Asia
China's Peace Ark: For the record
With its sudden announcement of an unorthodox aerial ‘defence identification’ zone, along with its aircraft carrier’s first voyage into the South China Sea, China continues to…
Reader riposte: In defence of China's air-defence zone
Michael Li responds to Jerry Nockles' article:
The claim that the greatest danger of China's rise is miscalculation is correct, but surely the creation of an air defence…
Riyadh's annus horribilis
As 2013 comes to a close, Saudi Arabia should be concerned that it is increasingly being seen as an observer of events that threaten to re-shape the region in ways that will…
Indonesia's strange, promising 'code of ethics' gambit
Responding to Prime Minister Abbott's letter on the spying controversy on Tuesday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono floated the idea of a 'code of ethics' to set the bilateral…
East China Sea: Australia digs an even deeper hole
It would be entirely appropriate for the Australian Government to call in China's ambassador to explain why Beijing was harming Australia's interests in a very obvious way. If…
More than a nuclear deal: How the US and Iran can reshape regional security
Whether the interim agreement between Iran and its Western interlocutors lasts the full six months, and what might follow when that period ends, will depend less on the evidence…
What's wrong with China's Air Defence Identification Zone (and what's not)
China’s announcement of an Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea has come in for widespread criticism, including from Japan, the US and Australia. Already,…
Paul Keating on China's responsibilities
Introductory note from Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove:
In an Interpreter exclusive, we reproduce below an address given by former Prime Minister Paul Keating…
Australia and the Burma/Myanmar name debate
Aung San Suu Kyi's visit to Australia this week will throw into sharp relief several aspects of Australia's relationship with Burma. One will be the name by which her country is…
How effective are Indonesia's efforts to stop asylum seekers?
Dr Antje Missbach is the McKenzie Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne. This piece draws on data she collected during 11 months of fieldwork…