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?
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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? -
17 Oct 2023
Rethinking the Maldives-India security relationship
Finding the right balance for foreign partnerships will mean hard choices. Here are some practical first steps. -
17 Oct 2023
Empowering women in the Pacific: A collaborative effort to confront online abuse
A regional symposium was an important step in tackling technology-facilitated gender-based violence. -
17 Oct 2023
Indonesia and its bid for OECD membership
The benefits outweigh the costs for one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic emerging economies to join the “club”. -
16 Oct 2023
Managing risk: Pandemics and plagues in the age of AI
An Australian-initiated international forum could hold the key to controlling unconventional weapons in the age of generative AI. -
16 Oct 2023
Australia’s next challenge for Indigenous foreign policy
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. -
16 Oct 2023
Global South activists seek a human rights framework for the climate crisis
A groundswell movement was evident as leaders gathered at the UN last month to make sure the people most affected are heard. -
13 Oct 2023
Imagining Trump’s second term
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
Australia “recommitted” two months ago. The Philippines is waiting, China is watching – and so is the region. -
13 Oct 2023
Beware sensational claims about Myanmar’s security environment
Heavy on gossip, rumour and anecdote, too many stories about the junta-led country lack verifiable evidence. -
12 Oct 2023
Israel–Palestine conflict once more the overriding issue of regional security
The Palestinian cause remained, but for the region had become a second or third-order issue among diplomatic normalisation and other pressing challenges. -
12 Oct 2023
How can Australia get its commitments to reduce carbon emissions back on track?
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
If the ballot queue in London were any guide, the Voice would win hands down. -
11 Oct 2023
Indonesia’s “golden visa” pitch to big-wheel investors
The President has a downstreaming vision and needs long-term capital to make it reality. -
11 Oct 2023
The Fix: “Get your kicks…”
Your weekly Interpreter feature to rake up resources and reads you might otherwise miss. -
11 Oct 2023
New Zealand elections: Working together or co-governance?
The two main parties have never been so divided on issues from Māori reparations to renaming the island nation. -
10 Oct 2023
McCarthy’s fall and the far-right influence on American foreign policy
Critical support for Ukraine’s war effort could be torpedoed by a small minority of US congressional extremists. -
10 Oct 2023
Online scams in Southeast Asia create double victims: those targeted and those forced to carry them out
There are those deceived by scams, and those coerced into crime. -
10 Oct 2023
The Voice: Towards a fuller expression of nationhood
Long after the referendum, the result will echo in Australia’s national conscience. -
9 Oct 2023
Israel-Hamas conflict: Key questions for a “long and difficult war”
The latest fighting is quickly being incorporated by other nations to advance their own goals. -
9 Oct 2023
Pakistan intends to deport 1.7 million Afghans
Will global condemnation and financial default force Islamabad’s hand on refugees fleeing the Taliban regime? -
9 Oct 2023
In Myanmar, India should also engage the opposition
Close ties with the junta risk leaving Delhi off side. -
6 Oct 2023
How Australia features in Trump’s crosshairs
Another Trumpian persecution again has an alliance partner connection. -
6 Oct 2023
Power of Siberia 2: Moving beyond a pipe dream?
Australia would be wise to diversify its gas exports now before Russia’s pivot to Asia takes hold.