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?Taxing global capital
Enterprises that benefit from the deep social and legal infrastructure needed to make its operations possible should pay a fair tax somewhere.Aid & development links: How rich are you? Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the case for optimism and more
This week's links also include the case against linking corruption to poverty and how global income equality has shifted since the GFC.Saudi-Qatar dispute: The new normal
Far from dragging Qatar into the fold as intended, the rift between Qatar and its neighbours is likely to continue to expand.Australia and Korea’s wars
If there is another armed conflict on the Korean peninsula, it's unlikely an Australian government would feel bound by historical precedent or outdated legal instruments.North Korea's dangerously rudimentary nuclear command-and-control systems
The prospects of North Korea using nuclear weapons are greater than generally acknowledged.The Kra Canal: Double bypass
Reports that Thailand, with Chinese money, is planning to build a new canal between the Pacific and Indian Oceans have set off a new wave of alarm bells over China’s plans to dominate the region.Weekend catch-up: ‘Fire, fury and power’, ASEAN turns 50 and more
Australia's same-sex marriage and republicanism debates, Chinese propaganda, a return to Abenomics and more.New sanctions spark a China-North Korea diplomatic row
According to sources on the ground in northeastern China, the new sanctions appear to have set off a diplomatic row between Beijing and Pyongyang.Papua New Guinea's election surprises
The most surprising thing about the 2017 Papua New Guinea Election was the number of sitting MPs who were defeated.Rhetorical arthritis won’t sell an Australian republic
It is one thing to recognise the realities of current sensibilities; quite another to let them mask the more substantial arguments required to win a greater measure of popular support than in 1999.Korea: Trump's nuclear bluster has just one precedent
The closest a US president has come to anticipating Trump's shockingly bellicose statement was Harry Truman, during the Korean War.
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