09 Mar 2020 11:03 Who will be the 21st century’s rule maker? Sam Roggeveen Asia needs a new order for the post-American era, and it cannot be a liberal one.
09 Mar 2020 06:03 Playing to strengths: The best use of Australian aid in the Pacific Amanda Robbins & Rachel Mason Nunn Big spending on infrastructure catches headlines but replicates the work of others and may not be what the region needs.
06 Mar 2020 16:03 Australia needs a feminist foreign policy Shannon Zimmerman The 2017 White Paper references national security almost three times as often as foreign policy. Something wrong here?
06 Mar 2020 16:03 Elizabeth Warren is far from finished Erin Hurley The candidate with “a plan for everything” might have missed the mark, but her ideas landed on target.
06 Mar 2020 14:03 Saudi Arabia is not offside on gender equality Erin Watson-Lynn Years of legislative and cultural change will come to a head at the G20 to show how far the Kingdom has come for women.
06 Mar 2020 11:03 Counterterrorism: A woman’s game Lydia Khalil Two books, neither cheerleading, show the valuable, evolving, and contradictory roles women play in national security.
06 Mar 2020 10:03 Philippines: When democracies hit midlife crisis Nicole Curato The Philippines’ democracy turned 34 last week. Will it continue to flirt with authoritarian fantasies?
05 Mar 2020 15:03 Malaysia is now in uncharted waters Amy Chew With an Islamist party now in government agitating for social curbs, the way of life in a secular nation is at stake.
05 Mar 2020 13:03 Side effects: Covid-19 allows India a chance to lend Myanmar a hand Teesta Prakash & Phyu Phyu Oo India is increasing competing with China in its neighbourhood, so helping out in a crisis is a good way to make friends.
05 Mar 2020 12:03 Towards equal peace: Australian regional investment in gender equality Jacqui True, Sara E Davies, Katrina Lee-Koo & Nicole George Women’s participation in peace processes and inclusion of gender-equality provisions is key to their long-term success.
05 Mar 2020 06:03 Europe under threat Daniel Woker Yes, by coronavirus, but also by fighting in Syria and Libya. Can the EU react adequately? What will Brexit Britain do?
04 Mar 2020 15:03 Does Australian travel policy to Covid-19 countries make sense? Dominic Meagher Official advice on travel to and from countries most affected by Covid-19 varies significantly – and it should.
04 Mar 2020 13:03 Stirring hatreds ahead of Myanmar elections Hunter Marston Hate speech and extremist ideology are on the rise as parties vie for votes, and more violence could be the consequence.
04 Mar 2020 11:03 Pacific links: Covid-19 precautions take hold, Ardern in Fiji, more Alexandre Dayant Links and stories from the Pacific Islands region.
04 Mar 2020 06:03 Modern slavery reports, year one: What can we expect? JJ Rose New legislation requires companies to assess labour conditions in their supply chains. It’s a good idea, but not enough.
03 Mar 2020 16:03 Syria: What the UN can do, and must do Rebecca Barber With the Security Council once more hostage to the veto, the General Assembly should test the world’s resolve.
03 Mar 2020 14:03 Australia should speak out on India’s democratic crisis Ruchira Talukdar & Priya Chacko The drive for good relations with New Delhi cannot be allowed to blind Canberra to the importance of protecting rights.
03 Mar 2020 06:03 Syria: The battlefield rules Rodger Shanahan Every action prompts a reaction, as a success for Assad forces an angry response from Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey.
02 Mar 2020 15:03 Covid-19: Nearing a global pandemic? Roland Rajah & Natasha Kassam As cases appear in more and more countries, officials struggle to prevent infections – and to manage public fears.
02 Mar 2020 14:03 India’s reckless rush to ruin Edmond Roy Recent violence is a direct consequence of the ruling BJP government’s divisive policies, but unity is not yet all lost.
02 Mar 2020 10:03 Projecting strength and staying power heading into Super Tuesday Erin Hurley Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden have both won short-lived momentum in the race to be a candidate and take on Donald Trump.
02 Mar 2020 06:03 Youth-led diplomacy: Big opportunity for big impact Elise Stephenson Tapping into the energy and insights of young people can help ensure the future success of Australia’s foreign policy.
28 Feb 2020 15:02 Is media literacy the magic bullet for fake news? Tom Ascott The continued threat of misinformation online demands real solutions.
28 Feb 2020 11:02 In Afghanistan, peace or fragmentation? Srinjoy Bose A potential US-Taliban deal and a shaky presidential re-election stir both hope for the future and fears of the past.
28 Feb 2020 10:02 Car manufacturing and Australia: Nothing ventured, nothing gained Nicholas Gruen What might have been, had Australia had a crack at becoming a strategic hub for niche “world cars”.
