Migration: Balancing the needs of capital, workers and nations
Policymakers need to develop responsive and fair migration frameworks that address and balance the needs of capital, workers and the nation.US making policy on the run in Syria
little consideration was given to what US position would be in relation to the SDF when the Syrian government tries to reassert sovereignty in areas cleared of IS.India-Australia relations: Getting over the Quad blues
The view that India is reluctant to engage Australia in a multilateral naval setting because it is wary of Canberra’s strategic credentials lacks merit.French foreign policy under President Macron
The shock created by Macron’s election is on a par with that of Barack Obama in 2008. The expectations are as high – which means he is bound to disappoint.Weekend catch-up: A hung parliament, the Manus settlement, Chinese altruism and more
Corbyn shocks, proposed changes to the citizenship test, what's so risky about Chinese altruism, and more.Proposed citizenship test would forgo a ‘fair go for all’
The Bill proposes to give the Minister an array of discretionary powers to refuse an application for citizenship.Technology, disruption and work in ASEAN countries
The well-trodden path to economic success that enabled hundreds of millions of workers to move from farm to factory and then into higher value services jobs may no longer be an option.Cyber influence links: The disinformation business, Chinese digital diplomacy, French activism and more
Disinformation has become big business and a new Wired essay argues the battle over public opinion is now as much in the comment threads as on the front pages.Back in focus: The United Nations Command in South Korea
The US Commander of the United Nations Command in South Korea, General Brooks, wants to 'revitalise' it.Migration and border links: UK Supreme Court ruling, FIFA foul, India visa reform and more
This week's links also include the Australian government's settlement deal with asylum seekers and airlines' role in fighting human trafficking.Economic diplomacy brief: Chinese investment, defending free trade and the TPP’s future
There is a parallel in how SOEs burst into the mining industry after 2007 and how new Chinese donors have burst into the political and university scene.Offshore detention: What the landmark settlement fails to resolve
A trial would have shed light on a detention regime that has thus far remained shrouded in deepest secrecy.Syria: The battle for the east
The US presence is tactical and temporary, a fact fully appreciated by those who are there for the long term.Could China go the way of the USSR?
Much of what lies within ‘Chinese’ borders today was not so long ago a mosaic of very separate, very non-Chinese states.Pacific links: Resilience, US engagement, marine health and more
The limitations of resilience, elections in PNG, the UN Oceans Conference and more.Trump's domestic standing and US foreign policy
If things break bad for Trump, you can expect at least two consequences for US policy toward the Asia-Pacific.Why altruism is risky in China
These tragic events demonstrate a very unfortunate combination of a moral obligation system in which loyalty is due only to those closest to you, and a fundamental lack of trust.Beware the infrastructure debt trap
Geopolitical and economic rivalries can see projects of questionable value get pushed through without proper assessment of financial and economic viability.‘Maphilindo’ cooperation on the Marawi siege
This offer is just the latest example of cooperation between Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia.
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