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Japan feels the pinch as fertiliser costs soar thanks to Russia’s war
The country has for too long relied on foreign sources without cultivating domestic alternatives.
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7 hours ago
China’s food dilemma
The push for a “Food Silk Road” is telling of the superpower’s vulnerability – environmental and geopolitical. -
14 hours ago
Contract cheating: How academic dishonesty could endanger national security
Essay-writing mills are more than just a blight on academic integrity, they open a door to the dark world of blackmail. -
1 day ago
China trumpets the Saudi-Iran deal, yet much credit goes to Pakistan
A little-heralded meeting in Islamabad set the stage for two arch rivals to set aside differences. -
1 day ago
The economics of AUKUS
A formal cost-benefit analysis wouldn’t go astray to help understand the benefits had a different decision been made. -
1 day ago
India’s delicate dance with the Taliban
With Afghanistan’s China pivot proving disappointing, the Islamist group is reprising its relationship with New Delhi. -
2 days ago
This year, India leads the G20, Japan the G7, and together can make a potent team
The two nations share a chance to renew confidence in multilateral cooperation. -
2 days ago
Binary error: How and why governments need a cyber security rethink
Deterrence of hostile states in cyberspace misses the point when operations concentrate on only “offence” vs “defence”. -
2 days ago
Philippines: The best friend for AUKUS in Southeast Asia
Manila has stood apart on Australia’s nuclear-powered subs deal as a sympathetic democracy seeking to balance China. -
24 Mar 2023
Krill campaign less than thrilling
Sea Shepherd should widen its net beyond activism by diversifying efforts to support sustainable fishing. -
24 Mar 2023
A Catch-22 for India’s tech ambitions
With Russian supply chains under stress, New Delhi explores indigenous capabilities. -
24 Mar 2023
North Korea: The state versus the people
If the regime is sincere about alleviating the latest food crisis, why ban market sales of foodstuffs? -
23 Mar 2023
Ending the climate wars: the public’s mandate
Australians understand the need to act. As global scientists issue the clearest warning yet, can Labor deliver? -
23 Mar 2023
Papua New Guinea: media under threat
A new draft government policy is set to put journalistic freedoms to the test. -
23 Mar 2023
A new battlefield: the need for regulations to govern Near Space
International space agreements do not define “outer space” for the purpose of space activities – and that’s a problem. -
22 Mar 2023
AUKUS commits Australia to fight China if America does, simple
Whatever the flag, Washington would not sell nuclear-powered boats unless it could count on them in war over Taiwan. -
22 Mar 2023
Enter Cambodia’s Hun Manet
Numbers tell the story of a military leader working overtime on a leadership succession game plan. -
22 Mar 2023
Can ASEAN forge a political solution in Myanmar?
Indonesia and Australia have different but equally critical roles in bringing the junta to the negotiating table. -
21 Mar 2023
Could Indonesia legally stop transit by nuclear-powered AUKUS subs?
International law includes passage rights for all vessels in archipelagic waters – during peace or wartime. -
21 Mar 2023
James Goldrick, navies, oceans, trade, law, danger and history
A man of both humility and tremendous intellect was an immeasurable asset to Australia’s naval know-how. -
21 Mar 2023
Japan seeks an improved climate in relations with ASEAN
A new blueprint for economic ties between Tokyo and Southeast Asian nations has a focus on sustainable development. -
20 Mar 2023
Australia, China, AUKUS and the squandered advantage
Canberra appears to have overlooked the tyranny of distance as its chief asset in regional military deterrence. -
20 Mar 2023
AUKUS in the Pacific: Calm with undercurrents
Pacific neighbours understand the drivers behind Australia’s bid for nuclear-powered subs, but still harbour concerns. -
20 Mar 2023
Indonesia’s nickel superhighway
There are vast opportunities to build new industries when you’re sitting on the globe’s largest reserve of rare earth. -
17 Mar 2023
AUKUS: The pillars of Hercules
Wishful thinking will not make the world more benign. Ambition carries a cost, but Australia has a responsibility, too. -
17 Mar 2023
The limits on Australia’s submarine industry
Long before the last boat is delivered, the business will be winding down. -
17 Mar 2023
Is a stable Afghanistan where China, Russia and the US cooperate?
