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  • 1 hour ago
    • Australia
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Pacific Islands

    French criticism of nuclear ban treaty highlights Canberra’s dilemma

    Nic Maclellan
    Can Australia rebuild a strategic military partnership with France at the same time as independence movements claim Pacific support?
  • 3 hours ago
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • United States

    Ukraine counteroffensive makes gains but dark clouds loom in Washington

    Adam Simpson
    Successful attacks and talk of new missile systems shifts momentum in Kyiv’s favour provided that political support is sustained.
  • 14 hours ago
    • Indonesia
    • Malaysia
    • Singapore
    • South China Sea
    • Coronavirus
    • International law
    • Transnational Challenges

    The surprising link between piracy and Covid-19

    Jade Lindley , Dhiyaul Aulia Huda
    Poverty, institutional incapacity and budget cuts fuelled a surge in pandemic piracy. The lessons are many.
  • 29 Sep 2023
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Australia's Trade
    • Diplomacy

    Great expectations: Australia’s elusive Southeast Asia vision

    Stephen Grenville
    Diplomacy, economic partnerships, copper mines and instant noodles - the Moore Report has much to reflect on.
  • 29 Sep 2023
    • Europe
    • Review

    The decline of Europe: “Rage, rage, against the dying of the light”

    Mark Pierce
    From the early signs of decay to the recent downwards turn, Europe’s trajectory is captured with pen and voice.
  • 29 Sep 2023
    • Japan
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Pacific Islands
    • China and the Pacific
    • Fiji
    • Nauru
    • New Zealand
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Solomon Islands
    • Tonga
    • Vanuatu

    Japan risks its reputation in Oceania with Fukushima discharge

    Derek Grossman
    A rollcall of Pacific Island nations have very different views on the release of treated radioactive wastewater.
  • 28 Sep 2023
    • Myanmar
    • Thailand

    The new Thai PM has his work cut out on Myanmar

    Jitsiree Thongnoi
    After debuting at the UN General Assembly, the Thai PM must get to work on foreign policy issues, not least Myanmar.
  • 28 Sep 2023
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia's Defence Challenges
    • Australia-United States Relations
    • Australian Defence Force
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security
    • Review

    AUKUS: A debate after the fact is still worth having

    Georgina Downer
    Can Australia’s statecraft and alliances offer alternative security options in the Indo-Pacific?
  • 28 Sep 2023
    • India
    • Canada

    Foreign policy begins at home. Ask Trudeau

    Ved Shinde
    Separatism, approval ratings and a Cold War hangover are the backdrop to the most recent Canada–India dispute.
  • 27 Sep 2023

    The Fix: All roads lead to the White House

    Sean Turnell
    Our contributors offer reading, watching and listening recommendations that you might otherwise miss.
  • 27 Sep 2023
    • Afghanistan
    • China
    • Pakistan
    • Human rights

    The Kalash are under threat from Pakistani Taliban

    Adnan Aamir
    A remote and persecuted religious minority is an easy target for militants set on gaining territory by any means.
  • 27 Sep 2023
    • Aid & Development
    • Afghanistan

    Why humanitarian aid is vital to Afghanistan

    Matiullah Qazizada
    Despite significant hurdles, aid has continued to bolster the country’s employment, education and banking sectors.
  • 26 Sep 2023
    • Middle East
    • Egypt
    • Iran
    • Israel
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Türkiye
    • United Arab Emirates

    Israel and Saudi Arabia: Finally, a New Middle East?

    Dave Sharma
    A deal with the Middle East’s two most significant powers could transform the volatile region, but the stakes are high.
  • 26 Sep 2023
    • China and the Pacific
    • United States

    US under pressure to conclude compact agreements in the North Pacific

    Patricia O’Brien
    Free association deals have been central to Washington’s Pacific engagement for forty years. Will new deadlines be met?
  • 26 Sep 2023
    • Asean
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security

    ASEAN’s first joint military exercise

    Rahman Yaacob
    A pyrrhic military cooperation or building capability for future contingency?
  • 25 Sep 2023
    • Asean
    • Indonesia
    • G20

    Indonesia’s long-term geostrategic ambition: What’s missing?

