8 Nov 2023
The Fix: Escape banality, shun labels
Your weekly Interpreter feature about issues, resources or helpful distractions that might otherwise be missed.
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8 Nov 2023
Ukraine’s energy fightback
Expert crews are risking their lives to keep the lights on amid Russia’s invasion – with help from far away, too. -
7 Nov 2023
Learning the right lessons from Australia’s Covid response
The pandemic measures that took us from lucky country to locked-up country have their roots in 1980s neoliberalism. -
7 Nov 2023
Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition Partnership is a glass half full
Momentum is building, but global pledges for no new fossil fuel expansion come with a lot of caveats. -
7 Nov 2023
Myanmar: a new abnormal
From enforced remittances to escalating drug use, non-conflict factors reveal a war-ravaged country in civil decline. -
6 Nov 2023
Gaza and re-imagining international order
The events of the past month show that the usual recipes for global problem-solving are no longer fit for purpose. -
6 Nov 2023
E-rickshaws turn the tide for India
The continent’s ubiquitous two and three-wheelers are driving the transition to EVs, with an ambitious 2030 target in view. -
6 Nov 2023
Fighting risk in everything, everywhere, all at once
Most government institutions are not designed to consider more than their portfolio of interests – and that doesn’t work in a more complex world. -
6 Nov 2023
How vulnerable is South Korea to a “Hamas-style” attack from the North?
History makes Seoul’s concern understandable – but the best way to deter surprise is through engagement. -
3 Nov 2023
Russia seeks benefit from the Gaza conflict
Moscow hopes the Middle East will distract the West from supporting Ukraine – but old troubles at home could stir again. -
3 Nov 2023
The world energy outlook: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Where does the global transition to net zero currently stand, where can it improve and where can it go wrong? -
3 Nov 2023
Australian leadership in Indo‑Pacific nuclear diplomacy
With growing state capabilities in the region, “guardrails” are more important than ever. Canberra can help. -
3 Nov 2023
Mineral futures: A critical step for Albanese’s Beijing trip
Trade in rare earth elements and numerous minerals is essential for the energy transition – but can Australia and China find complementary ground? -
2 Nov 2023
Artificial Intelligence: The regulatory race to ensure a democratic future
Authoritarian governments have their own designs for AI in this new arena for strategic rivalry. -
2 Nov 2023
Measuring the climate cost to Pacific development
International assistance is not keeping up with intensifying rate and scale of disasters in the region. -
2 Nov 2023
Ukraine: 2024 headwinds
A country already severely tested will face challenges in politics, maintaining global attention, and ensuring the necessities of war. -
1 Nov 2023
History repeats: A new (old) economic corridor emerges
Renewed connectivity between India, the Middle East and Europe shows how maps are temporary, but geography persists. -
1 Nov 2023
The Fix: An evolving Saudi Arabia
Your weekly Interpreter feature about issues, resources or helpful distractions that might otherwise be missed. -
1 Nov 2023
Loans, not grants, already proving costly for PNG
The latest Pacific Aid Map shows the PNG debt burden is growing and risks loom on the horizon. -
31 Oct 2023
Infrastructure for influence: Pacific Islands building spree
Even with stabilising debt and higher revenues, the region’s needs still outpace funding. Partnerships are key. -
31 Oct 2023
Outward bound: We should celebrate Australian investment overseas
Undervaluing what business achieves internationally as if somehow having a cost at home makes for bad policy. -
31 Oct 2023
Pacific aid enters a new era
The latest Lowy Institute Pacific Aid Map demonstrates that there is no going back to the way things were. -
30 Oct 2023
Dashed hopes for Australia, Europe still has blind spots on trade
The collapse of FTA negotiations illustrates that protectionist sentiment is still powerful in the bloc. -
30 Oct 2023
The future isn’t what it used to be
Will a revolution be the way the world’s young people right the wrongs of the modern era? -
30 Oct 2023
Instead of worrying about Trump, see the benefits of Biden
The opportunity now is to grow the understanding in Washington of the value provided by the US-Australia alliance. -
30 Oct 2023
Left behind: Sahra Wagenknecht’s new populism
Germany’s forgotten voters are finding voice in anti-mainstream parties that defy classical definitions of “left” or “right”. -
27 Oct 2023
Climate negotiations in a fossil fuel state: What to expect from COP28
Even with outcomes uncertain, there are three big topics likely to dominate the upcoming talks in Dubai. -
27 Oct 2023
Geopolitics and the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway
Has the bullet train project strained the once tight relationship between Indonesia and China? -
27 Oct 2023
An election loophole could tarnish Jokowi’s legacy
Family drama rarely translates into good politics as Indonesia already knows all too well. -
26 Oct 2023
A Marshall Plan for Ukraine?
