21 Dec 2023 Australia must work with Bangladesh to stop the Rohingya boats David Brewster Extra aid is welcome. The next task is to build Bangladesh’s capabilities.
20 Dec 2023 Albanese’s foreign policy speech: “Boring” sounds just right Daniel Flitton Regular updates about Australia’s position in the world do the public a great service.
20 Dec 2023 The great offshore decommissioning Selwyn Parker More than 70 per cent of the world’s oil and gas production comes via ageing infrastructure rapidly approaching an economic limit.
19 Dec 2023 Australia–PNG security agreement: A revamp for Pacific partnerships Oliver Nobetau A technical perspective into the intended operation of the bilateral security deal between the close neighbours.
19 Dec 2023 Decoding good intelligence Miah Hammond-Errey Transparency – in the sense of a good public understanding of the role and value of intelligence – is essential to support.
14 Dec 2023 Shifting Quad relief operations from theory to practice Neely Haby A relief operation exercise would allow the Quad partners to draw in other countries and showcase a regional good.
14 Dec 2023 Australia needs an open-source intelligence agency Ben Scott Done right, this reform could also disrupt the culture of excessive secrecy.
11 Dec 2023 The Beijing blowback should Australia get closer to Taiwan Richard McGregor Bilateral initiatives are not the only way for Australia to bolster Taiwan and signal its support.
5 Dec 2023 Indonesia ratifies nuclear weapons ban treaty. Australia should too. Marianne Hanson Why does the government remain at odds with the vast majority of its neighbours?
5 Dec 2023 “Egregious stupidity”: The story of when Australia split with Kissinger over South Asia Ric Smith On Kissinger’s final report card, his handling of India, Pakistan and the emergence of Bangladesh scores badly.
4 Dec 2023 How to stop any repeat of the Australia-China sonar incident Collin Koh A regional deal to close a loophole relating to the use of sonar in international law could be a good place to start.
1 Dec 2023 Ignoring those forgotten Will Davies There is more shared history between China and Australia than many realise.
29 Nov 2023 Southeast Asia's minerals: Opportunity knocks Ian Satchwell Australia should make better use of its regional leadership in minerals technology, skills and governance.
23 Nov 2023 A delicate dance: latest India allegations test the rules Daniel Flitton How far can “strategic trust” be stretched?
23 Nov 2023 Economic diplomacy: Hits and misses for Project Diversify Greg Earl India and Vietnam are the rising new trade partners as business cools on China amid new American protectionism.
22 Nov 2023 Does Australia’s walk match its talk about helping Pacific women advance? Jessica Collins Big dollars are one thing, meaningful outcomes another.
21 Nov 2023 Australia and space: A step together for the whole nation Catherine Wood A national space policy is needed to ensure Australia consistently engages across government, industry and global partners alike.
20 Nov 2023 Sonar reports much more than a blip in Australia’s relations with China Rahman Yaacob The latest incident, the first to injure Australian military personnel, appears to signal China’s willingness to test the red line.
20 Nov 2023 What roles should sport play in Australia’s image and diplomacy? Stuart Murray The government has dropped the ball in the strategic opportunity presented by sports.
20 Nov 2023 Pacific Aid Map: Big data gaps are skewing the story about women Jessica Collins Better reporting is needed to properly understand which projects are targeting gender issues in the region.
18 Nov 2023 China’s sonar pulse poses another test of Australia’s will Sam Roggeveen Even with international law on its side, Australia is still grappling with the conundrum of whether might makes right.
17 Nov 2023 Australian development cooperation: Urgent and important, but “not a priority” Richard Moore Development policy contradictions reveal the failure of the DFAT-AusAID integration.
16 Nov 2023 Albanese is right to reject fossil fuel phaseouts Lachlan Carey The politics of climate change has to be paired with grasping the economics, too.
15 Nov 2023 The foreign policy case for the PM to spend more time at home Daniel Flitton Instead of tall poppy syndrome, ask about effectiveness.
15 Nov 2023 How China’s media reported Albanese’s visit Bob Tan Some messages appear subtle – others, expectedly blunt.
15 Nov 2023 The Bletchley Park artificial intelligence summit: Good optics, less substance José-Miguel Bello y Villarino , Kimberlee Weatherall A jumbled collection of commonplace platitudes does not a remarkable outcome make.
