Urban dissidents trained by battle-hardened guerillas in the countryside could make things harder for the Tatmadaw.

Will South India’s health system hold up to its promise in the second wave of Covid?

South Korea’s president has won the new administration in Washington over to his way of thinking.

Old notions about international mobility will need to be revised, especially for students travelling abroad.

With an EU Indo-Pacific strategy in the works, finding common ground in security and foreign policy remains a challenge.

The pandemic revealed a narrow focus on natural hazards, lacking the systems needed for an increasingly complex world.

Filipinos are putting the Duterte administration on notice that its efforts to help during the pandemic fall short.

China and Russia are on a vaccine drive across South Asia to deliver on India’s fast-vanishing promises.

Ambition now looks like arrogance as New Delhi’s mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in disaster.

In the face of sustained coercion, Canberra has rejected the urge to seek economic revenge against Beijing.

New polling by the Lowy Institute looks at Australians’ attitudes to Covid-19 responses at home and abroad.

Many of the same arguments persist as international climate negotiations enter a fourth decade. But actions matter.

Increasing economic ties with Southeast Asia has been a success for Tsai Ing-wen. She should look beyond to India, too.

The newly launched space station has no crew as yet, but the invite list makes for plenty of speculation.

History shows a resounding referendum – like recently in Bougainville – is not alone in deciding future independence.

Good pledges, moral suasion and new impetus for accountability have yet to sway the recalcitrant. 

President Joko Widodo had nothing to gain domestically in calling a special summit. But in not failing, he succeeded.

Mounting crises raise questions about infrastructure spending, the uses of oil wealth and the need for elite consensus.

Will government have to pick a winner for 6G networks to show the US and Japan as “global leaders in innovation”?

Experts insist the release of treated radioactive water is not dangerous. Legal challenges might find otherwise.

Joko Widodo may have an eye to his legacy by inviting the junta to Jakarta, but it could also cost his prestige.

Climate politics is enjoying an optimistic moment, but a Trumpist rerun would be ruinous for environmental diplomacy.

A more inclusive environment and more responsive public-service initiatives will lessen the citizen-state divide.

A little well-crafted speculation can shake off complacency and allow people to focus on the true challenge.