Global Issues
Cue the crickets: conspiracies and headaches in Havana
A recording of an alleged “sonic attack” on US diplomats in Cuba has been analysed by scientists and found to be … crickets.
Rumours of a mysterious attack on staff at the…
Cracks in walls and Trump’s border with Mexico
The political cracks are widening in Washington, as US President Donald Trump struggles to fulfill his 2016 presidential campaign pledge to build a wall at the US southern border…
Book review: Protecting the international order from Trump trauma
Book review: America vs the West, by Kori Schake (Lowy Institute Paper, Penguin, 2018)
In a chaotic spectacle that is shaking the world, the Trump administration is…
How to save one million lives, and then millions more
“Climate change is the greatest health challenge of the 21st century”. Such is the conclusion of the latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO), released last month to…
Best of The Interpreter 2018: Khashoggi, Skripal, deaths & duels
A worrying recent trend of violence outside of war zones, some of it state-sanctioned, has captured the attention of governments and, increasingly, the public. The…
Best of The Interpreter 2018: Our top 10
These are the articles that were most popular among our readers in 2018.
10. Turkey must be thinking of the Bomb, by Wayne McLean
There are strong incentives for a nuclear…
Russian gas will not stop China’s air pollution
As Beijing clamps down on air pollution, it is seeking to replace coal power plants with cleaner natural gas, especially for heating during winter. Consequently, China has…
Dimly lit renewable energy initiatives for the Pacific
Renewable energy is high on the development agenda for the Pacific. The Lowy Institute’s Pacific Aid Map showed that donors and Pacific Island Countries are making a concerted…
International justice: tackling impunity in Asia
Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, high ranking officials of the Pol Pot regime, have been sentenced to life imprisonment twice over for their role in the genocide of the Cham Muslim…