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  • 7 May 2024
    • China
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security

    Helicopter flare up should highlight China’s base instincts

    Sam Roggeveen
    An Australian military response to Beijing’s provocation is unthinkable – but there are other ways to tame its ambition.
  • 7 May 2024
    • Australia
    • Cyber Security
    • Intelligence and security
    • Technology

    Quantum of silence

    Brendan Walker-Munro
    Why the secrecy around securing Australia’s quantum research is scary.
  • 7 May 2024
    • China
    • Australia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Papua New Guinea

    PNG-China: What’s to gain in any policing deal?

    Oliver Nobetau
    It seems we’ll be hearing more about this prospective arrangement.
  • 6 May 2024
    • Japan

    Japan is insulating itself from America’s turbulent politics

    Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury
    Alert to the risks of Trump’s return, Tokyo is betting it can make the alliance even stronger.
  • 6 May 2024
    • India
    • Diplomacy

    Between the two worlds of an Indian diplomat

    Adarsh Badri
    Independence wasn’t a break with colonial ties but a transition – a process which has accelerated in recent years.
  • 6 May 2024
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security

    The Poseidon adventure: Australian diplomacy takes wing

    Troy Lee-Brown
    Using its P-8A Poseidon aircraft, there is scope for Australia's air force to do more maritime defence diplomacy.
  • 3 May 2024
    • India

    India’s crackdown on journalists a sour note in the festival of democracy

    Alexandra Wake
    Trouble on the foreign beat isn’t new – but bringing home the news from the world’s most populous country is getting much harder.
  • 3 May 2024
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Pacific Islands
    • Solomon Islands

    Can Solomon Islands’ new prime minister really be friends to all?

    Mihai Sora
    The success of the PM’s premiership will depend on his approach to pressing domestic problems as much as issues of national sovereignty.
  • 3 May 2024
    • Aid & Development
    • Australia
    • Pacific Islands

    Australia’s superannuation rules leave Pacific workers out of pocket

    Jessica Collins
    The government must reconsider its tax on the Pacific’s poorest.
  • 2 May 2024
    • South Korea
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • G20
    • Geo-economics
    • Multilateral Development Banks

    Economic diplomacy: It’s nostalgists vs strategists

    Greg Earl
    As a new Treasurer claims a geo-economic legacy in industrial policy, his predecessor’s once shiny G20 triumph has been dumped.
  • 2 May 2024
    • Taiwan
    • Australia

    Fostering Indigenous cooperation between Australia and Taiwan

    Jenny Bloomfield
    Understanding only grows with knowledge of rich histories and traditions that extend back thousands of years.
  • 2 May 2024
    • Pacific Islands
    • Bougainville
    • Papua New Guinea

    Bougainville’s future: The hard questions

    Oliver Nobetau
    There are good reasons to take time before Bougainville cuts loose from PNG.
  • 1 May 2024
    • Aid & Development
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability
    • Pacific Islands

    Fixing the plastics problem when delivering urgent aid

    Margaret Nesi
    Coping with climate change is hard enough. Sustainability cannot be overlooked in humanitarian action across the Pacific.
  • 1 May 2024
    • Australia
    • Digital Disruption
    • Technology

    Cultivating a healthy information environment

    Tom Barber , Anastasia Kapetas
    Regulation, yes, but fostering public literacy about social media and credible journalism is also crucial.
  • 1 May 2024
    • Asia
    • Quad
    • Diplomacy

    The rise and endurance of minilaterals in the Indo-Pacific

    Sarah Teo
    Will small groupings of nations last? Bet on self-interest.
  • 30 Apr 2024
    • Germany
    • Review

    The God in the rubble

    Marcus Colla
    Germany’s struggle with morality is not only a concern of history but an animating factor in contemporary politics.
  • 30 Apr 2024
    • North Korea
    • Iran

    Trouble together: How North Korea sees its growing interests with Iran

    Gabriela Bernal
    Global isolation is building ties that bind. Better to engage and take away the incentive.  
  • 30 Apr 2024
    • Human rights
    • International law

