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Hugh White

China threatens the West’s primacy, not its democratic systems

Khang Vu

Why China and North Korea decided to renew a 60-year-old treaty

David Brewster

Africa and Europe rally to contain Islamic insurgency in Mozambique

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Leanne Jorari 2 Aug 2021 12:30

How many times? Reckoning with gender-based violence in PNG

Urgent action is needed to end PNG’s poor record as the most dangerous country in the region for women and girls.
Nikola Mikovic 2 Aug 2021 10:00

Russia and Vietnam: An alliance of convenience

Moscow’s interests in Hanoi’s arms and oil make for a tricky strategic juggling act with Beijing.
Hugh White 2 Aug 2021 06:00

China threatens the West’s primacy, not its democratic systems

Cold War tropes misrepresent Beijing’s challenge, and exaggerate its material and ideological power.
Henry Storey 30 Jul 2021 10:30

China’s Afghan conundrum

Afghanistan is not reputed to be the “graveyard of empires” without reason.
Khang Vu 30 Jul 2021 06:00

Why China and North Korea decided to renew a 60-year-old treaty

Mutual interests abound in a win-win for the alliance of single-party states.
Greg Earl 29 Jul 2021 14:30

Economic diplomacy: Going for gold in 20 years and counting

Brisbane will host the Olympics in 2032 but the starter’s gun has already sounded in the cost versus benefits contest.
Milton Osborne 29 Jul 2021 10:00

Bad news for Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Climate change, yes, but other factors, too.
David Brewster 29 Jul 2021 07:00

Africa and Europe rally to contain Islamic insurgency in Mozambique

But it won’t be the end of the story.
Neil Thomas 28 Jul 2021 14:00

Far more world leaders visit China than America

If leadership diplomacy was an Olympic sport, Beijing beats Washington to the gold medal.

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Long Reads

Merkel and beyond

Jan Bielicki

With grace under pressure, Angela Merkel has led Germany through several emergencies. What of the next Chancellor?
Economic diplomacy: Little Australia spends slowly in the Pacific

Greg Earl

Can a step-up speed up? And what of the economic and cultural benefits of migration in Covid times?
A zero-trust approach to cyber security

David Morris

Stronger cyber defences and global rules are better than one-eyed geopolitical rivalry.

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An appeal to values or interests? Responding to US policy in Asia

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