17 Apr 2023
AUKUS: What to do with nuclear waste?
Only by investing in community consent – “social licence” – can the government be certain about long-term storage plans.
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17 Apr 2023
Kazakhstan in the middle
The West hopes for a stable partner to deny Russia. Yet the Central Asian nation may seek equidistance from all. -
14 Apr 2023
No Albo at NATO, no worries
Australia’s diplomatic effort has been in overdrive. That doesn’t change by not sending a minister to Vilnius. -
14 Apr 2023
A strategy for engaging for small developing states
If Australia is serious about climate change, it needs better relationships with island nations – near and far. -
14 Apr 2023
Mekong River: Turning declaration into actions
Millions rely on Southeast Asia’s biggest river and promises made in Vientiane last week must be kept. -
13 Apr 2023
Economic diplomacy: Counting the cost of decoupling
US-China tensions are disrupting economic links for other countries as new forecasts of slow growth make change harder. -
13 Apr 2023
Taiwan: Far from lost in translation, Macron said exactly what he meant
The French President’s comments are the latest example of his consistent call for Europe to set its own path. -
13 Apr 2023
The urgent humanitarian need to get diplomats back to Afghanistan
Aid workers are pressed enough to deliver much needed relief without a burden of also speaking for the global community. -
12 Apr 2023
Australia’s delicate dance with the United States and China
Could Canberra’s deft management of its Beijing relationship influence policy in Washington? -
12 Apr 2023
What does China want in Ukraine?
Beijing has reservations about Putin’s war, but seeing Moscow take a beating is not in China’s interests. -
11 Apr 2023
France tightens the screws in New Caledonia
Pro-independence leaders believe time is on their side, but the French government sees little room for compromise. -
11 Apr 2023
Russia foreign policy: the search for new friends
Shunned by the West, Moscow is wooing the rest of the world. And so far it’s finding success. -
11 Apr 2023
Multilateral cooperation can improve South Asia’s water woes
Transparency will help foster trust, which can lead to a common river management framework for the benefit of all. -
7 Apr 2023
‘Cause I'm leavin’ on a jet plane
“Don’t know when I’ll be back again …” Actually, we do. See you after Easter, Friday and Monday are public holidays here in ‘stralya. -
6 Apr 2023
What “Utopia” got wrong about China and defence policy
If Australia didn’t have a Defence Force, would China have turned to force rather than economic coercion? -
6 Apr 2023
Australia can no longer justify fossil fuel funding
Canberra needs to sign onto the Glasgow Statement and join its allies in shifting public support to renewables. -
6 Apr 2023
China is its own worst enemy
Xi’s belligerence prompts classic balancing, an alignment among smaller states that would alone struggle to compete. -
5 Apr 2023
What of the Rohingya? The ICC, Ukraine, and limits of “international” justice
The International Criminal Court will always be seen as a selective tool unless states agree to decide cases on need. -
5 Apr 2023
Russia’s shifting far right: the war party
A powerful conservative movement in Moscow dictates that Russia only wins if an independent Ukraine ceases to exist. -
4 Apr 2023
To help end war in Ukraine, the Quad should back India to engage Russia
India might be accused of playing both sides but also has the special relationships to lead a push towards a settlement. -
4 Apr 2023
Indonesia-China: a smart city can make for clever politics
With a new capital to build, Indonesia can benefit from directing Chinese investment. -
4 Apr 2023
North Korea keeps building more powerful weapons, with no end in sight
Diplomacy is desperately needed to avoid an irreversible escalation in nuclear capability and the excuse to use it. -
3 Apr 2023
What the Quad could learn from AUKUS
If the four powers decide to adopt a greater security role, they should go beyond empty signals. -
31 Mar 2023
Climate change: We know what to do, the Pacific needs us to act, now
Pacific Island nations are taking legal action as the latest IPCC report reveals things are still getting worse. -
31 Mar 2023
Great power rivalry is poisoning multilateralism
