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  • 11 Jul 2023
    • China
    • Antarctica
    • Sustainability

    Charting new paths for Antarctic protection despite China’s resistance

    Claire Young
    Too much would be lost by tearing up existing agreements. There are other ways to entice Beijing to cooperate.
  • 24 Mar 2023
    • Australia
    • Antarctica
    • Sustainability

    Krill campaign less than thrilling

    Claire Young
    Sea Shepherd should widen its net beyond activism by diversifying efforts to support sustainable fishing.
  • 15 Mar 2023
    • Australia in the World
    • Antarctica
    • Environment
    • International law
    • International Relations
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • Sustainability

    A jurisdiction over the high seas

    Bec Strating
    Australia will be a key player in the new agreement governing the globe’s largest natural habitat.
  • 18 Mar 2022
    • Australia
    • Russia
    • Antarctica
    • Ukraine

    The end of Antarctic exceptionalism?

    Elizabeth Buchanan
    Plunging Russia into the diplomatic deep freeze has implications far beyond Europe on cooperation over global commons.
  • 18 Feb 2022
    • Antarctica

    Not so quiet on the Southern Front

    Marigold Black , Peter Dortmans
    Australia faces stiff geopolitical competition in Antarctica, and it’s not just China and Russia with eyes on the prize.
  • 20 Jan 2022
    • Review
    • Antarctica

    Cold front: Antarctica and its military future

    Claire Young
    Repurposing scientific equipment on the frozen continent is possible but would give little military advantage.
  • 26 Nov 2021
    • Australia
    • Antarctica

    Opportunity lost: Australia’s Antarctic aerodrome cancelled

    Claire Young
    If the Antarctic Treaty System does fail, this decision may be regretted. The challenge now is to ensure it does not.
  • 8 Oct 2021
    • China
    • Antarctica

    China and the future of the Antarctic mining ban

    Nengye Liu , Chen Jiliang
    The continent’s resources are frozen until at least 2048. But a carbon-zero shift could see them left on ice far longer.
  • 22 Jun 2021
    • Antarctica

    A Cold War deal on ice: The Antarctic Treaty at 60

    Donald R Rothwell
    The remarkable resilience of what evolved into the Antarctic Treaty System cannot be an excuse for complacency.
  • 3 May 2021
    • Sustainability
    • Australia
    • Climate change
    • Antarctica
    • Environment
    • International law

    The Davis aerodrome and Australia’s leadership in the Antarctic

    Nengye Liu , Paul Govind
    How can Australia pretend to uphold the ATS while pursuing a project that risks unprecedented ecological impact?
  • 16 Feb 2021
    • Antarctica
    • International law

    Antarctica: Working a rules-based system

    Claire Young
    The frozen continent is not fully quarantined from an assertive China, yet myths should not be mistaken for reality.
  • 14 Jul 2020
    • Australia
    • Russia
    • Antarctica

    Australia’s Russia problem (and how to solve it)

    Elizabeth Buchanan
    Quite literally, the coldest continent might be just the right place to thaw out Canberra’s frosty ties with Moscow.
  • 23 Oct 2019
    • Australia
    • China
    • Antarctica

    Antarctica and the China test

    Mark Harrison
    While Australia’s federal politicians ponder the US-China puzzle, it may be state governments stuck with real choices.
  • 3 Oct 2019
    • United States
    • China
    • Antarctica

    Poles apart: The long shadow of US-China competition

    Nengye Liu
    National rivalry should not get in the way of cooperation to stop the greatest threat to polar regions – climate change.
  • 13 Aug 2019
    • Australia
    • China
    • Antarctica

    The (other) continent we can’t defend

    Elizabeth Buchanan
    A rude challenge awaits Canberra’s cosy assumptions about the Antarctic Treaty System and its ongoing relevance.
  • 26 Jul 2019
    • China
    • Antarctica

    The importance of trust in preserving Antarctica’s future

    Tony Press
    China’s Antarctic law-making plans hinge on winning consensus ­– very different from proposals that win little support.
  • 11 Jul 2019
    • China
    • Antarctica

    The heights of China’s ambition in Antarctica

    Nengye Liu
    Beijing’s aim to declare a special managed area at the ice sheet’s highest point is a test of Antarctic governance.
  • 29 May 2018
    • Australia
    • Antarctica

    Building a paved runway in Antarctica

    Julia Jabour
    Scrutiny of the environmental cost is needed before plans for a runway in Australian Antarctic Territory are realised.
  • 19 Feb 2018
    • Antarctica

    Collaborating with China in Antarctica

    Indi Hodgson-Johnston
    Countries should seek to foster scientific cooperation in the areas of ocean and climate research.

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