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Jenny Gordon 4 hours ago Is DOGE the answer to improving productivity? Putting fear into the bureaucracy is not a way to encourage better results.
Hilman Palaon , Robert Walker 7 hours ago Indonesia: The downstreaming dilemma The nickel boom in Southeast Sulawesi is a paradox – reshaping the region while sidelining locals.
Nicholas Khoo 16 hours ago What would the founders of the US-led liberal international order think? As Trump returns to power, international instability is the “new normal”.
Erin Cook 17 Jan 2025 The scorecard for Prabowo’s first 100 days? “Confused” Prabowo is deeply invested in areas of his interest but the policies that fall outside are unlikely to get much of a look-in from the president.
Oliver Sinclair 17 Jan 2025 Trump’s climate retreat will cost America influence in the Pacific So much for the solemn declarations of “family”.
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery 17 Jan 2025 Why South Korea might go nuclear in Trump’s term Trump’s transactional approach to alliance politics may close the door for more reassurances, pushing South Korea for a deterrence of its own.
David Wells 16 Jan 2025 A Big Tech race to the bottom is bad news for everyone Tariffs might not be the only trade obstacle with Trump’s America. “Censorship” could be the next test.
'Alopi Latukefu 16 Jan 2025 Melting ice caps reveals the scourge of colonialism Donald Trump shows no regard for the rights and autonomy of the Indigenous Inuit population who make up the majority of Greenland’s residents.
Melissa Jardine 16 Jan 2025 A looming police shortage in the Pacific: Drug use can cripple a male workforce The labour and public health consequences from expanding drugs surge in the region must be acted upon.