14 Aug 2018 12:00
Diplomacy in the post-broadcasting era
Projecting Australia’s interests now demands a very different suite of approaches from those of days gone by.
Long reads
14 Aug 2018 6:00
Who has been best for Australia: Trump or Obama?
It should concern Australia that Trump treats his potential enemies better than his loyal long-time friends.
13 Aug 2018 15:00
The women taking on spycams in South Korea
Growing grass-roots action by Korean individuals and businesses is being taken against female sexual harassment.
13 Aug 2018 14:00
The Belt and Road’s difficult embrace
China’s debt, not an unwillingness to adopt Chinese standards, may be the greatest obstacle to the BRI.
13 Aug 2018 12:30
Bring Australia’s Navy home from the Middle East
The RAN has bigger jobs to do than chasing Tanzanian drug smugglers.
13 Aug 2018 6:00
Foreign aid and religion in the Pacific
Development programs aimed at nudging Pacific societies often fail against a solid wall of religiously based objections.
11 Aug 2018 7:00
Weekend catch-up: Made in China 2025 and more
Chinese influence in Singapore, ABC broadcasting, DFAT on Facebook, and more: the week that was on The Interpreter.
10 Aug 2018 14:00
Yemen and the drone innovation
If pro-Houthi media claims are believed, the use of drones as weapons is increasingly strategic and more than tactical.
10 Aug 2018 12:00
Aid: investing in impact
DFAT’s innovationXchange has created momentum in public–private aid partnerships, but cannot fund long-term innovation.
26 Jul 2018 14:30
Cambodia’s election: where the numbers lie
Strings of numbers that appear in social media comments are portentous in Cambodia’s stifled political climate.
19 Jul 2018 12:00
“Poor old” China meets “poor young” Africa
Population ageing in China opens a new window for African development – and the wider world should pay attention, too.
18 Jul 2018 6:00
Indo-Pacific: are the British coming back?
Budget black holes and Russia’s growing naval truculence will test the ambition of the Royal Navy to act in Asia.
23 Jul 2018 14:00
Taiwan and Australia’s refugee treatment deal
The Taiwanese have expressed mixed attitudes towards arrangements for the medical treatment of asylum seekers on Nauru.
20 Jul 2018 14:30
Xi Jinping, Senegal, and China’s West Africa drive
Beijing is seeking to consolidate influence in a historically French-dominated region.
23 Jul 2018 6:00
Russia’s disinformation game in Southeast Asia
Russian arms sales get all the attention, but Moscow’s campaign to undermine trust is a real threat in the region.
18 Jul 2018 14:30
The Grey List: more trouble for Pakistan’s economy
Lax financial regulation sees Pakistan sanctioned, and also potentially reveal secret details of China’s mega projects.
17 Jul 2018 10:30
Australia and India: different worlds
Australia wants India to support its “rules based order”, but does New Delhi want the same rules?
20 Jul 2018 12:00
A blueprint for India–Australia economic relations
The strategic convergence between the countries is not matched by strong economic and commercial relations.
27 Jun 2018 6:00
The photos that go down in history
Theatricality, frisson, an unguarded glimpse behind closed doors – the art of a momentous political photograph.
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22 Jun 2018 12:00
The big clean-up in Malaysia
Political confusion might appear on the surface, yet the new government cannot act without the right people in place.
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5 Jun 2018 15:00
China eyes its next prize – the Mekong
After the South China Sea, Beijing’s “salami slicing” strategy is moving along Southeast Asia’s longest river.
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4 Jun 2018 6:00
A study in controversy: Chinese students in Australia
A love of country is not always synonymous with an endorsement of the government when speaking with Chinese students in Australia.
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24 May 2018 14:00
Operation Coldstore: Singapore’s struggle to confront history
A gruelling parliamentary hearing has opened a debate on a largely forgotten official crackdown in the Asian city state.
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24 Apr 2018 6:00
Kim Jong-un made Donald Trump an offer he couldn’t refuse
Plenty of attention has been paid to the perils of the likely US–North Korea summit, but little has been said about the risks Trump would have faced had he declined Pyongyang’s offer.
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9 Apr 2018 6:00
Amal Clooney no match for Trump and China in Southeast Asia press clampdown
Authoritarian governments are quick to claim “fake news” in a neighbourhood crackdown on press freedom.
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1 Apr 2018 8:00
Leslie – 15 years on
Leslie Cheung was known as the “Elvis of Hong Kong” and his legacy shows LGBT+ issues remain very much taboo in Chinese culture.
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28 Mar 2018 10:00
Mekong: more dams, more damage
Asia’s great river is under growing threat from hydropower.
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