Instead of munching popcorn at the political theatre, citizens’ assemblies would give the community a chance to reflect.

In the divide between capitalist West and communist East, it was often regional politics that mattered more.

A shortage of judges on the WTO trade court is bringing appeals to a halt, just as trade disputes are on the rise.

Progress has been lamentably slow, but a decade on, benefits can be seen in Cambodians learning this terrible history.

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.

The Catholic Church maintains a minimal presence in Japan, so what was Pope Francis doing there?

We should encourage defectors from Chinese intelligence services, even if the bona fides in this case are not yet clear.

The scenario put forth in Sam Roggeveen’s “Our very own Brexit” runs counter to the major parties’ economic realities.

The London Bridge attack again shows the challenge of what to do with terrorists who have served their sentences.

Exchanging ideas about successes on either side of the Coral Sea can lead the way to connecting people and institutions.

Although the US president has yet to set foot in Australia, Australian leaders have got Trump’s attention.

The multilateral development banks set up by China and the BRICS countries have evolved quickly from concept to reality.

The Kurdish-Iranian journalist left Manus Island after six years, but the bureaucratic hurdles still lie before him.

Yes, there has been a reduction in exports between China and the US, but there are other reasons besides tariffs.

China has overtaken the US with the largest diplomatic network in the 2019 Lowy Institute Global Diplomacy Index.

The election of Gotabaya Rajapaksa augurs a return to the abuses and anti-democratic tendencies of his brother’s regime.

Taking an honest look at a worst-case scenario isn’t scaremongering but could instead help avoid doing ourselves harm.

Debate about responsibility to support serving and former soldiers shows some feel abandoned as cultural norms shift.

The coming decision on the 2009 Maguindanao massacre will serve as a ruling on the Philippines’ judicial system itself.

Continued delays in announcing results have led to calls for an interim government, while the Taliban bide their time.

The most damaging unrest since the 1979 revolution lacks leadership or popular support, so appears doomed to fail.

Detailed reporting enlivens what is a substantive and important look at the world’s big economic test.

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.

Media freedom issues bedevil the region, but it’s the dwindling number of Pacific-based journalists that carries a cost.