12 Dec 2018 6:00
How Australia should deepen ties with India
From Kohli to coal exports, Australia is reconsidering India’s potential as a key economic and geopolitical partner.
Long reads
11 Dec 2018 15:30
US killing by drone: continuity and escalation
The US use of drones in “targeted killings” has grown under Donald Trump, continuing Barack Obama’s legacy.
11 Dec 2018 14:30
Brexit deal debate reveals dark side to EU diplomacy
Reactions provoked by the mooted deal provide analysts with rich insight into some of the forces now at play in Europe.
11 Dec 2018 11:00
Separating the Philippine state from the church
Filipino Catholic voters separate the Church from the State and uphold this in political practice.
11 Dec 2018 6:00
Xi Jinping in 2018: Any closer to the truth?
Are we misinterpreting this figure and seeing a mirage of great power rather than the real thing?
10 Dec 2018 14:30
Dimly lit renewable energy initiatives for the Pacific
Population, technical capacity and economies of scale stand in the way to renewable energy in the region.
10 Dec 2018 11:00
China takes off for the Moon, tethered by politics at home
A special space mission would usually get blanket coverage, but the timing is awkward for Beijing to showcase science.
10 Dec 2018 9:00
The distant fate of Russia’s Far East
Demonstrations in Vladivostok a decade ago were quelled, but an attitude of independence from faraway Moscow remains.
8 Dec 2018 6:00
Weekend catch-up: Abe in Darwin, the Trump-Xi truce & more
Manus Island Naval base, Australia and Japan's anxiety, and Indian air pollution: The week that was on The Interpreter.
26 Nov 2018 17:30
Afghanistan: the Hazaras are not safe
It would be an act of common decency for Australia to put a moratorium on all removals of Hazaras to Afghanistan.
14 Nov 2018 14:00
The challenges facing APEC leaders
A tense geopolitical environment is the backdrop to the upcoming leaders’ summit, with US-China rivalry on display.
14 Nov 2018 17:00
International broadcasting: raising Australia’s Pacific voice
The solution isn’t to simply transmit, or worse, dump Australian content on unsuspecting regional audiences.
16 Nov 2018 6:00
Indonesia’s election: Jokowi vs Prabowo
The campaign patterns are already clear, with Jokowi’s steady-as-you-go message up against Prabowo’s nationalist pitch.
13 Nov 2018 16:00
Scoring China’s happiness quest
Data from China challenges assumptions of what indicates a country’s happiness – and allows for interesting comparisons.
15 Nov 2018 14:00
Chipping away at trust in democracy
Without a greater level of political care, threats to the brittle foundations of democracy will grow.
13 Nov 2018 11:30
Signalling a whole-of-Australia approach to China
A federal system of government actively discourages state participation in foreign policy, this needs to change.
14 Nov 2018 11:00
The prospect of a “Trumpier” foreign policy
There is every chance the president will be bolder abroad, in search of wins he believes will help him at home.
19 Nov 2018 15:30
Conflict, romance, and PNG: the APEC Summit
For the first time in the summit’s history, leaders failed to agree on a final communique, but plenty else happened.
16 Oct 2018 6:00
The corridor of power
The remote Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan was central to the Silk Road, Great Game, and Cold War – now China has plans.
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11 Oct 2018 14:15
Facing ghosts of the past in Bougainville
Post-war justice has been elusive, but until grievances are confronted, the consequences of impunity can be deadly.
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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.
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17 Aug 2018 14:30
Electric vehicles and industrial policy
A dramatic shift in the global automotive market sees electric vehicles, once viewed as toys, gaining momentum.
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6 Aug 2018 15:00
International broadcasting: not so simple as ABC
Australia’s future international public broadcasting should be placed in the hands of a new independent body.
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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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