Indonesia's unorthodox toll road debt
Borrowing at a low interest rate might look attractive but, in the long term, the government - and its citizens - pay through higher cost of finance.South China Sea: Beijing raises the temperature again
Asia has acquired yet another flashpoint, one that China has deliberately picked at a time and location of its choosing.Perfidious New Zealand
The thing that puts New Zealand on the world map is rugby, and New Zealanders will do everything in their power to retain their rugby primacy.How India and the US can lead in the Indo-Pacific
The stakes – who gets to construct the legal, economic, and military architecture of an integrated Indo-Pacific region – are enormous. Without bold policy from the US and India, the answer will be China.Will the PNG election ever end?
The count in the final undeclared seat in Papua New Guinea’s 2017 national elections has resumed – more than five weeks after polling was supposed to end.Paranoia on Aotearoa
On New Zealand, Turnbull, Pyne and Bishop have engaged in poor foreign policy at the behest of even worse domestic politicking.Timor-Leste’s critical window on ASEAN
Should Timor-Leste not become the 11th ASEAN member by the end of 2017, momentum may be lost and ascension indefinitely delayed.Migration & border policy links: Manus High Court ruling, H-2B shortage, Turkey’s Syrians and more
This week's links also include a comparison of various citizenship laws and India's reported plan to deport 40,000 Rohingya Muslims.Australia and Korea’s wars: A debate worth revisiting
The obvious wrinkle in the PM’s ANZUS pledge is what happens if the US strikes first and North Korea retaliates by attacking South Korea.Death of a Lebanese terrorist
The only person responsible for the death of his children was Khalid Sharrouf himself.As Malaysia turns 60, its economy is stuck in third gear
With elections slated within the next year, the Malaysian government is running out of time to secure its economic future.Pacific links: Solomon Islands PM, PNG’s cabinet, Guam and more
Julie Bishop speaking on Australia's new approach to the Pacific, violence in PNG's Highland provinces, the real danger facing Guam and more.Riyadh’s Shia two-step
Gulf states have decided to try a carrot-based approach towards Iraq Shia leaders in attempting to blunt Iranian influence.Cholera in Yemen: A totally preventable catastrophe
'This cholera scandal is entirely man-made by the conflicting parties and those beyond Yemen’s borders, who are leading, supplying, fighting and perpetuating the fear and fighting,'The far-reaching implications of an isolated White House
The Republican Congress is demonstrating a growing readiness to push back against this Republican President with both words and votes.PNG’s unreliable electoral roll
The returning officer told us that as many as one in four intending voters in Talsea were being turned away, their names not on the list.Is Australia’s approach in the Pacific coming into focus (at last)?
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's speech was memorable for both the agenda it set out for relations between Australia and the countries in the Pacific, and the way this was expressed.South China Sea patrols: Does the Trump team get it?
The White House seems to regard FONOPs as a means to induce Chinese concessions on the North Korean nuclear issue. This is not what these patrols are designed for.US-Russia relations: No light at the end of the tunnel
Each month – each week – brings new and alarming developments in US-Russian relations. The only question is: how much worse can things get?
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