    Fakhridho SBP Susilo , Jaysa Rafi Prana
    Jakarta’s policymakers need to leverage the country’s soft power to advance its global clout.
  • 25 Sep 2023
    • North Korea
    • Russia

    The historical roots of North Korea’s lucky break with Russia

    Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
    Kim Jong-un can thank decisions taken by his grandfather decades ago for any weapons exports to Russia that may come about in the future.
  • 25 Sep 2023
    • Bangladesh
    • Australia
    • Diplomacy

    Australia’s support for Bangladesh will bolster regional stability

    David Brewster
    It's not clear what Washington hopes to achieve in isolating Dhaka, but Canberra must take a different tack.
  • 22 Sep 2023
    • Asylum Seekers
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Middle East

    Libya’s unlearnable lessons

    Mark Beeson
    Many of the world’s current crises didn’t need to happen. Why the least responsible are still paying the price.
  • 22 Sep 2023
    • Aid & Development
    • Development Assistance

    Post-disaster aid in developing and fragile states

    Grace Stanhope
    Political mismanagement and failures of governance all too often exacerbate the effects of natural disasters.
  • 22 Sep 2023
    • United Nations
    • Pacific Islands
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Solomon Islands
    • Tonga
    • Vanuatu
    • United States

    The US–Pacific Islands Partnership, one year on

    Meg Keen , Daniel Mandell
    Recognising that it cannot go it alone, Washington needs to coordinate its development efforts with like-minded partners.    
  • 21 Sep 2023
    • Germany
    • Review

    Plumbing the depths of the former East Germany’s grotesque delusion

    Mark Pierce
    A mostly unsentimental new memoir of life in the GDR ruminates on the what-ifs.
  • 21 Sep 2023
    • Pakistan
    • Human rights

    Pakistan at a crossroads on blasphemy

    Syed Fazl-e-Haider
    Draconian interpretations of Islamabad’s laws violate human rights and are stoking violent religious extremism.
  • 21 Sep 2023
    • China
    • China's Economy
    • Global Economy
    • Trade

    China does not need currency manipulation to boost its exports

    Robert Walker , Roland Rajah
    A weak economy will itself increase China’s export competitiveness.
  • 21 Sep 2023
    • Japan
    • South Korea
    • United States

    The Camp David Agreement’s shallow foundations

    Henry Storey
    A new trilateral security arrangement could precipitate unintended and deleterious consequences for the US–Korea alliance.
  • 20 Sep 2023
    • China
    • Philippines
    • International law

    How China sees its conflict with the Philippines

    Cherry Hitkari
    Taiwan, the ten-dash line, and an ever-present US are driving a wedge between Manila and Beijing.
  • 20 Sep 2023

    The Fix: War, waste and The Wiggles

    Ryan Neelam
    Our contributors offer short recommendations for reading, watching and listening that you might otherwise miss.
  • 20 Sep 2023
    • Myanmar

    How credible are the casualty figures coming out of Myanmar?

    Andrew Selth
    The public relations war being waged in the international arena is just as important as the war being fought on the ground.
  • 19 Sep 2023
    • Australia and Climate Change
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability
    • United Nations

    Global Stocktake: Unlocking trillions for climate action

    Frank Jotzo , Michelle Lyons
    The Paris Agreement’s assessment of climate policies finds some good news, but massive room for improvement.
  • 19 Sep 2023
    • Global Economy
    • Human rights
    • Technology

    The future of gig work

    Hilman Palaon
    The new world of on-call, contract and temporary work is only sustainable if it is fair and safe for those who power it.
  • 19 Sep 2023
    • China
    • Malaysia
    • Defence & Security
    • Russia

    No neutrality in espionage: Why is Malaysia tangled up in a spying case in Norway?

    Munira Mustaffa
    Asking the Kremlin would be a good start.
  • 18 Sep 2023
    • China
    • Seychelles
    • Australia
    • United States
    • Africa

    Seychelles: Washington comes calling

    Ashton Robinson
    Small island states are back on the diplomatic agenda with the West looking for strategic depth in the Indian Ocean region.
  • 18 Sep 2023
    • G20
    • BRICS
    • United Nations

    UN General Assembly: Snubs and fragmentation

    Stéphanie Fillion
    This year’s meeting will be marked by notable absentees, fuelling a sense that the body’s multilateral power is on the wane.
  • 18 Sep 2023
    • Cambodia
    • Human rights
    • International law
    • War Crimes

    Testimonial therapy: Buddhism’s influence in the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge tribunal

