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Greg Earl

Bitcoin vs the IMF, and other great expectations

Nina Markovic Khaze

Power plays: the growing competition to fuel energy transitions

Johannes Nugroho

Indonesia standing between great powers

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Paymon Azmoudeh 28 Jan 2022 11:30

Iran banks on Beijing and Moscow, inviting painful historic parallels

A “Look East” policy favoured by hardliners in Tehran appears out of step with local sentiment and past experience.
Peter Layton 28 Jan 2022 06:00

Living with a feared China and Russian-built chaos

Giving way in the face of belligerence won’t make it stop – but nor does aggression portend doom and major war.
Greg Earl 27 Jan 2022 13:00

Bitcoin vs the IMF, and other great expectations

A roundup of recent economic events foreshadows a year of flux and reinvention, from Europe to the Pacific.
Nina Markovic Khaze 27 Jan 2022 11:00

Power plays: the growing competition to fuel energy transitions

Serbia’s decision to cancel a lithium mine in the face of environmental outcry underscores a modern economic challenge.
Peter Draper, Naoise McDonagh 27 Jan 2022 06:00

Will the EU step up to secure rules-based Indo-Pacific trade?

The rivalry with China is systemic and heft is needed to anchor market-orientated trade.
Johannes Nugroho 26 Jan 2022 08:00

Indonesia standing between great powers

Non-alignment has long defined Jakarta’s approach in the world. Neither China’s threats or US pledges will change that.
The Interpreter 26 Jan 2022 06:00

Public holiday: Australia Day

We’re putting our feet up for the day.
Susannah Patton 25 Jan 2022 13:00

AUKMIN shows the UK is a world away from Australia

London’s global focus on malign authoritarian actors makes clear thinking and prioritisation impossible.
Gordon Peake, Graeme Smith 25 Jan 2022 10:00

Solomon Islands: cops bearing gifts

Australia and China offer the archipelago nation a grab bag of policing options that often miss the mark.

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Long Reads

Myths that stir trouble in the South China Sea

John Quiggin

A major shipping route, yes, but vital? False claims about the value of these waters only make diplomacy harder.
Merkel mark II?

Jan Bielicki

He’s not called the Scholzomat for nothing, but there are radical reforms on the new German chancellor’s agenda.
In 2021, interest in Australian education has waned for Indians

Anna Boucher , Elisa Choy

Singled out by travel bans, exploited at work and a sense local standards are slipping has turned Indian students off.

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