Asia
Russia-North Korea: Closer, but not too close
Recent steps towards closer Russia-North Korea relations have been met with concern and apprehension in the United States and South Korea.
In September, North Korean leader Kim…
Driving the energy transition within ASEAN
The geography covered by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is incredibly diverse. The land area totals approximately 4.5 million square kilometres, making ASEAN one of…
China and Taiwan are big Pacific donors – but not for gender equality
This year, Lowy Institute researchers used Pacific Aid Map data among other sources to ascertain how much aid has been spent on gender equality initiatives in the Pacific between…
A delicate dance: latest India allegations test the rules
Extraordinary new allegations have been levelled against India over an alleged assassination plot in the United States, featured on the front page of today’s Financial Times. The…
Economic diplomacy: Hits and misses for Project Diversify
Trading places
Stabilisation has been word of the month in Australia’s international economic relations as the Albanese government has sought to unravel the remaining Chinese…
Run out: Modi’s cricket dream over
It wasn’t the expected script. India had won each of its games in the 2023 Men’s Cricket World Cup, playing at home in front of massively one-sided crowds, only to fall to…
Why is Myanmar’s new deep-sea port such hot property?
In Myanmar’s westernmost state of Rakhine, the small fishing village of Kyaukphyu has become the focus of a US$7.3 billion deep-water port development by Chinese state-owned…
Sonar reports much more than a blip in Australia’s relations with China
China’s Navy has been accused of using sonar pulses in an incident last week that caused injuries to several Australian navy divers from HMAS Toowoomba during work to clear…
A fragile lifeline: India and China must collaborate on water
India and China are connected by a number of rivers that flow into each other’s territory, notably the Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Indus. These rivers are vital to both nations…
China’s sonar pulse poses another test of Australia’s will
China’s harassment of Australian warship HMAS Toowoomba off the coast of Japan, which reportedly caused minor injuries to naval divers attempting to clear a fishing net from the…