27 Feb 2020 14:02 Economic diplomacy: Mahathir’s APEC gamble, and aid corruption Greg Earl When is a loan not a loan, and should Australia really be propping up neighbours with a cash injection?
27 Feb 2020 12:02 Bougainville: Ringing in the change? Annmaree O’Keeffe John Momis towered as a figure in both PNG on Bougainville, but his time as president seems to be fast running out.
27 Feb 2020 10:02 South Korea’s struggle with coronavirus Robert E Kelly A better health system and open press put the country in a stronger position – but will personal freedoms be curtailed?
27 Feb 2020 06:02 Lebanon contemplates defaulting on its debt – and a greater cost Eliza Harvey An economic crisis leaves the world with a big headache: A bailout, or risking another failed state in the Middle East?
26 Feb 2020 14:02 Singapore: Hedging with hope Stephen Dziedzic The gift of geography has made Singapore wealthy, yet also puts the city-state at a choke point in regional competition.
26 Feb 2020 12:02 Aid links: cutting shipping emissions, Swat Valley transformed, more Alexandre Dayant Links and stories from the aid and development sector.
26 Feb 2020 10:02 Australia has an IEA problem, not a fuel security problem Jacob Stokes Perhaps it is time for Australia look to the Asia-Pacific for a more appropriate energy cooperation agreement.
26 Feb 2020 06:02 Maluku: Obscure and notorious Robin Perry A remote corner of Indonesia has a distinctive place in history going back centuries.
25 Feb 2020 10:02 “Coordinated inauthentic behaviour”: Facebook haunts US democracy Damien Spry Facebook has gone through the motions of fighting disinformation, but not enough to matter – or to risk its profits.
25 Feb 2020 06:02 Be vigilant to reawakened racism in the face of a viral outbreak Audrey Jiajia Li Tackling a deadly disease is a challenge enough without old prejudices standing in the way of cooperation.
24 Feb 2020 14:02 Japan: Article 9 conundrum rears its head again David Walton The next 18 months offer Abe Shinzo his last chance as Prime Minister to amend Japan’s 1946 “Peace Constitution”.
24 Feb 2020 10:02 A US-Taliban deal: What price for peace? Farkhondeh Akbari Bitter experience shows that a “rotten compromise” will carry within it the seeds of future war.
24 Feb 2020 06:02 China’s counteroffensive in the war of ideas Nadège Rolland Mirroring its “anti-access, area denial” military strategy, China has Western discourse power in its scopes.
21 Feb 2020 15:02 Australia, in search of great and powerful friends John West For a people who like to think of themselves as a hardy lot, Australians’ perseverance in diplomacy will be tested yet.
21 Feb 2020 12:02 Australia and Israel should be partners in Asia Gedaliah Afterman In a changing strategic landscape, likeminded countries have the chance to identify and grasp new opportunities.
21 Feb 2020 10:02 Why the COVID-19 outbreak may help China move a little further forward Jan Harrison The rest of the world has a chance to help China learn from its mistakes and emerge stronger from this crisis.
21 Feb 2020 06:02 China-Japan-US triangle: Abe’s balancing act Titli Basu China’s rise, alliance management, and hedging against US abandonment is testing Japan’s policy choices.
20 Feb 2020 14:02 Power and legitimacy go hand in hand Michael J. Mazarr Whatever America’s flaws and crimes – and there are many – it is a free and open democracy. China is not.
20 Feb 2020 11:02 Being one of the boys in the military Cate Carter Advancement in women’s participation in the armed forces is oversimplifying the way we see diversity.
20 Feb 2020 07:02 If a tree falls in Nepal, will anyone care? Aarti Betigeri A sprawling new airport is in the works. But tourism carries an ecological price that can undercut the industry, too.
19 Feb 2020 14:02 Coronavirus and the flow of information in the Chinese party-state Nora Schlenzig Local officials won’t risk the ire of Beijing, yet central authorities look to pass the buck. The more things change …
19 Feb 2020 12:02 PNG: Booting Exxon gives Marape a boost – for now Bal Kama The rejection of the P’nyang LNG deal signals a new way of doing business, and a shifting landscape for US concerns.
19 Feb 2020 10:02 Pacific links: aid value, PNG’s Exxon woes, and nuclear compensation Alexandre Dayant Links and stories from across the Pacific Islands region.
19 Feb 2020 06:02 Australia can’t continue to divide the Indian Ocean in two David Brewster We’re approaching an Indo-Pacific strategy with a glass half-full – best to fill it up entirely.
18 Feb 2020 15:02 Jokowi’s speech to the Australian parliament: an ode to friendship Andree Surianta Much more than only trade and investment, the Indonesian President has grander ambitions for the two neighbours.