Asia
Australia's South China Sea chance
All those countries (including Australia) that so solemnly call for a 'rules-based order' in Indo-Pacific Asia have a chance today to show they mean it.
At a major gathering in…
What to do about climate migration
Professor Jane McAdam is a member of the Consultative Committee of the Nansen Initiative and the author of Climate Change, Forced Migration, and International Law.
Last month,…
Has Gen Y really gone off democracy?
In Kevin Rudd's victory speech last night, he went out of his way to address young Australians:
Mr Rudd said many young people had not liked or respected much of what they…
Hugh White's Middle East doesn't exist
I really enjoy reading Hugh White's work on regional security, but as a Middle East analyst, he makes a good China pundit.
While I agree with Hugh that these are troubled times…
Warming up to Indonesia
Most of us Indonesia groupies have long been nonplussed at how Australians are so luke-warm (and so ill-informed) about Indonesia, as confirmed by the latest Lowy poll.
I agree…
Syria: West takes sides in sectarian war
In 1968 a US Army major said of the attack on Ben Tre that 'It became necessary to destroy the town to save it'.
Whatever the accuracy of the quote, it summed up well the popular…
Why don't Australians trust Indonesia?
This year's Lowy Institute poll reveals Australians' lack knowledge of Indonesia and a pronounced mistrust of our northern neighbour. Only 33% of Australians agree that Indonesia…
Somaliland: Where sovereignty means something
Sarah Phillips, a Senior Lecturer at Sydney University, is in Somaliland conducting research. She is grateful to the Developmental Leadership Program for funding. All photos by…
Trailer: The Impossible Image
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Above, some footage from a new documentary called The Impossible Image, interspersed with commentary from photographer Richard Mosse, who took the unusual step…
Interview: Kishore Mahbubani's great convergence, part III
Below, the final part of my interview with Kishore Mahbubani, one of Asia's most prominent world-politics commentators and author of The Great Convergence. Part 1 here and part 2…