirth of satire
When Nazis proudly march in America’s southern cities, do we really need comedians to point out how bad people can be?
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19 Jul 2018 12:00
“Poor old” China meets “poor young” Africa
Population ageing in China opens a new window for African development – and the wider world should pay attention, too.
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27 Jun 2018 6:00
The photos that go down in history
Theatricality, frisson, an unguarded glimpse behind closed doors – the art of a momentous political photograph.
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22 Jun 2018 12:00
The big clean-up in Malaysia
Political confusion might appear on the surface, yet the new government cannot act without the right people in place.
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5 Jun 2018 15:00
China eyes its next prize – the Mekong
After the South China Sea, Beijing’s “salami slicing” strategy is moving along Southeast Asia’s longest river.
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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.
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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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