Asia
More on the avoidable Iraq insurgency
Michael Ware was a war correspondent for TIME Magazine and CNN. He spent six years in Iraq.
fantasy – (noun) the faculty or activity of imagining things, esp things that are…
Further DPRK tests a show of weakness
If North Korea soon tests another missile or even, as some reports suggest, a fourth nuclear device, it will be a sign of regime weakness and clumsiness, not strength and cunning…
DPRK: How effective are US missile defences?
Dr Stephan Fruehling is a Senior Lecturer in the Strategic and Defence Studies Program, ANU.
Once again, North Korea's missile program has led the US to make major investments…
Syria's war: Extremist proving ground
The consequences of the Syrian civil war are going to be felt for years to come, even outside the immediate region.
The longer the Syrian civil war has continued, the less…
Commentary
Indonesian ties much tighter
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Alan Dupont, Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Lowy Institute, comments on the remarkable recovery in Australia's strategic relationship…
Reader ripostes: What's wrong with New Zealand?
Below, a response from Duncan Graham to Stephen Grenville's column of last Wednesday. But first, Dr Rick Boven writes:
The big issue is that NZ's principal 'exports',…
DPRK: China pressure is the key
Responding to Sam Roggeveen's post and the question he poses to me: I think the best way to increase the costs to North Korea of its present course of action (and not only over…
Korea: The perverse logic of crisis
Malcolm Cook is quite right to say that Pyongyang's belligerence should not be rewarded with calls for compromise, and he's also right that shows of solidarity among South Korea…
Grading Australia-Indonesia defence relations: Good, but could do better
Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Foreign Minister Bob Carr have been in Jakarta this week for the annual 2-2 Australia-Indonesia talks. It was a business-as-usual dialogue, with…
India links: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi metro, defence corruption, rape laws and more
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program whose work focuses on India and China-India relations.
A good primer on the…