1 Feb 2024 Is AUKUS Pillar I unworkable? Matthew C. Mai The strategic logic might be compelling, but that alone won’t get the number of nuclear-powered subs built in time.
1 Feb 2024 Vietnam’s ports prosper as supply chains fracture Selwyn Parker The country was seen as a winner in the US-China trade war. But the gains are quite extraordinary.
1 Feb 2024 ASEAN and the arc of uncertainties Rahman Yaacob Australia will next month host a summit of Southeast Asia’s leaders. What will drive the agenda? And importantly, what won’t?
31 Jan 2024 North Korea is not about to start a war Denny Roy Threats, yes, because Kim Jong-un fears political contamination from the South more.
31 Jan 2024 Golden passports and visas: Two sides of the coin Henrietta McNeill , Grant Walton These schemes get plenty of bad press, but for a country like Vanuatu, suddenly scrapping them could be worse.
31 Jan 2024 Tonga walks a tightrope on its Chinese debts Riley Duke After a decade of delays, appeals and failed negotiations, Tonga has begun the process of repaying its sizable debt to China.
30 Jan 2024 India’s Maldives boycott is leverage lost Arkoprabho Hazra Putting Maldives in the sin bin may have done more harm than good for India’s strategic interests in the neighbourhood.
30 Jan 2024 An Iranian trap in Yemen Ben Scott Washington was wise to delay its retaliation against the Houthis given the regional history with unintended consequences.
30 Jan 2024 Visa-free travel: A chance to reignite the Pacific voyage Damian Kelly Barriers to the movement of people split up the regional family.
29 Jan 2024 Why big projects fail: Climate change and AUKUS submarines Stephen Grenville Construction lessons – from the Empire State to the Sydney Opera House – can inform Australia’s most pressing problems.
29 Jan 2024 Open and shut: North Korea sends a message with its embassy network Gabriela Bernal Pyongyang is matching resources to its priorities.
29 Jan 2024 The powerlessness of the powerful Marcus Colla Geert Wilders’ victory might be a sign Europe’s populists are a far more diverse and supple group than their critics are willing to recognise.
26 Jan 2024 Public holiday: Australia Day The Interpreter We are off toasting marshmallows. Normal publishing will resume from Monday.
25 Jan 2024 The squeeze on Bangladesh’s garment industry Harris Amjad Garment exports drive Bangladesh's economy but its compounding political problems might derail growth.
25 Jan 2024 Practical steps to alleviate Papua New Guinea’s unemployment crisis Natasha Turia A good start is workable systems to ensure paperwork can be completed in a timely fashion.
25 Jan 2024 Can China use offshore wind to break its reliance on foreign LNG and coal? Joseph Webster , Zoe Leung And could that make Beijing more open to risk-taking, including vis-à-vis Taiwan?
24 Jan 2024 Drivers of change in the Pacific Alexandre Dayant , Meg Keen The year ahead holds big challenges, in politics, the economy and ensuring that local voices are heard.
24 Jan 2024 Cartographic aggression: Playing it the China way Ved Shinde By keeping the Himalayan dispute alive, China locks India on land to prevent it from going to the seas.
24 Jan 2024 We need to talk about “strategic competition” Michael Clarke The narrow framing of Australian national security discourse has closed off the range of policy options available.
23 Jan 2024 China’s evolving approach to multipolar world order in 2024 Sophie Wushuang Yi A new appointment along with a fresh role for an old hand appears to be sending a signal.
23 Jan 2024 Australia and Brazil must seize the chance for closer green cooperation Deborah Barros Leal Farias , Alexander M. Hynd , William Clapton , Elizabeth Thurbon Distance should not be a barrier to recognising – and enhancing – shared interests.
23 Jan 2024 An Australian strategy for improved aid to Ukraine Mick Ryan More resources would be a good start – as well as diplomatic backing, better coordination, and a stronger statement about why democracy matters.
22 Jan 2024 Taiwan: To what good is the status quo? Grant Wyeth The global system is caught short while China enforces the absurdity that Taiwan cannot be considered a country.
22 Jan 2024 India’s newfound assertiveness is a feature of the great game in South Asia Saira Bano Strategic competition is drawing out new challenges, with US-China competition at the centre.
22 Jan 2024 South China Sea: A formula for the Philippines Richard Javad Heydarian Manila should adopt a three-pronged response to Beijing's assertiveness.