    The need for a convention on crimes against humanity

    Priya Pillai
    Closing a legal gap would ensure the spirit of the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals is established in international law.
  • 29 Apr 2024
    • Philippines
    • South China Sea
    • Defence & Security

    Balikatan 2024: Philippines and friends send a clear signal to China

    Richard Javad Heydarian
    Drills will for the first time take place outside of the Philippines’ 12 nautical miles “territorial waters”, thus directly challenging China’s expansive claims across the South China Sea.
  • 29 Apr 2024
    • China
    • Technology

    The cable ties to China’s Digital Silk Road

    Sadia Rahman
    Stronger international protections are needed to safeguard the connections of the digital age.
  • 29 Apr 2024
    • Asean
    • India
    • Southeast Asia

    Why India’s Global South ambitions must turn to Southeast Asia

    Rahul Mishra , Yanitha Meena Louis
    An important part of seamless communication is still missing – and this carries a regional cost.
  • 26 Apr 2024
    • Pacific Islands

    Solomon Islands: Unexpected defeat for Sogavare

    Jon Fraenkel
    Sogavare was tipped for a sweeping victory but suffered a major defeat. Now Solomon Islands politicians must form a new government, and keep the peace.
  • 26 Apr 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Global Economy
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability

    Waqf-based forests: Harnessing Islamic philanthropy for climate financing in Indonesia

    Khalifah Muhamad Ali , Dionaldy Permana
    Faith has long been devoted to salving social ills – addressing environmental challenges is the next step.
  • 26 Apr 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Sex and Gender

    60 years of Kartini Day: Indonesia’s feminist pioneer or political pawn?

    Meg Hocking
    The story of a 19th century Javanese noblewoman has been co-opted for control but also liberation.
  • 26 Apr 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability
    • Technology

    Australia’s comparative advantage in climate transition

    Stephen Grenville
    Already world leaders in rooftop solar, Australians should take the opportunity with supporting rollouts in Southeast Asia.
  • 24 Apr 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Timor-Leste

    What Prabowo’s election victory in Indonesia means for deeper reconciliation with Timor‑Leste

    Fidelis Magalhães
    Unresolved issues hinder a profound healing process and Indonesia’s President-elect could make a powerful gesture to advance the cause.
  • 24 Apr 2024
    • China
    • Taiwan

    Three factors hardening China’s stance on Taiwan

    Tarik Solmaz
    Beijing might not soon invade, but its “grey-zone” threats are set to escalate.
  • 24 Apr 2024
    • Defence & Security
    • United States

    FONOPs send a message – but they don’t speak for themselves

    Kim Heriot-Darragh
    Making the case for rules can dispel a common misunderstanding that promoting freedom on the seas is about power.
  • 23 Apr 2024
    • Taiwan
    • Sex and Gender

    In the Olympics of Drag, Taiwan just took the gold

    Kazimier Lim
    Nymphia Wind’s victory on RuPaul’s Drag Race is historic, with implications for Taiwanese politics and international relations.
  • 23 Apr 2024
    • Australia
    • Australian Defence Force
    • Defence & Security

    As warfare changes, so does Australian strategy

    Mick Ryan
    The National Defence Strategy is not as new as the government claims, but comes with welcome capability investments.
  • 23 Apr 2024
    • Central Asia
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • Trade

    The Kyrgyzstan route facilitating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

    Joseph Webster
    Russia’s military aims in Ukraine have been furthered by its trade with the Central Asian nation.
  • 22 Apr 2024
    • China
    • Technology

    China’s high ambition for the low-altitude economy

    Kashif Anwar
    Flying low might be the best way to spur an economic take-off.
  • 22 Apr 2024
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Australian trade, investment & economy

    Ensuring the “Future Made in Australia Act” doesn’t add to a global subsidy arms race

    Marina Yue Zhang
    Let alone widen Australia’s economic and social divides.
  • 22 Apr 2024
    • China
    • Technology

    Are US export controls making China’s chip industry more innovative?

