28 May 2019 Huawei and the decoupling dilemma Darren Lim , Victor Ferguson If Washington wants to liberalise China’s economy, it must also accept China’s deeper integration with global markets.
22 May 2019 Sign of respect: the Freely Associated States come to Washington Genevieve Neilson Wooed by China and Taiwan, the presidents of Palau, Micronesia and Marshall Islands now sit down with Donald Trump.
21 May 2019 The clock is ticking on tensions with Iran Rodger Shanahan The US hasn’t got much to show a year after pulling out of the nuclear deal, but Iran’s patience is also running out.
17 May 2019 What a Shorten government will mean for the US-Australia alliance Nick Bisley Revolution? No, but Bill Shorten might find it tricky to grin and bear it in dealings with Donald Trump’s White House.
16 May 2019 Peeling back the label in Australia’s America and China relationships Katherine Mansted Whether “friends”, “customers” or more, a definitive policy stamp is not needed to navigate security and economic ties.
13 May 2019 The looming international law paradox between the US and Iran Melinda Rankin Donald Trump is undermining much more than just the nuclear deal with Iran, but faith in international law, too.
13 May 2019 Trump’s tariff tussle Stephen Grenville Given America’s cherished belief in free enterprise, Washington should be delighted its rival is handicapping itself.
3 May 2019 The persistent status quo with North Korea Robert E Kelly For all the bluster, threats, reversals and extremes in recent times, very little “on the ground” has altered.
30 Apr 2019 Visa tussles: here come the Irish again Alan C. Tidwell Australia’s privileged access to a US special working visa class is under challenge once more and will likely be lost.
16 Apr 2019 The remarkable political influence of the Indian diaspora in the US Aarti Betigeri And what the experience and example might hold for a growing South Asian community in countries such as Australia.
12 Apr 2019 Julian Assange’s case is special, and no point pretending otherwise Daniel Flitton Assange’s case, difficult as it is, unpleasant a character as he can appear, is still a test of Australian principles.
9 Apr 2019 US bipartisanship on Asia Malcolm Cook Look beyond the reality show coverage of the Trump presidency, the bipartisanship on regional initiatives is striking.
8 Apr 2019 The useful myth of central bank independence Stephen Grenville If Alan Greenspan was “the Maestro”, then Fed chair Jay Powell needs also play to the orchestra to resist Donald Trump.
2 Apr 2019 A year after US withdrawal from the nuclear deal, Iran digs in Barbara Slavin The Trump administration calls it “maximum pressure” but Washington’s ability to further squeeze Tehran is constrained.
1 Apr 2019 As South Korea and Japan pick a fight, don’t expect Trump to care Robert E Kelly Washington often been an informal umpire for the depressingly regular spats between Seoul and Tokyo – not this time.
26 Mar 2019 The battle to resource the US National Defense Strategy Erin Hurley Shifting the money to match US objectives in the Indo-Pacific is still proving to be a challenge.
25 Mar 2019 The Mueller illusion Daniel Flitton What the long investigation has really exposed is more of the same old politics at play.
20 Mar 2019 Why reciprocity matters: the US Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act Natasha Kassam China’s days of treating the US as a peer and expecting special treatment at the same time appear to be running out.
14 Mar 2019 What might a US-China trade deal look like? John Edwards A deal will imply that economic separation – or “decoupling” – of the two giant economies has not been pursued.
12 Mar 2019 Tokyo may be happy about Hanoi, but has a lot more to worry about Bates Gill With Pyongyang and Washington, the facts on the ground have not changed much for Japan and could get worse.
8 Mar 2019 What the pessimists get wrong about Trump in Asia Natasha Kassam It is possible to discern a slowly emerging US strategy for dealing amid the tweets of fury.
7 Mar 2019 Kim and Trump, again: North Korea’s drives the wedge Khang Vu Denuclarisation has stalled, but Pyongyang is still reaping the rewards by playing off the US and South Korea.
6 Mar 2019 Political leadership versus diplomacy Jeffrey Robertson Political leadership and diplomacy evolved over thousands of years into distinct fields - for good reasons.
5 Mar 2019 Learning from Brexit in Donald Trump’s America Erin Hurley Internationalists need to be clear about what needs protection and what needs reimagining, and build public support.
5 Mar 2019 Trump is 0–2 in his on-the-fly diplomacy with Kim. Time to stop Robert E Kelly A mix of bluster, laziness, and media over-exposure is not going to get a deal done and revolutionise North Korea ties.
