Asia
Beijing in the age of film
A fascinating short documentary below about a Frenchman living in Beijing who has made it his mission to save discarded film negatives portraying everyday life in China in the…
PNG Pacific leadership: Is Fiji the start?
Donald Gumbis is a Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Goroka and a Lowy Institute intern.
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill (pictured) is acutely aware of the…
The Rhodes Scholarships of China?
Professor Don Markwell is Executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre and was formerly Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford, responsible for running the Rhodes Scholarships around…
Qatar: The mouse that thinks it's a lion
Five years ago I wrote a post outlining how Qatar was using its wealth to act as a regional mediator, raising its profile and as a consequence ruffling the feathers of some of its…
Reader riposte: China's naval strategy
Pete Speer writes:
Sam Roggeveen's article shows a limited understanding both of submarine warfare and the strategic implications of a multi-platform sea control mission in…
Lebanon: Unmistakable signs of decline
Vanessa Newby is a PhD candidate at Griffith University. Photo by the author.
A television show called al-Azaim ('The President') is causing great excitement in Lebanon. The…
Indians trust their media: Why?
Understandably, media coverage of the Lowy Institute-Australia India Institute Poll of Indian public opinion has focused on newsy topics such as uranium sales and violence against…
Poll: What Indians think of Australia
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A poll released today by the Lowy Institute and the Australia India Institute reveals some surprising findings on Indian public opinion towards Australia.
For…
Reader riposte: Race in the Malaysian election
Chris Williams writes:
Liam Hanlon's article usefully highlights Malaysia's fiscal risks in the runup to its election. A common oversight, however, is to mention UMNO and BN…
How popular is Bashar Assad?
This is, on the face of it, a silly question. Popular wisdom, fueled by an aggressive media campaign by Gulf-owned media outlets, journalist embeds with rebel forces and…