14 Nov 2023 A Pacific union: Australia-Tuvalu deal goes well beyond climate Donald R Rothwell This tailored arrangement has implications for AUKUS, legal proceedings, as well as the potential resettlement of climate refugees.
14 Nov 2023 Australia needs to resource a merchant fleet Richard Dunley Virtually all Australia’s trade moves by sea, yet relies almost exclusively on foreign flagged and foreign owned vessels.
13 Nov 2023 What can – and should – we expect from Australia’s new cyber security strategy? Miah Hammond-Errey , Tom Barrett International alignment and coordination will be key to countering cyber threats that have no respect for land borders.
10 Nov 2023 The Coalition risks the general’s lament, of fighting the last war over China policy James Laurenceson , Michael Clarke Labor was right to suspend the WTO case against Beijing and should not be gulled into a confrontational stance.
10 Nov 2023 Where did the Afghan refugees go – and where next? Sadiq Amini While the world is still figuring out the politics, the people are paying the price.
10 Nov 2023 China-Australia: Smartening up people-to-people links Angela Lehmann Universities play an essential role in everyday diplomacy, fostering a genuine affection between the two countries.
9 Nov 2023 Economic diplomacy: Labor’s green security state rises Greg Earl From Chinese wind turbines to temporary foreign workers, Australia faces difficult intersections between domestic and foreign policy.
8 Nov 2023 Haunted by a plague Joel Keep , David Heslop Almost four years since the advent of Covid-19, the world still awaits answers on how the most devastating pandemic in 100 years first began.
7 Nov 2023 Learning the right lessons from Australia’s Covid response Tom Chodor , Shahar Hameiri The pandemic measures that took us from lucky country to locked-up country have their roots in 1980s neoliberalism.
3 Nov 2023 Mineral futures: A critical step for Albanese’s Beijing trip Marina Yue Zhang Trade in rare earth elements and numerous minerals is essential for the energy transition – but can Australia and China find complementary ground?
31 Oct 2023 Outward bound: We should celebrate Australian investment overseas Ian Satchwell 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 Alexandre Dayant 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 Justin Brown The collapse of FTA negotiations illustrates that protectionist sentiment is still powerful in the bloc.
30 Oct 2023 Instead of worrying about Trump, see the benefits of Biden Erin Hurley The opportunity now is to grow the understanding in Washington of the value provided by the US-Australia alliance.
25 Oct 2023 AUKUS as Big Science? Marigold Black With all the focus on nuclear-powered submarines, are we missing a chance to achieve something truly transformative?
24 Oct 2023 How should Australia react to Bidenomics? Stephen Grenville Difference in philosophy is not to be feared.
23 Oct 2023 A sign of the times: the resurgence of pacts, treaties, and alliances David M. Andrews Once dismissed as a “scrap of paper”, the vogue for written pledges has returned.
20 Oct 2023 Can UNESCO save the Great Barrier Reef? Amy Capuano Climate change is a problem that confounds the original World Heritage model.
16 Oct 2023 Australia’s next challenge for Indigenous foreign policy Daniel Flitton The defeat of the Voice referendum may be a chance to tell a broader story about the challenges facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
13 Oct 2023 Imagining Trump’s second term Mark Pierce Could Canada cope? Might Australia? Two books on the “vice in the chest and tightness in the stomach” prospect.
13 Oct 2023 Australia must act fast on joint patrols with the Philippines Jennifer Parker Australia “recommitted” two months ago. The Philippines is waiting, China is watching – and so is the region.
12 Oct 2023 How can Australia get its commitments to reduce carbon emissions back on track? Greg Earl Economic diplomacy: Putting energy into the post-Voice political vacuum by smoothing Australia’s relations is a start.
12 Oct 2023 Voting “Yes” in the heart of empire Hugh Piper , Matthew Newman If the ballot queue in London were any guide, the Voice would win hands down.
10 Oct 2023 The Voice: Towards a fuller expression of nationhood Ryan Neelam Long after the referendum, the result will echo in Australia’s national conscience.