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Morris Jones

Playing Monopoly in space

Abhijnan Rej

The Trump card in the Sino-Indian rivalry?

Florence Carrot , Eleanor Gordon

Emergency aid amid Covid-19: Falling trust and rising obstacles

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Morris Jones 31 May 2020 08:00

Playing Monopoly in space

Privatising astronaut launches was only one objective of the latest venture beyond the atmosphere.
Abhijnan Rej 29 May 2020 16:30

The Trump card in the Sino-Indian rivalry?

The US President’s offer to mediate a “big conflict” at Ladakh is a little more public than India is used to.
Nicholas Bugeja 29 May 2020 12:00

Are African nations putting policing over public health?

Across the continent, measures to keep Covid-19 at bay have been accompanied by strict and sometimes brutal tactics.
Jonathan Pryke, Dame Meg Taylor 29 May 2020 11:00

COVIDcast: Dame Meg Taylor on keeping Pacific Islands safe

The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region and the world.
Malcolm Cook 29 May 2020 06:00

The middle power alignment in public attitudes about Covid-19

Beijing is on the nose, leading the Western world to band together, but not with Washington at the fore.
Florence Carrot, Eleanor Gordon 28 May 2020 16:00

Emergency aid amid Covid-19: Falling trust and rising obstacles

In the face of the pandemic, humanitarian operations are facing extreme challenges. The past holds a few lessons.
Daniel Flitton 28 May 2020 10:00

Designing a “built environment” for the pandemic age

Thinking about how – and just as importantly where – we live and work might just keep the community and economy healthy.
Jonathan Pryke 28 May 2020 05:00

Can Pacific airlines pull out of the dive?

National carriers, many already struggling, have been hit hard in the Covid-19 crisis and will need to adapt to survive.
Charles Dunst, Shahn Savino 27 May 2020 14:00

Another pearl in China’s string?

Plans in Cambodia for a massive tourist resort on an out-of-the way island don‘t add up and may serve a different goal.

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Long Reads

How is an advanced Australia faring in the Asian century?

Tim Harcourt

The power of proximity has long surpassed the “tyranny of distance” in Australian trade relations.
The battle for a Covid vaccine risks losing the “war”

Geoff Kitney

A quest to find the “magic bullet” is drawing dangerous political lines. Without cooperation, nobody wins.
Who would Beijing prefer wins in November?

Elliott Zaagman

China looms over American politics, yet while bilateral ties are straining, a new president might not be welcome news.

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Samuel Bashfield 26 May 2020 06:00

Mauritius, Diego Garcia and the small matter of nukes

Mauritius can’t have sovereignty over the Chagos and US nuclear weapons housed on Diego Garcia. Or can it?
Charles Dunst, Shahn Savino 27 May 2020 14:00

Another pearl in China’s string?

Plans in Cambodia for a massive tourist resort on an out-of-the way island don‘t add up and may serve a different goal.
Tim Harcourt 25 May 2020 14:30

How is an advanced Australia faring in the Asian century?

The power of proximity has long surpassed the “tyranny of distance” in Australian trade relations.
Arif Rafiq 25 May 2020 06:00

In Afghanistan, one step forward, but peace still a far leap

After presidential rivals settle on a power-sharing deal, the big question remains: Will the Taliban come to the table?
Holmes Chan 26 May 2020 12:00

Hong Kong: System override

Beijing’s proposed new national security law raises the stakes of pro-democracy protests.
Jonathan Pryke 28 May 2020 05:00

Can Pacific airlines pull out of the dive?

National carriers, many already struggling, have been hit hard in the Covid-19 crisis and will need to adapt to survive.