    Manoj Harjani
    The cost calculation changes when restrictions are involved.
  • 19 Apr 2024
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security
    • Review

    Girt by sea: Redrawing Australia’s mental map

    David Brewster
    A big part of the challenge is asking the hard questions – and a new book does just that.
  • 19 Apr 2024
    • Afghanistan
    • Sex and Gender

    Afghan women: The silent victims of Taliban brutality

    Sanchita Bhattacharya
    The Taliban is on a relentless mission to erase women from the political, economic, and societal discourse of Afghanistan.
  • 19 Apr 2024
    • Japan

    Japan: Can foreign policy achievements save Kishida?

    Maximilien Xavier Rehm
    A scandal-ridden administration struggling with diminished public support at home, Japan’s PM has turned to international affairs to save his job.
  • 19 Apr 2024
    • India

    Party time: The foreign policy promises as India’s election gets underway

    Abhinandan Kumar
    What the political manifestos of the major players tell voters about diverse visions or shared goals.
  • 18 Apr 2024
    • Pacific Islands
    • Papua New Guinea

    It’s important to acknowledge PNG’s own interests with China

    Michael Kabuni
    And a big part of that is bargaining power with the West.
  • 18 Apr 2024
    • Asia
    • Defence & Security

    The fog of measuring military balance in Asia

    Rahman Yaacob
    Numbers alone don’t tell the story.
  • 18 Apr 2024
    • Australia
    • European Union
    • Trade
    • Climate change
    • Pacific Islands

    Is the EU Australia’s blind spot in the Indo-Pacific?

    Anne McNaughton , Frédéric Grare
    In region worried about militarisation, what is perceived as the EU’s weakness by Australia may be its main strength.
  • 18 Apr 2024
    • Australia
    • Global Economy
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • IMF
    • Trade

    Economic diplomacy: Made in Australia with new energy

    Greg Earl
    The government wants to manufacture an election winning industry policy that also sounds tough on various foreign partners.
  • 17 Apr 2024
    • Middle East Conflict
    • Iran
    • Israel

    Iran-Israel: The escalation calculus

    Lydia Khalil
    Iran’s weekend strike against Israel was thwarted, but how should we calculate its impacts?
  • 17 Apr 2024
    • Asean
    • Southeast Asia
    • Human rights
    • Migration
    • Transnational Challenges

    Invisible victims: How counter-trafficking efforts leave people with disability behind

    Elisabeth Jackson
    It is often those who should be responsible for protecting people with disabilities who exploit them.
  • 17 Apr 2024
    • United States
    • Review

    Telling tales about “Civil War”

    Sam Roggeveen
    Politics isn’t the only strange omission from what is undoubtedly a captivating and relentless movie spectacle.
  • 17 Apr 2024
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • Defence & Security
    • United States

    Why China remains unlikely to invade Taiwan

    Denny Roy
    Xi Jinping didn't reach the top of Chinese politics by gambling.
  • 16 Apr 2024
    • Energy
    • Climate change

    Great powers vs domestic politics: The clean energy trade-off

    Trissia Wijaya , Jun Arima , Patrick Ryan , Miwa Hirono
    The battle to corner the market on energy transition minerals has much at stake.
  • 16 Apr 2024
    • Singapore

    Lawrence Wong’s ascent as Singapore’s 4th generation leader

    Rahman Yaacob
    The island-state will have a new prime minister next year, but old hands will help guide the challenge from growing China-US rivalry.
  • 16 Apr 2024
    • France
    • Pacific Islands
    • New Caledonia

    New Caledonia: Uncertainty and division intensify as Paris imposes its will

    Denise Fisher
    Work is needed now to ensure history does not repeat.
  • 16 Apr 2024
    • India
    • Sri Lanka
    • Energy

    India’s takeover of the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm will help build energy interdependence with Sri Lanka

    David Brewster
    Old infrastructure could get a new lease on life.
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