15 Oct 2018 6:00
Encryption does not create privilege
Eavesdropping, colloquially, has a bad name, but when justified by law and properly regulated, what’s the objection?
Long reads
13 Oct 2018 7:00
Weekend catch-up: Xi Jinping takes to TV, and more
UN explains rising temperatures, missing Saudi journalist, Pence challenges China: The week that was on The Interpreter.
12 Oct 2018 15:00
Realigning the Australian Army
The army is preparing for new challenges on the battlefield. It should align it's strategy with that of the White Paper.
12 Oct 2018 12:30
End the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize is a message to countries to investigate and prosecute conflict related sexual violence.
12 Oct 2018 10:00
See the difference: CGTN’s Australian gambit
China’s broadcasters are spruiking, but overseas propaganda is more to benefit bosses back in Beijing.
12 Oct 2018 6:00
Courting supreme mistrust
Where India’s Supreme Court has grown in stature, partisan bickering may undermine the US Supreme Court for years.
11 Oct 2018 16:30
Economic diplomacy: Australia abroad, China’s cash
Australia has a new way to count Chinese foreign investment, underlining how this has become a vexed policy issue.
11 Oct 2018 14:15
Facing ghosts of the past in Bougainville
Post-war justice has been elusive, but until grievances are confronted, the consequences of impunity can be deadly.
11 Oct 2018 11:45
Mind the gap: views of security in the Pacific
An emphasis on “non-traditional” issues in the islands should not discount Canberra’s legitimate geostrategic concerns.
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.
4 Oct 2018 6:00
Australia outbids China to fund Fiji military base
Australia’s win in Nadi could signal an end to Bainimara’s “Look North” policy, which reoriented Fiji toward China.
26 Sep 2018 11:13
China’s ‘divide and conquer’ charm offensive
China’s creeping influence in Taiwan’s democracy is a prelude of what a possible ‘Chinese Century’ might look like.
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.
21 Sep 2018 12:00
China’s aid: the image boost
Beijing seeks to polish its global brand through efforts in Africa and a willingness to cooperate, but more is needed.
30 Sep 2018 11:30
Sulawesi tsunami: how Australia can best help
A rapid response with cash, immediate and unconditional, is often most effective aid in the wake of natural disaster.
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.
21 Sep 2018 6:00
Can small island nations of the Pacific survive?
Independence, dependence, or interdependence – the challenges for micro-countries are growing as populations move.
6 Aug 2018 15:00
International broadcasting: not so simple as ABC
Australia’s future international public broadcasting should be placed in the hands of a new independent body.
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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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