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Lesley Branagan

India’s Covid-19 danger is spreading south

Dirk van der Kley

Do Belt and Road projects provide local benefits?

Angela Lehmann

Closed borders: The unequal waiting game

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Greta Nabbs-Keller, RM Wibawanto Nugroho Widodo 13 May 2021 12:00

Indonesia responds to the cyber dark side

Australia will also benefit from practical bilateral cooperation to enhance Indonesia’s cyber security.
Andrew Selth 13 May 2021 09:30

Myanmar and a new kind of civil war

Urban dissidents trained by battle-hardened guerillas in the countryside could make things harder for the Tatmadaw.
Jonathan Pryke 12 May 2021 13:00

Australian aid: How low can it go?

As the developing world suffers a crisis unlike any ever seen, the budget shows Australia at its least generous ever.
Lesley Branagan 12 May 2021 11:00

India’s Covid-19 danger is spreading south

Will South India’s health system hold up to its promise in the second wave of Covid?
Peter Job 12 May 2021 06:00

Andrew Peacock’s Timor legacy

Remembered as a principled defender of human rights, the late foreign minister took a different tack with Suharto.
Khang Vu 11 May 2021 13:00

Biden’s North Korea review is a diplomatic victory for Moon Jae-in

South Korea’s president has won the new administration in Washington over to his way of thinking.
Dirk van der Kley 11 May 2021 06:00

Do Belt and Road projects provide local benefits?

The assumption that China’s overseas infrastructure projects only run on Chinese labour is in need of a reality check.
Angela Lehmann 10 May 2021 14:00

Closed borders: The unequal waiting game

Old notions about international mobility will need to be revised, especially for students travelling abroad.
John West 10 May 2021 12:00

China’s innovation dilemma

Tech advances have been impressive, but constraints on business productivity and imagination are a major obstacle.

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Andrew Peacock’s Timor legacy

Peter Job

Remembered as a principled defender of human rights, the late foreign minister took a different tack with Suharto.
India: Smoke and mirrors

Aarti Betigeri

India’s terrible Covid tragedy, still on the rise, reveals who really keeps the country from falling apart.
An interim government would bring ruin to Afghanistan

Nishank Motwani

A US proposal to dissolve the Afghan administration risks a tragic repeat of the past.

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