With India in summit season, New Delhi is banking on minilateral partnerships to counter China’s hegemonic ambitions. -
31 Mar 2023
Australia names and shames in its fight against foreign interference
Publicly attributing interference campaigns may become the new gold standard. -
30 Mar 2023
Paying for a new Thai democracy
The real winners are far from clear, but Thailand’s populist, party jumping election is Asia’s vote to watch this year. -
30 Mar 2023
Fiji: lessons under a dictator’s heel
Laisenia Qarase’s prison memoir after he was deposed in a coup tells a national story to cherish freedoms. -
30 Mar 2023
Climate change, ironically, reduces the heat in the South China Sea
The days for oil and gas are numbered, so the economic case of a fight over undersea resources doesn’t stack up. -
29 Mar 2023
Japan feels the pinch as fertiliser costs soar thanks to Russia’s war
The country has for too long relied on foreign sources without cultivating domestic alternatives. -
29 Mar 2023
China’s food dilemma
The push for a “Food Silk Road” is telling of the superpower’s vulnerability – environmental and geopolitical. -
29 Mar 2023
Contract cheating: How academic dishonesty could endanger national security
Essay-writing mills are more than just a blight on academic integrity, they open a door to the dark world of blackmail. -
28 Mar 2023
China trumpets the Saudi-Iran deal, yet much credit goes to Pakistan
A little-heralded meeting in Islamabad set the stage for two arch rivals to set aside differences. -
28 Mar 2023
The economics of AUKUS
A formal cost-benefit analysis wouldn’t go astray to help understand the benefits had a different decision been made. -
28 Mar 2023
India’s delicate dance with the Taliban
With Afghanistan’s China pivot proving disappointing, the Islamist group is reprising its relationship with New Delhi. -
27 Mar 2023
This year, India leads the G20, Japan the G7, and together can make a potent team
The two nations share a chance to renew confidence in multilateral cooperation. -
27 Mar 2023
Binary error: How and why governments need a cyber security rethink
Deterrence of hostile states in cyberspace misses the point when operations concentrate on only “offence” vs “defence”. -
27 Mar 2023
Philippines: The best friend for AUKUS in Southeast Asia
Manila has stood apart on Australia’s nuclear-powered subs deal as a sympathetic democracy seeking to balance China. -
24 Mar 2023
Krill campaign less than thrilling
Sea Shepherd should widen its net beyond activism by diversifying efforts to support sustainable fishing. -
24 Mar 2023
A Catch-22 for India’s tech ambitions
With Russian supply chains under stress, New Delhi explores indigenous capabilities. -
24 Mar 2023
North Korea: The state versus the people
If the regime is sincere about alleviating the latest food crisis, why ban market sales of foodstuffs? -
23 Mar 2023
Ending the climate wars: the public’s mandate
Australians understand the need to act. As global scientists issue the clearest warning yet, can Labor deliver? -
23 Mar 2023
Papua New Guinea: media under threat
A new draft government policy is set to put journalistic freedoms to the test. -
23 Mar 2023
A new battlefield: the need for regulations to govern Near Space
International space agreements do not define “outer space” for the purpose of space activities – and that’s a problem. -
22 Mar 2023
AUKUS commits Australia to fight China if America does, simple
Whatever the flag, Washington would not sell nuclear-powered boats unless it could count on them in war over Taiwan. -
22 Mar 2023
Enter Cambodia’s Hun Manet
Numbers tell the story of a military leader working overtime on a leadership succession game plan. -
22 Mar 2023
Can ASEAN forge a political solution in Myanmar?
Indonesia and Australia have different but equally critical roles in bringing the junta to the negotiating table. -
21 Mar 2023
Could Indonesia legally stop transit by nuclear-powered AUKUS subs?
International law includes passage rights for all vessels in archipelagic waters – during peace or wartime. -
21 Mar 2023
James Goldrick, navies, oceans, trade, law, danger and history
A man of both humility and tremendous intellect was an immeasurable asset to Australia’s naval know-how. -
21 Mar 2023
Japan seeks an improved climate in relations with ASEAN
A new blueprint for economic ties between Tokyo and Southeast Asian nations has a focus on sustainable development.