    Andre Kwok
    Faith-based interventions and criminal prosecutions can innovatively meet.
  • 15 Sep 2023
    • North Korea
    • Russia

    North Korea undeterred – to Putin’s pleasure

    Gabriela Bernal
    Kim Jong-un sent a message in his summit with Vladimir Putin, not only about military cooperation but also regime survival.
  • 15 Sep 2023
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • Defence & Security
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Beijing’s plan for Taiwan challenges its offshore wind push

    Joseph Webster , Zoe Leung
    Fujian’s coast hasn’t kept up with wind power in other provinces – and military strategy seems to be blowing the other direction.
  • 15 Sep 2023
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Energy
    • Trade
    • Technology

    Critical minerals, critical choices: Australia’s role in shaping the green revolution

    Connor O’Brien
    “Resource nationalism” only poses a threat to mining policy if the government pretends it’s not happening.
  • 14 Sep 2023
    • Asean
    • Australia
    • Trade

    Economic diplomacy: ASEAN bound, but words are not enough

    Greg Earl
    The latest Australian bid to increase economic ties with Southeast Asia provides new hopes amid old ghosts.
  • 14 Sep 2023
    • Asia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australia's Trade
    • Sustainability

    More than just rice: Asia’s food supply anxieties

    Genevieve Donnellon-May
    Most economies in Southeast Asia are net food importers. Is now the time for Australia to step up its export production?
  • 14 Sep 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australian Defence Force
    • Australian Navy

    ASEAN maritime security and what next week’s navy exercises mean

    Tom Barber
    Australia’s experience and reputation can support Southeast Asia’s aim of multipolarity. And it doesn’t need to be flashy.
  • 13 Sep 2023
    • Australia
    • Global Economy
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Multilateral Institutions

    The crucial role for the Green Climate Fund – and why Australia should contribute

    Georgia Hammersley , Melanie Pill , Roland Rajah
    It’s vital to international climate solidarity and Australia rejoining is key to unlocking more global funding for the Pacific.
  • 13 Sep 2023
    • India
    • India's Economy

    The machinery of India’s industrial policy is MIA

    Srijan Shukla
    If New Delhi wants to push industrialisation, it needs to repurpose the country’s existing institutions.
  • 13 Sep 2023
    • Technology
    • Recommendations

    The Fix: A realist take(s) on ChatGPT

    Lydia Khalil
    Your weekly Interpreter feature to rake up resources and reads you might otherwise miss.
  • 13 Sep 2023
    • Asia
    • Maritime Security

    Sea robbery in the Singapore Strait

    Thư Nguyễn Hoàng Anh
    A crucial global trade route is subject to a rash of petty crime, but the consequences aren’t so petty.
  • 12 Sep 2023
    • Asean
    • Vietnam
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australian Diplomacy
    • United States

    Amid great power visits, don’t underestimate middle power cooperation

    Melissa Conley Tyler
    With Vietnam supercharging its relationship with the United States, Australia may be next.
  • 12 Sep 2023
    • Asean
    • China
    • South China Sea
    • Southeast Asia

    ASEAN, China and the trust deficit

    Rahman Yaacob
    The gap between rhetoric and action is Beijing’s biggest problem – and the region showed it isn’t afraid to call this out.
  • 12 Sep 2023
    • Aid & Development
    • Australia
    • Australian Foreign Aid
    • Sex and Gender

    Finding a place for youth leadership in Australia’s new International Development Policy

    Helen Berents , Katrina Lee-Koo
    Young people will be central to addressing regional challenges so their meaningful inclusion must be ensured.
  • 11 Sep 2023
    • China
    • India
    • G20

    India pushes China to the margins of the G20

    Ian Hall
    New multilateral agreements unveiled on the sidelines of the forum show how New Delhi has been working hard to curtail Beijing’s strategic influence.
  • 11 Sep 2023
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Ukraine has Moscow in its crosshairs but that shouldn’t make us squeamish

    Tennyson Dearing
    Don’t be fooled by Putin’s bluster. Giving Russia impunity by limiting destruction to Ukraine is no way to win the war.
  • 11 Sep 2023
    • Asean
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Australian trade, investment & economy

    In Australia’s big play in Southeast Asia, mobilising the private sector is critical

    Georgie Skipper
    A stand-off over perceived risks and rewards has long hampered Australia’s economic engagement in the region but a new strategy marks a strong step forward.
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