History can be a useful guide, but the geopolitical circumstances of today are vastly different. -
26 Oct 2023
Not only the dragon: Understanding Southeast Asia’s complex security landscape
Yes, US-China rivalry creates unease. But so do more pressing threats closer to home. -
26 Oct 2023
Beijing’s interest in the Middle Corridor
An economic gateway through Central Asia could provide China a much less messy trade route to Europe. -
25 Oct 2023
As the world looks elsewhere, China stirs trouble in the South China Sea
The Chinese Communist Party-controlled Global Times is already forecasting “more serious collisions”. -
25 Oct 2023
The Fix: The Stans have it
Your weekly Interpreter feature about issues, resources or helpful distractions that might otherwise be missed. -
25 Oct 2023
AUKUS as Big Science?
With all the focus on nuclear-powered submarines, are we missing a chance to achieve something truly transformative? -
24 Oct 2023
The United States: More normal and less exceptional than you think
The exceptionalist mindset sees vital interests in every corner of the globe – only acts otherwise in practice. -
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24 Oct 2023
The dual-use conundrum
Restrictions on technology with both a civilian and military application are too often worthless without better coordination. -
23 Oct 2023
War crimes: The trial of a fallen French war hero and lessons for today
When can personal responsibility be dissolved into collective culpability? -
23 Oct 2023
A sign of the times: the resurgence of pacts, treaties, and alliances
Once dismissed as a “scrap of paper”, the vogue for written pledges has returned. -
23 Oct 2023
Resources in the next frontier: Australia’s role in the race to space
The next boom might be found far, far away – and a chance not to repeat mistakes made before in a rush to mineral riches. -
20 Oct 2023
History and domestic dynamics: How ASEAN members see the Hamas-Israeli conflict
No common position unites Southeast Asian nations on the latest fighting. -
20 Oct 2023
India’s G20 set new agendas
Bringing the Global South to the table was only one part of a new inclusiveness. -
20 Oct 2023
Can UNESCO save the Great Barrier Reef?
Climate change is a problem that confounds the original World Heritage model. -
19 Oct 2023
China’s car exports pose a key question to policymakers: Compete or protect?
How they respond will have implications for consumers and the climate. -
19 Oct 2023
Mongolia’s critical role in the global energy transition
Many suitors are eager to assist the country in realising its natural resources potential. But are all the deals win-win? -
19 Oct 2023
Owning the Indo-Pacific term: Time for a new ASEAN strategic narrative
With its diverse membership that includes democracies, monarchies, and single-party states, the grouping is well positioned for an inclusive approach. -
18 Oct 2023
Crafting a new loss and damage fund
Harnessing philanthropic finance and emulating features from existing solutions could be a match made in heaven. -
18 Oct 2023
The Fix: Getting a read on China
Your weekly Interpreter feature to rake up resources and reads you might otherwise miss. -
18 Oct 2023
Australia must play the geoeconomics game, or risk being side-lined
The world is moving away from a rules-based order and towards power politics. Is Canberra ready?