29 Apr 2020 16:04
Meanwhile, development marches on...
As the Covid-19 pandemic demands the world’s attention, questions of economic and social progress are as urgent as ever.
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29 Apr 2020 13:04
Information warfare in the theatre of Covid-19
Viral misinformation thrives amid the very conditions we see today – a lesson China appears to have identified. -
29 Apr 2020 12:04
The black, white and grey in defining the “rules-based order”
Testing the debate with some opening assumptions about an increasingly common phrase that still fails to resonate. -
29 Apr 2020 10:04
Beyond the buzz: A primer on swarms
Militarised and ready for battle, artificial intelligence could bring new numbers of drones to the fight – eventually. -
29 Apr 2020 06:04
Back to the future: Keeping Australian air lines of communication open
Not for the first time Australia is cut off from the world. Government has an essential role in preserving a connection. -
28 Apr 2020 14:04
New Zealand: Running the marathon
Having started well, there’s a lot to happen yet. And so far this race is not a team event, internationally. -
28 Apr 2020 11:04
A mining boom to a dining boom and more economic consequences of Covid
All at once, everything economic seemed to stop, and the aftermath will transform our experience of globalisation. -
28 Apr 2020 09:04
A Covid-19 wake-up call to reshape Timor-Leste’s economy
A dual shock has demonstrated that dependence on oil revenue is unsustainable. -
28 Apr 2020 06:04
Is this the Kindleberger moment?
Covid-19 exposes a power vacuum where exceptionalism and tinfoil hat conspiracy theories go hand in hand. -
27 Apr 2020 16:04
The Taliban makes the most of Covid-19 crisis in Afghanistan
Whether for propaganda or political clout, the group has adopted an unexpected response to the outbreak. -
27 Apr 2020 11:04
Troubled waters: China’s sovereign ambition in the shadows of Covid-19
While the US is busy containing the coronavirus, Beijing stakes its claims in the South China Sea. -
27 Apr 2020 09:04
Kim is dead? Hang on, many South Koreans don’t trust their own press
A legacy of beat-ups and cover-ups, plus lingering authoritarian vestiges, make for little faith in local reporters. -
27 Apr 2020 06:04
Islands of ire: The South Korea–Japan dispute
The Dokdo/Takeshima islands are a flashpoint for memories of exploitation – a hostility that won’t soon be resolved. -
24 Apr 2020 13:04
ISIS looks to prosper in a world distracted by the virus
Europe could quickly be confronted by another security crisis if the terrorists growing resurgence is left unchecked. -
24 Apr 2020 11:04
COVIDcast Episode 8: Covid-19 and the World Health Organisation
The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region, and the world. -
24 Apr 2020 11:04
Strength in numbers: The benefit from global efforts to halt the virus
Scientists racing to solve Covid-19 are proving that international solidarity is no empty platitude. -
24 Apr 2020 09:04
105 years on, a digital commemoration marks a very different Anzac Day
Covid-19 might make traditional gatherings impractical, but individual commemoration was already gaining traction. -
24 Apr 2020 06:04
The danger of disease in the world’s largest refugee camp
Cox’s Bazar camps are in lockdown. No Covid-19 cases are yet reported, but infectious illness is already sadly common. -
23 Apr 2020 14:04
Was 2020 Australia’s peak?
The idea was to chart future goals. Looking back, has the global ambition from the “Australia 2020 Summit” stacked up? -
23 Apr 2020 12:04
Negative oil prices: Why Asian nations may struggle to take advantage
Demand has collapsed, storages are filling – yet Asia’s energy markets might not offer producers a financial lifeline. -
23 Apr 2020 09:04
Statesman Turnbull steps up: Secret letters, taming Trump, due credit
Business with Donald, shared history with Xi and a Pacific ploy are revealing of the former PM’s foreign ambition. -
23 Apr 2020 07:04
Europe hasn’t fallen for China – if anything, it’s the opposite
Beijing’s charm offensive in response to coronavirus hasn’t moved the key capitals on the continent. -
22 Apr 2020 14:04
Missing in action: The G20 in the Covid crisis
The supposed “premier forum” has by and large failed to rise to hopes of a broader mandate. -
22 Apr 2020 12:04
The case for the World Health Organisation
Governments actually have more say in how the WHO functions than the loudest critics are letting on. -
22 Apr 2020 10:04
Scotland: False note to cry freedom
Lockdown may have put independence talk into hibernation, yet not forever. Destroying Britain would be great for no one. -
22 Apr 2020 06:04
India: The strange sight of clear skies amid a corona gloom
A nationwide shutdown turns murky smog closer to clear air – enough to see the economic misery unfold. -
21 Apr 2020 14:04
Hit hard, could Covid lead Europe to rethink economic policy?
