A new study attempts to put a number on the ongoing cost of an enormously costly episode of misguided policies.

The agenda of the recent Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting in Apia was marked as much by those attending as those missing.

A costly gloss of glitz and glamour for Jakarta’s sports diplomacy cannot disguise some ugly challenges Indonesia faces.

The Global Migration Compact puts environmental displacement on the agenda, even if it lacks legal force.

Mining, without peace, won’t contribute to a longing for successful self-government and equitable development.

Trump has called Putin a “good competitor” and warned about China, but Moscow has reasons to keep Beijing on side.

Pyongyang wil reportedly allow international inspectors to interview North Korean officials about missile tests.

As UN Secretary General, his most difficult tests was to handle American hubris and pursue the goal of a just world.

Senate race debate, Australia’s Navy, and disappearing Deng Xiaoping: the week that was on The Interpreter.

A new deal helps Russia and Iran decide whether the Caspian is legally a lake or a sea.

The US remains by far the largest player in Australia in numbers of businesses and investment value added.

Dealing with North Korea has never been easy, but the US and South Korea have differing priorities in the negotiations.

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.

Imran Khan would like to advance the relationship according to new priorities.

Taipei is facing more competition from Beijing over which “China” is allowed to exist in the international community.

Projecting Australia’s interests now demands a very different suite of approaches from those of days gone by.

Growing grass-roots action by Korean individuals and businesses is being taken against female sexual harassment.

The RAN has bigger jobs to do than chasing Tanzanian drug smugglers.

Chinese influence in Singapore, ABC broadcasting, DFAT on Facebook, and more: the week that was on The Interpreter.

DFAT’s innovationXchange has created momentum in public–private aid partnerships, but cannot fund long-term innovation.

Encouraging indigenous innovation is laudable but should not be conflated with technology nativism and protectionism.

Contrast gains from US interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, with Russia in Georgia, Syria and Ukraine.

The Pacific Aid Map, an interactive data tool, will improve aid transparency and accountability in the Pacific.

Mapping aid in the Pacific, questions about infrastructure and more links about the Pacific by The Interpreter team.