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Erin Hurley

Ginsburg’s pendulum

Aarti Betigeri

India puts relations with Japan back on the rails

Nikola Mikovic

Protests and power struggles in Russia’s Far East

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Erin Hurley 21 Sep 2020 14:00

Ginsburg’s pendulum

Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a deep faith in America’s capacity for self-correction. Her absence puts it to the test.
Suzanne Levi-Sanchez 21 Sep 2020 06:00

China’s gambit in Tajikistan: Partner or overlord?

Development funding, security presence and historical claims on territory raise questions about China’s objectives.
Adam Henschke 20 Sep 2020 17:30

America’s breaking point?

The fear is that Trump appoints a judge to decide his electoral fate and then call on the military to enforce it.
Aarti Betigeri 18 Sep 2020 10:00

India puts relations with Japan back on the rails

A project to build bullet train lines across India is part of a burgeoning trans-Asian partnership.
Shane McLeod 18 Sep 2020 06:00

Book Review: Where borders aren’t always badlands

People-to-people connections that stretch across tens of thousands of years don’t stop when lines are drawn on a map.
Donna Weeks 17 Sep 2020 12:30

Suga steps in, at least for now

Japan’s new prime minister has kept the Abe cabinet largely intact, but he’ll need to prove he’s a different leader.
Stephen Grenville, Roland Rajah 17 Sep 2020 07:00

Covid-19 and Indonesian monetary policy

Funding the deficit is a necessary short-term measure, but “free money” can lead down a dangerous path.
Jeremy Youde 16 Sep 2020 15:00

Where the US went wrong in the pandemic

Public health in America is inherently a political issue. It didn’t need to be a partisan one.
Nina Markovic Khaze, Perparim Xhaferi 16 Sep 2020 10:00

Trump’s gambit in the Balkans

Drawing down troops from Germany one day, inserting the US into the Serbia-Kosovo dispute the next. What’s at play?

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Long Reads

For real peace, Afghanistan needs a Plan B

Nishank Motwani

A US exit opens the way to complete takeover by the Taliban, precisely what they – and Pakistan – have long wished for.
Afghanistan’s unseen Covid crisis

Andrew Quilty

In a country familiar with tragedy, the pandemic is met with a dose of nonchalance. But the numbers keep going up.
Under the influence: Peddling conspiracy in a pandemic

Lydia Khalil

Lifestyle and wellness personalities are lending conspiracy theorists a glossy sheen, and not without danger.

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John West 11 Sep 2020 06:00

Indonesia – a country of disappointments

Ben Bland shows even pessimists can be gulled by Joko Widodo’s charms.
Sheila Coronel 24 Mar 2020 16:00

Philippines: Covid-19 will devastate the poor

The pandemic threatens to break the already frayed fabric of communities that had not yet recovered from the drug war.
Daniel Woker 15 Sep 2020 06:00

The “Australian solution” won’t fix Johnson’s Europe problem

Geography, reality and personality collide to undercut the British Prime Minister’s fantasy.
Shahar Hameiri 9 Sep 2020 06:00

Debunking the myth of China’s “debt-trap diplomacy”

Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.
Michael Sainsbury 10 Sep 2020 07:00

Rising protests and a sinking economy spell trouble in Thailand

A wave of dissatisfaction with the ruling elite and a Covid-induced recession have shaken the country’s foundations.
Aarti Betigeri 18 Sep 2020 10:00

India puts relations with Japan back on the rails

A project to build bullet train lines across India is part of a burgeoning trans-Asian partnership.

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