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.
28 Nov 2023 Here come the SuperApps Hilman Palaon Indonesia’s experience with TikTok shows the challenges posed by social media-e-commerce hybrids.
24 Nov 2023 Driving the energy transition within ASEAN Nadira Asrifa , Ahmad Munawir Siregar Transportation is the life-blood of the regional economy but also a big contributor to environmental costs.
23 Nov 2023 Digital dominoes: Australia’s strategic play in the Pacific Mihai Sora Enhancing the region’s digital connectivity goes beyond influence. It’s about sharing prosperity and security, too.
15 Nov 2023 Human trafficking: Harnessing technology to help those most vulnerable Cate Sumner Delivering legal services to victims often means overcoming barriers in language, information and distance.
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.
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?
2 Nov 2023 Artificial Intelligence: The regulatory race to ensure a democratic future Lydia Khalil Authoritarian governments have their own designs for AI in this new arena for strategic rivalry.
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 The dual-use conundrum Brendan Walker-Munro Restrictions on technology with both a civilian and military application are too often worthless without better coordination.
17 Oct 2023 Empowering women in the Pacific: A collaborative effort to confront online abuse Julie Inman Grant A regional symposium was an important step in tackling technology-facilitated gender-based violence.
16 Oct 2023 Managing risk: Pandemics and plagues in the age of AI David Heslop , Joel Keep An Australian-initiated international forum could hold the key to controlling unconventional weapons in the age of generative AI.
5 Oct 2023 AI will shape our world – even our brains – but it can be regulated Miah Hammond-Errey There is no shortage of ideas. The challenge is bringing them all together for policymakers and the public to understand.
4 Oct 2023 Glitch in the code: Google, Meta, and the fight over news in Canada and Australia Tanvi Nair The battle between tech giants and local regulations still carries an international flavour.
19 Sep 2023 The future of gig work Hilman Palaon The new world of on-call, contract and temporary work is only sustainable if it is fair and safe for those who power it.
15 Sep 2023 Critical minerals, critical choices: Australia’s role in shaping the green revolution Connor O’Brien “Resource nationalism” only poses a threat to mining policy if the government pretends it’s not happening.
13 Sep 2023 The Fix: A realist take(s) on ChatGPT Lydia Khalil Your weekly Interpreter feature to rake up resources and reads you might otherwise miss.
5 Sep 2023 Danger Will Robinson: Warfighting robots fast approaching Peter Layton A swarm of angry Australian-made cardboard attack drones sets the scene for all future conflicts.
24 Aug 2023 Cash is king, no more Hilman Palaon Digital payments have transformed Australia, but global financial infrastructure for a cashless society still has some catching up to do.
11 Aug 2023 Embracing digitalisation Hilman Palaon Investment in reskilling can bridge the digital divide.
9 Aug 2023 Iran’s lithium lode: A potential strategic game-changer Marina Yue Zhang Australia might find itself on a political and economic tightrope as China looks to diversify its options for the new oil of our times.
3 Aug 2023 Economic diplomacy: Hard labour managing geo-economic fragmentation Greg Earl Australia faces tough choices from aid to energy in a new world of government intervention in trade and industry.
26 Jul 2023 The Fix: Chipping in Gilliane De Gorostiza In this new Interpreter feature, we’re inviting short observations about issues or resources that might otherwise be missed.
21 Jul 2023 Indonesia’s new capital of power can’t afford the tangled wires of Jakarta Hidayatul Mustafidah Rohmawati , Akhmad Hanan Look up and live takes on a new urgency in the digital age.
18 Jul 2023 Regulating artificial intelligence: How the EU just got us closer Melinda Rankin In these times of high-tech angst, a new draft Act passed in the European Parliament sets the scene for the future of AI.
14 Jul 2023 Australia and Southeast Asia: Driving EV collaboration across borders Nicholas Basan A regional value chain for battery production – with Australia to process critical minerals and export these products – is too good a chance to ignore.
11 Jul 2023 Existential risk is a whole-of-society challenge Tom Barber From climate change and pandemics to nuclear war and extinction by AI, collective action will be imperative.
