19 Sep 2018 6:00
Taiwan: the lonely winter
China aims to cut Taiwan off from Japan, as well as backing from the Vatican, to ensure the island is out in the cold.
Long reads
18 Sep 2018 12:00
The third Moon-Kim summit: uncertainties abound
Moon Jae-in is attempting to mediate between Washington and Pyongyang, while his personal approval plummets at home.
18 Sep 2018 11:00
Myanmar: media stranglehold
Two Reuters journalists languish in jail – yet global condemnation has not moved Aung San Suu Kyi.
18 Sep 2018 6:00
The case for a foreign aid tsar
Creating a high-profile position with sole responsibility for the aid program would help balance competing priorities.
17 Sep 2018 13:00
China’s arms trade: a rival for global influence?
While a challenge to US influence in Asia, Beijing’s ambitions for military sales in Africa look to driven by dollars.
17 Sep 2018 10:00
Trump to take on Iran at UN Security Council table
Blasting the Islamic Republic is low-hanging fruit for an embattled President to please his base ahead of midterms.
17 Sep 2018 6:00
America First, in space
Despite new policy moves, the Trump administration's space policy is poorly defined and could stoke conflict.
15 Sep 2018 7:00
Weekend catch-up: China’s Xinjiang province & more
Politics and Australian foreign policy, Vostok-18 and Jack Ma retires: the week that was on The Interpreter.
14 Sep 2018 16:30
We already have an agricultural visa
Existing Pacific and Timor Leste programs already meet the labour needs of Australian farms – so why change?
21 Aug 2018 10:30
Why a US–Russia team–up against China is unlikely
Trump has called Putin a “good competitor” and warned about China, but Moscow has reasons to keep Beijing on side.
29 Aug 2018 14:00
Belt and Road: China’s biggest brand
The Belt and Road Initiative is foremost a marketing tool, often applied retrospectively, and aimed at a home audience.
30 Aug 2018 6:00
Libyan elections: another Gaddafi
Saif Gaddafi faces difficult obstacles, including his father's legacy, to challenge for the presidency of Libya.
24 Aug 2018 16:30
The world won’t wait for Scott Morrison
After an extraordinary week at home, the new PM will need to contend with a pressing international calendar.
24 Aug 2018 11:00
Huawei in Australia: the 5G fear
Blocking Chinese telecommunications firms from the new mobile network again exposes a wider trust problem.
23 Aug 2018 9:45
How Peter Dutton changes Australian foreign policy
He could soon be leading the country in volatile times but what does Peter Dutton think of the world beyond the border?
22 Aug 2018 16:00
Geoeconomics isn’t back – it never went away
We can no longer simply assume that what’s good for America is good for the world.
23 Aug 2018 6:00
New faces and absent friends in Pacific diplomacy
The agenda of the recent Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting in Apia was marked as much by those attending as those missing.
21 Aug 2018 14:30
The new battle for Bougainville’s Panguna mine
Mining, without peace, won’t contribute to a longing for successful self-government and equitable development.
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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