5 Mar 2019 The Huawei indictments: allegations and politics Elise Thomas The Justice Department’s allegations are serious but the Chinese company doesn’t seem versed in intelligence tradecraft.
4 Mar 2019 Breaking Russia’s space stranglehold Morris Jones America’s new spacecraft represents a significant strategic shift in space.
4 Mar 2019 Four reasons why China supports North Korea Wang Chenjun , Richard McGregor China’s policy on the Korean peninsula is based on geopolitical calculus. Its support of North Korea will stay intact.
1 Mar 2019 Kim-Trump 2.0: three observations Nick Bisley Hanoi marks the moment when Washington learned to stop worrying about North Korea’s bomb.
27 Feb 2019 Why North Korea – and Vietnam – can benefit from the Hanoi Summit Trinh Le A more prosperous North Korea is a best case, as it is always harder to negotiate with someone who has nothing to lose.
25 Feb 2019 Trump-Kim summit II: North Korea’s superficial modernisation Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings , Gianluca Spezza <p>Needing a bike to deliver medicines but having a TV in most households exemplifies the development paradox.</p>
22 Feb 2019 Trouble in Munich: the transatlantic breakup Michael Fullilove <p>Europe and America read from diverging scripts at the annual strategic confab, the Munich Security Conference.</p>
21 Feb 2019 The tremendous impact of a US-China investment and technology war Michael Thawley The impending bifurcation of the world internet economy will disrupt many industries, companies and national economies.
8 Feb 2019 Of “foolish wars, politics … ridiculous partisan investigations” Erin Hurley A Democrat-controlled House and a feisty Republican senate auger meaningful congressional oversight of foreign affairs.
7 Feb 2019 The Vietnamese venue will shape the second Trump-Kim summit Khang Vu <p>Trump and Kim Jong-un will meet in Vietnam, a backdrop with history for the US and promise for North Korea.</p>
7 Feb 2019 Yes, Hillary could have led the world to war with Kim Jong-un Daniel Flitton A hoary “what if”, but Trump has helped calm Korean peninsula dangers in a way that may have eluded his 2016 rival.
5 Feb 2019 Getting a better outcome from the second Trump-Kim summit Robert E Kelly Why not start by demanding North Korea finally give us a list or inventory of its weapons?
1 Feb 2019 US, Taliban, Afghanistan peace talks: timing is critical Mohib Iqbal <p>Should the US agree to a full pull-out of its troops, Afghanistan may fall into the chaos of the past.</p>
31 Jan 2019 Pacific collateral from the INF Treaty collapse Clive Williams Leaving the treaty would allow the US to quickly build up regional arsenal of new nuclear weapons to challenge China.
22 Jan 2019 The fate of three Canadians may now rest with Donald Trump Donald R Rothwell Beijing can justifiably be concerned about the detention of a citizen, but not hold foreigners in arbitrary retaliation.
18 Jan 2019 Book Review: the Clinton fiction Sam Roggeveen Clinton’s book has nothing new to say about politics but it may offer some insight into his assessment of the world.
15 Jan 2019 Philippine alliance angst Malcolm Cook A call for the Philippines' possible withdrawal from the US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty has come as a surprise.
7 Jan 2019 Book review: Grappling with the legacy of Barack Obama Alastair Davis Ben Rhodes’ memoir of his years in the Obama White House defends his record but is tinged by doubt.
31 Dec 2018 Best of The Interpreter 2018: The US-China trade war The Interpreter The two largest economies in the world have spent the year exchanging threats of retaliatory tariffs.
21 Dec 2018 Was Jim Mattis really the “last adult in the room”? Sam Roggeveen Mattis said Trump deserves a defense secretary “whose views are better aligned with yours”. Does such a person exist?
20 Dec 2018 What happens next? Trump’s sudden Syria exit Rodger Shanahan Exactly what “moving on” means will become apparent in the months ahead but such a rapid exit has obvious ramifications.
20 Dec 2018 The new US Africa strategy is not about Africa. It’s about China Cornelia Tremann A US Africa strategy should focus on US-Africa relations, not on China-Africa relations.
19 Dec 2018 What I missed this year: America pushes back Sam Roggeveen There has been a clear shift in US thinking regarding China's long term trajectory.
17 Dec 2018 US-China tensions: is this about economics or security? Stephen Grenville The challenge might seem to be China’s economic behaviour rather than old-fashioned power rivalry.
11 Dec 2018 US killing by drone: continuity and escalation Simon Frankel Pratt <p>The US use of drones in “targeted killings” has grown under Donald Trump, continuing Barack Obama’s legacy.</p>