10 Jul 2023 The Quad: Tackling the spider, not cobwebs, in cyberspace Ravi Nayyar A security pact, but not as we know it. How a commitment to uplift software security will reap benefits for all.
5 Jul 2023 Don’t believe the hype: the many futures of AI Jack Goldsmith Is generative artificial intelligence the source of a utopian future, or will it become the author of its own destruction?
3 Jul 2023 Jokowi’s visit to Australia is about much more than electric vehicles Hilman Palaon The President has a roadmap for economic success that could also set bilateral relations on the right path.
1 Jun 2023 Indonesia’s digital success deserves more attention Hilman Palaon India and China get the plaudits, but Indonesia is also taking impressive digital strides capitalising on local talent.
30 May 2023 How can we regulate AI? Let’s just ask it Lydia Khalil , ChatGPT Even leading developers want to pause the revolution underway. So what insights does the machine offer on itself?
24 May 2023 The Quad needs to talk security for subsea cables Aishwarya Acharya The infrastructure that underpins the digital age needs special protection in international forums.
19 May 2023 AI vs democracy: the battle is already here Anton van den Hengel The first disruption was to the business model of journalism. Australia has yet to heed the warning.
24 Mar 2023 A Catch-22 for India’s tech ambitions Divyanshu Jindal With Russian supply chains under stress, New Delhi explores indigenous capabilities.
20 Mar 2023 Indonesia’s nickel superhighway Ronald Eberhard Tundang There are vast opportunities to build new industries when you’re sitting on the globe’s largest reserve of rare earth.
25 Jan 2023 Lithium, lightest metal on earth, carries heavy geopolitical weight Marina Yue Zhang Instead of a source of great tech power competition, lithium should be key to a collective fight against climate change.
18 Jan 2023 Link start-ups ecosystems to build influence in Southeast Asia Robert Law Australia should launch a major initiative to support investment with new business prospects in the region.
16 Jan 2023 Towards meaningful Quad cooperation on intelligence Arzan Tarapore Collaborative AI capabilities would allow the partners to deepen military cooperation, should leaders choose that step.
15 Dec 2022 Economic diplomacy: From pollie crises to polycrisis Greg Earl There are political bunfights, strategic challenges and wicked problems, but let’s not “overcrisify” the world.
15 Dec 2022 Allies, algorithms and safety online Julie Inman Grant Echo chambers of extreme content are a growing concern for governments and regulators around the world.
14 Dec 2022 Why the cryptocurrency ecosystem is a house of cards Roland Bouffanais , Sun Sun Lim The tumultuous picture surrounding cryptocurrencies this year has been sobering – a contagion of negative effects.
17 Nov 2022 Economic diplomacy: Charging up old ties with Jakarta Greg Earl Australia has stepped up a trade diversification push despite the first moves towards reconciliation with China.
24 Oct 2022 Where the chips fall: in containing China, the US can leave Australia out James Laurenceson Australia’s interest won’t be served by supporting US efforts to build a high fence around China’s technology industry.
25 Sep 2022 A neck-and-neck election for the future of the internet Mercedes Page As the war in Ukraine goes from bad to worse, Russia may still win a vote to reshape the net as we know it.
13 Sep 2022 Computational diplomacy - the science of an art? Roland Bouffanais , Sun Sun Lim Vast troves of historical data exist on negotiations and responses and agreements. The trick is a means to read it.
5 Sep 2022 Web3 is coming – with national security implications, too Sasha Fegan A new internet for the people and by the people is on the horizon. But decentralised power has its own problems.
29 Aug 2022 Should democracies ever lie? Ben Scott Is bending the truth sometimes necessary and justified in situations short of war?
25 Jul 2022 An element of doubt? Rare earths targeted in disinfo campaign Divyanshu Jindal Attempts to break China’s stranglehold on crucial materials for the digital age are targeted – where else but online.
14 Jun 2022 Hyundai takes the driver’s seat in Indonesia’s EV market Akhmad Hanan , Budi Prayogo Sunariyanto With net zero emissions targets looming, Southeast Asia’s biggest car market is setting the pace on electric vehicles.