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.
Long reads
6 Sep 2018 12:30
Mahathir redux: the past guides the future
The legacy of his first stint as prime minister is shaping his second – history suggests Mahathir will remain a player.
6 Sep 2018 6:00
The Rohingyas: a new terrorist threat?
There are no obvious signs refugees in squalid camps will turn to international violence – but it would only take a few.
5 Sep 2018 17:30
The threat within: Pakistan’s ties to China
A suicide attack on a convoy of Chinese engines in Balochistan threatens to have far reaching economic consequences.
5 Sep 2018 16:00
Pacific links: who talks, who walks, at the Forum
China-Taiwan tensions on display, journalist restrictions, and other stories from the Pacific islands region.
5 Sep 2018 14:45
Lies, damn lies, and Chinese statistics
No one metric is ever going to be a good proxy for China, the place is just too complicated to be boiled down.
5 Sep 2018 6:00
The Rohingya are stuck
Like the rest of us, the Rohingya need to have hope in a reasonable future for their children.
4 Sep 2018 16:00
Russia’s Vostok-2018: a rehearsal for global war?
The largest military exercises in decades will see hundreds of thousands of troops in something approaching real combat.
4 Sep 2018 14:30
Will Solomon Islands abandon Taiwan?
Taipei will find it increasingly hard to dispel the intangible sense the tide of history is running in China’s favour.
9 Aug 2018 13:30
Is Russia’s military better than America’s?
Contrast gains from US interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, with Russia in Georgia, Syria and Ukraine.
10 Aug 2018 12:00
Aid: investing in impact
DFAT’s innovationXchange has created momentum in public–private aid partnerships, but cannot fund long-term innovation.
9 Aug 2018 6:00
Shining more light on aid in the Pacific
The Pacific Aid Map, an interactive data tool, will improve aid transparency and accountability in the Pacific.
10 Aug 2018 14:00
Yemen and the drone innovation
If pro-Houthi media claims are believed, the use of drones as weapons is increasingly strategic and more than tactical.
15 Aug 2018 12:00
What next for China–Pakistan relations?
Imran Khan would like to advance the relationship according to new priorities.
13 Aug 2018 12:30
Bring Australia’s Navy home from the Middle East
The RAN has bigger jobs to do than chasing Tanzanian drug smugglers.
10 Aug 2018 6:00
Made in China 2025 and US–China power competition
Encouraging indigenous innovation is laudable but should not be conflated with technology nativism and protectionism.
9 Aug 2018 12:00
Indonesia: speaking for rights
Amnesty International’s entry into Indonesia will help to hold Jokowi to account ahead of national elections in 2019.
8 Aug 2018 15:00
Saudis try block Canada’s feminist foreign policy
An online spat has escalated into a formal diplomatic break in a test of the values professed by the Trudeau government.
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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5 Jun 2018 15:00
China eyes its next prize – the Mekong
After the South China Sea, Beijing’s “salami slicing” strategy is moving along Southeast Asia’s longest river.
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4 Jun 2018 6:00
A study in controversy: Chinese students in Australia
A love of country is not always synonymous with an endorsement of the government when speaking with Chinese students in Australia.
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24 May 2018 14:00
Operation Coldstore: Singapore’s struggle to confront history
A gruelling parliamentary hearing has opened a debate on a largely forgotten official crackdown in the Asian city state.
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24 Apr 2018 6:00
Kim Jong-un made Donald Trump an offer he couldn’t refuse
Plenty of attention has been paid to the perils of the likely US–North Korea summit, but little has been said about the risks Trump would have faced had he declined Pyongyang’s offer.
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9 Apr 2018 6:00
Amal Clooney no match for Trump and China in Southeast Asia press clampdown
Authoritarian governments are quick to claim “fake news” in a neighbourhood crackdown on press freedom.
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