05 Nov 2018 06:11
The cliché is true: this is the most important US midterm, ever
The midterm elections this week may change the balance of power in Washington and re-define Donald Trump’s presidency.
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03 Nov 2018 07:11
Weekend catch-up: who takes the helm, Australia?
Political leaders stake out ground on foreign policy, Khashoggi controversy continues, and the week on The Interpreter. -
02 Nov 2018 13:11
Sadly, again, Indonesia fails on transport safety
The country’s deadliest airline crash in two decades underscores the need to finally address an appalling record. -
02 Nov 2018 12:11
The Merkel legacy – a study in shades
Success and failure mark all careers in high office. Angela Merkel could often persuade, but not always inspire. -
02 Nov 2018 10:11
Deng’s ghost haunts Xi, as Maoism makes a return
Clouds loom over China as economic growth slows and the effects of the trade war with US take hold. -
02 Nov 2018 06:11
Yemen, Khashoggi, and the deadly Saudi trade
No one denies Western weapons are used in Yemen but it took a journalist’s death to focus on arms sales to Saudi Arabia. -
01 Nov 2018 18:11
Scott Morrison gets ready for Asia’s summit season
Yes, familiar themes abound, but there was plenty of interest in the PM’s first big foreign policy speech. -
01 Nov 2018 14:11
Elections a sham in Rakhine State
Elections this weekend in Myanmar should be on the agenda of human rights advocates to insist the Rohingya have a voice. -
01 Nov 2018 11:11
Labor’s ambitions in the Pacific
Australia’s politicians are yet to explain why Pacific nations would want only one partner. -
01 Nov 2018 06:11
“Would you like thanks with that?”
Veterans are already well supported before shoehorning an American tradition to Australia and ignores service of others. -
31 Oct 2018 16:10
Melbourne joins the Belt-and-Road
Maybe a state-level decision will be a circuit-breaker for Australia’s befuddled approach to China’s signature policy. -
31 Oct 2018 14:10
New Caledonia’s independence referendum explained
How and why this moment has arrived, who can vote, and what will happen next? Here is what you need to know. -
31 Oct 2018 12:10
Concerns over Saudi Arabia go far beyond Khashoggi
The death of the dissident journalist has exacerbated regional worry about the many missteps by the Saudi Crown Prince. -
31 Oct 2018 10:10
Caught in the net: slavery on Southeast Asian seas
The seafood you bought from your local market could have been caught by a slave. -
31 Oct 2018 06:10
Trump scores a win over Russia
Ribald nuclear threats by Vladimir Putin show that Washington’s decision to withdraw from the INF Treaty was right. -
30 Oct 2018 15:10
Disinformation campaigns and US elections
Alerted and (hopefully) alarmed, the new US tactic to scare off Russian interference won’t stop online trolls at home. -
30 Oct 2018 11:10
Bill Shorten takes on the world
It’s not Australia going it alone, but the Labor leader wants to chart a more independent course in foreign policy. -
30 Oct 2018 10:10
The Economist: a change of heart
In the face of effusive predictions, don’t break out the champagne. Keep calm and carry on. -
30 Oct 2018 06:10
#Metoo catches up with Bollywood and India beyond
The bollywood actor who triggered the #metoo movement in India was initially censured for her complaints. -
29 Oct 2018 17:10
With Trump in Mind, China Realigns
America's anti-China trade policies are compelling China to realign. -
29 Oct 2018 13:10
Is the TPP worth it?