Three of the world’s most influential powers have skin in the game when it comes to preventing another civil war. -
16 Mar 2023
Is the sun setting on the era of Bainimarama and FijiFirst?
A web of alleged interventions in university business has had a cascading effect on Pacific politics. -
16 Mar 2023
Economic diplomacy: unlocked Laos looks for new links
The once isolated and landlocked nation has become an unlikely partner in Australia’s latest push into the region. -
16 Mar 2023
What went right in Iraq
Twenty years on, the former Coalition Provisional Authority head reflects on his year in charge of the country. -
15 Mar 2023
A jurisdiction over the high seas
Australia will be a key player in the new agreement governing the globe’s largest natural habitat. -
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14 Mar 2023
AUKUS: Many questions, revealing answers
What Lowy Institute’s analysts have so far made of the nuclear-powered submarine announcement. -
14 Mar 2023
Japan and South Korea: a logical but uneasy alignment
Is a compensation deal to right colonial-era wrongs part of a strategic shift towards rapprochement? -
14 Mar 2023
Will China really funnel weapons to Russia through Belarus?
With war on his doorstep, the Belarusian president is juggling Beijing and Moscow to reap the benefits of geography. -
13 Mar 2023
The Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier dilemma
Seen as a vital asset to maritime strategy, large “supercarriers” are nonetheless very expensive. -
13 Mar 2023
Taking Australian statecraft from good to great
To remain effective in Asia, Canberra must do more with less, multiplying the effects of its bureaucratic tools. -
10 Mar 2023
AUKUS: Asking a veteran submariner what to think
What are the big issues still lurking beneath the surface of the AUKUS debate? -
10 Mar 2023
A tenuous tourniquet: Iran’s nuclear program
Monitoring alone cannot overcome the reality that Iran’s capability remains potent, and a headache for the West. -
9 Mar 2023
Finding the right approach to India as a “Civilisational State”
Australian diplomacy must be careful about the domestic political messages that accompany any complex relationship. -
9 Mar 2023
A first for Australia, and First Nations Australians
Now the hard work begins to ensure a First Nations Foreign Policy amounts to more than words. -
9 Mar 2023
Indonesia: the buck stops with Sri Mulyani
Indonesia’s finance minister has built a brand for cracking down on corruption. Could she campaign all the way to the top? -
9 Mar 2023
A strategy for securing Australian democracy
Rising right-wing extremism threatens the liberties we take for granted, which means Canberra needs a new plan. -
8 Mar 2023
Beijing and the birth rate: a question of human rights for women
Despite the government's gender positive rhetoric, Chinese women are still viewed as resources of the party state. -
8 Mar 2023
“Amplify their voice”: Promoting gender equity in Asia and the Pacific
The regional head of UN Women has a simple but crucial message on this International Women’s Day. -
8 Mar 2023
Women and politics: a new world order
With geopolitical oxygen so often depleted by autocratic strongmen, how might a globe dominated by female leaders look? -
7 Mar 2023
Why do we travel to unsettling places?
Whether the DMZ or sites of historic atrocities, place carries a connection to remind us of the precariousness of life. -
7 Mar 2023
Getting India right
Shared concern over China is one thing but Anthony Albanese must also overcome misapprehensions about India’s rise. -
7 Mar 2023
PNG voices: regional partnerships must be based on respect
Righting perceptions of an asymmetric relationship between PNG and Australia comes down to listening. -
6 Mar 2023
Mekong River: Work has begun on the Luang Prabang Dam site
Environmental and heritage reviews are unlikely to stop the Lao government forging ahead with its hydroelectric plans.