22 Jan 2024 Diplomacy: How to pick those who represent us Mark Pierce Australia’s top envoys can draw out the best, whether professionals or politicians.
19 Jan 2024 Beyond the try line: What PNG’s NRL team means for development Kingtau Mambon , David Poka , Maholopa Laveil The plan is to spend big – but is this the right field?
19 Jan 2024 Space surveillance and AUKUS: The power of awareness Rebecca Connolly A robust system for the surveillance of outer space, including through the use of space-based radar, is vital to national security.
19 Jan 2024 The window (shade) seat Samuel Bashfield Watching the world go by from 40,000 feet is more than it’s cracked up to be.
18 Jan 2024 Economic diplomacy: To market, to market, with China Greg Earl New Cabinet papers reveal the origins of trade pragmatism and the Coalition’s embrace of communism with market characteristics.
18 Jan 2024 Nauru’s diplomatic switch to China – the rising stakes in Pacific geopolitics Meg Keen , Mihai Sora Australia is a player at the table but Pacific nations themselves hold the most important cards.
18 Jan 2024 Drought and war hit the choke points Selwyn Parker Trade through the Panama and Suez canals is slowing. Inevitably, costs are passed on.
17 Jan 2024 Australia and Africa: Economic diplomacy is out of sync with investment ties Ian Satchwell While other partners are taking care of business, Australia lacks the trade support it needs to thrive.
17 Jan 2024 Indonesia’s presidential frontrunner falters in debate but could win election Warief Djajanto Basorie Prabowo Subianto was tested in an area where he should be commanding – defence and international affairs.
17 Jan 2024 Three years on from the coup, what could help Myanmar’s opposition movement? Andrew Selth A range of practical measures could be taken. But the people of Myanmar seem destined to fend for themselves.
16 Jan 2024 New Caledonia: France’s threat to impose change unilaterally weakened Denise Fisher A French State Council decision, quietly released just after Christmas, has set back Paris’ timetable.
16 Jan 2024 Global economic prospects are the worst in decades but investing in the future could be the answer Robert Walker The World Bank reports on why global growth and poverty reduction are slowing but points to investment as a way forward.
16 Jan 2024 AI’s Oppenheimer moment: Establishing regulations Muhammad Ali Baig , Anum A. Khan Nuclear arms control is only one area that needs to catch up in the AI age.
15 Jan 2024 A new year, same old story on the Korean Peninsula in 2024 Khang Vu Kim Jong-un’s recent rhetoric reflects the status quo more than a radical departure.
15 Jan 2024 Vietnam’s pivot Marina Yue Zhang In navigating the US-China power play in Southeast Asia, Vietnam seem to have the right moves.
15 Jan 2024 Manager of the internet, controller of the world? Sam Roggeveen Power is much more than GDP and tank numbers. But the US monopoly on the digital age is eroding.
12 Jan 2024 An airliner with Chinese characteristics Kazimier Lim The country’s new homegrown narrow-body jet is a diplomatic ace up Xi Jinping's sleeve.
11 Jan 2024 By default not design: the end of the asylum consensus Khalid Koser Ever since Australia adopted the “Pacific Solution”, norm busting has become the norm.
10 Jan 2024 “An awkward photo‑op”: Japan’s persistent gender problem Tan Ming Hui A summit blunder begs the question of how women can fight for equality when they’re not even at the table.
9 Jan 2024 Navigating the strange minilateralverse of madness Brendan Taylor The vogue has seen a boom of small Indo-Pacific gatherings, but a hard look is needed to decide which are sustainable.
8 Jan 2024 Five ideas from Allan Gyngell for a better foreign policy Vafa Ghazavi Gyngell saw “national interest” as a matter for democratic discussion, always valuing the search for solutions.
5 Jan 2024 Multilateral cooperation can improve South Asia’s water woes Genevieve Donnellon-May Transparency will help foster trust, which can lead to a common river management framework for the benefit of all.
3 Jan 2024 Why do we travel to unsettling places? Melissa Conley Tyler Whether the DMZ or sites of historic atrocities, place carries a connection to remind us of the precariousness of life.
2 Jan 2024 Vietnam’s challenge to wean off coal Trang Nguyen Fossil fuels have driven rapid growth but the country has pledged – with global help – to be carbon neutral by 2050.