Despite the hype, there are serious questions whether the benefits of the TPP really outweigh its costs. -
29 Oct 2018 11:10
The last man executed in Singapore, until the next
Singapore doubles down as Malaysia retreats from the death penalty. -
29 Oct 2018 06:10
Jamal Khashoggi: shifting law in a deadly turf war
The journalist’s death illustrates broader anxieties for the international rule of law and the fate of the global order. -
27 Oct 2018 07:10
Weekend catch-up: Mike Pence takes to the soapbox
Vietnam's censorship and foreign policy, Canada's Huawei deal, Himalayan tension: the week that was on the Interpreter. -
26 Oct 2018 12:10
Japan’s immigration and integration questions
Twice as many people move to Japan than to Australia, now Japan is finally set to accept foreign labourers. -
26 Oct 2018 10:10
The one Iran deal the US should keep
The 1955 Treaty of Amity has offered a chance to resolve disputes between the US and Iran. Abandoning it carries a cost. -
26 Oct 2018 06:10
Indonesia: populism and politicisation of Islam
The terrorism threat in Southeast Asia fundamentally changed over 15 years, but Indonesian laws struggled to adapt. -
25 Oct 2018 16:10
Indonesia’s anti-terror law: crisis to consensus
How Indonesia moves rapidly from statement to agreement on contentious revisions to anti-terror laws. -
25 Oct 2018 14:10
Never too late to get the kids off Nauru
Australia is overdue to respond to the deterioration of the mental and physical health of refugee children on Nauru. -
25 Oct 2018 11:10
Economic diplomacy: Japan + China, BRI push back
Watching Shinzo Abe try a high wire act with China’s Xi Jinping, and what tourism tells us about Asia’s economic ties. -
25 Oct 2018 06:10
Australian energy diplomacy
Implemented correctly, Australia could achieve some of its foreign policy goals through its energy exports. -
24 Oct 2018 16:10
Island diplomacy: a storm in the Maldives
A recent election could shift the power balance between China and India in the Indian Ocean. -
24 Oct 2018 16:10
Pakistan: indebted to China, Saudi Arabia, and IMF
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Kahn slammed the IMF during his election campaign and then sought a bailout - why? -
24 Oct 2018 12:10
Aid links: plastic ban, celebrity ties, and more
Japan stops aid to China, what happened to Millennium Villages, and other stories from the development sector. -
24 Oct 2018 10:10
India’s Arctic energy partnership with Russia
The enduring ties between Moscow and New Delhi have expanded again – in billions of ways. -
24 Oct 2018 06:10
Vietnam: why blogger Mother Mushroom went free
Hanoi has released a prominent blogger, who'd been jailed on propaganda charges, on the condition she leave for the US. -
23 Oct 2018 15:10
America builds on development aid
Thanks to China, US development financing gets a facelift. -
23 Oct 2018 13:10
Friends like these … allies and the Pence speech
The US may have to adjust its goals and means to obtain full allied support for its China policy, and what about Trump? -
23 Oct 2018 06:10
Europe: Merkel, May, and Moscovici
This month's election in Bavaria is yet another sign of Europe in disarray. -
22 Oct 2018 15:10
Vietnam’s quandary: red or green?
Vietnam is caught between Chinese rocks and a climate change hard place – and looks to partners like Australia for help. -
22 Oct 2018 13:10
Canada and Huawei: letting politics slip in
Canada's decision to allow Huawei to participate in its 5G mobile networks is much more political than the PM suggests. -
22 Oct 2018 11:10
Chinese whispers and Pacific agency
Pacific island countries are well aware of strategic risks, and want the issues that worry them most to be in focus. -
22 Oct 2018 06:10
Thawing tensions in the Himalaya
Geopolitics are transforming this influential region politically, culturally, linguistically, and environmentally. -
20 Oct 2018 07:10
Weekend catch-up: Bougainville referendum and more
Hong Kong discontent, Fiji on the UNHRC and fighter aircraft duel (on Instagram): the week that was on The Interpreter. -
19 Oct 2018 16:10
Do Trump’s tariffs much matter?
A retreat? Maybe. But an end to globalisation? No. -
19 Oct 2018 15:10
European companies driven out of Iran
The US decision to re-impose nuclear sanctions on Iran has significant implications for European businesses. -
19 Oct 2018 11:10
Deciding the future for PNG’s provinces
Bougainville’s independence referendum is on the horizon. The prospect of autonomy in other provinces is also growing. -
19 Oct 2018 06:10
Killing Chimerica
“Decoupling” the deep economic entwinement with China is increasingly seen as vital to US security. -
18 Oct 2018 16:10
Is the second Trump-Kim summit necessary?
The more attention the world pays Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal, the less incentive it has to actually surrender weapons. -
18 Oct 2018 14:10
South Asia diplomacy hostage to a bitter legacy
Pakistan, India, Bangladesh – the neighbourhood just can’t seem to get along.