Airlines could be nationalised, global supply chains severed. Will a once familiar market-led dogma survive the crisis? -
21 Apr 2020 12:04
The complex consequences of a plunging oil price
The cost of planes on runways and cars in garages looks very different with an economics, security, or governance lens. -
21 Apr 2020 12:04
If this is war, that Zoom call is part of the battle
If this is war, military planning says we’re all combatants, our mission is broad, and the battle is just beginning. -
21 Apr 2020 11:04
The phony war ends: PNG’s coronavirus challenge takes shape
After questions, the past few days have begun to reveal how pandemic has been silently spreading throughout the country. -
21 Apr 2020 09:04
The facts about global trade in face masks, ventilators and test kits
Policies that injure global trade in medical products would hurt the US and Western democratic allies more than most. -
21 Apr 2020 06:04
New crackdown will deepen dividing lines in Hong Kong
Both the Chinese Communist Party and the Hong Kong democracy movement are settling in for a long and painful struggle. -
20 Apr 2020 17:04
Safety of life at sea: Covid‑19 and naval operations
Naval exercises are heavily affected by the pandemic, with crews even more vulnerable than people on a cruise liner. -
20 Apr 2020 12:04
The Nth Room case and modern slavery in the digital space
South Korea is again confronted by an example of women being exploited – and the global challenge of misused technology. -
20 Apr 2020 10:04
Australia needs a comprehensive plan for Covid-19 in the Pacific
A region of great power rivalry and critical to Australia’s physical security – that gave help when we needed it, too. -
20 Apr 2020 06:04
The vanishing hegemon
Trump’s America has a weakening hold on the global imagination. That doesn’t mean an end to the hyper-connected world. -
17 Apr 2020 14:04
Flattening the economy costs lives, livelihoods and freedoms, too
Before the “Great Lockdown” we should have heeded the lessons of past catastrophic warnings that never came to be. -
17 Apr 2020 12:04
Aryabhata: Remembering India’s first satellite
History has shown time and again that success is built on persistence and a willingness to risk failure. -
17 Apr 2020 11:04
COVIDcast Episode 7: The cost to the international economy
The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region, and the world. -
17 Apr 2020 10:04
New Zealand: Life under lockdown and the view of outside
Morale remains good, but the bigger challenge is beyond the borders, seeking a glimpse of international cooperation. -
17 Apr 2020 06:04
International Covid cooperation: Lessons from HIV/AIDS
Australia’s responded to the viral killer in the 1980s not only with health measures but a crucial diplomatic campaign. -
16 Apr 2020 13:04
How much is too much? Covid loans for the Pacific
Not all regional nations are overloaded by debt. There is some scope to lend sustainably. -
16 Apr 2020 12:04
A decisive month for Covid-19 in Myanmar – and region beyond
Nestled between giants comprising half the global population, control or contagion in Myanmar has huge ramifications. -
16 Apr 2020 10:04
What price privacy? Contact tracing apps to combat Covid
Smartphone technology hold the greatest promises in outpacing the virus, but surrendering to surveillance has a price. -
16 Apr 2020 07:04
In the US, a campaign with no trail
Trump is agitating like the virus is a made for TV drama, while the real job of responding falls to state governors. -
15 Apr 2020 14:04
Covid-19: Why did global health governance fail?
Despite the existence of a “World Health Organization”, very limited collective capacity had developed previously. -
15 Apr 2020 12:04
Australia should offer Indonesia crisis insurance – quickly
With little to no cost at home, a multi-billion “standby” loan will help restore economic confidence in a big neighbour. -
15 Apr 2020 10:04
Covid-19 and Pacific labour
Visa extensions keep an essential financial lifeline open – but the challenge to help seasonal workers has only begun. -
15 Apr 2020 06:04
As Africa prepares to fight Covid-19, China steps up
In a fast and very visible way, China has sought to assume a role as a global humanitarian leader – and is succeeding. -
14 Apr 2020 14:04
Trading our way out of the Covid-19 lockdown
Protectionism, either within or between countries, is a sure way of achieving a prolonged recession.