Transnational Challenges
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Hostage diplomacy: Fresh ideas to end a modern blight
The dramatic 24-person prisoner swap between Russia, the United States and a number of other countries this month drew the world’s attention again to the vexing issue of so-called…
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The down-low on deportations and drugs in Tonga
A Tongan drug bust this month has put a spotlight on transnational criminal links in the Pacific, just as the island nation is about to host regional leaders for annual talks…
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Smuggling budgies? Australia’s fight against wildlife trafficking
Australia’s flora and fauna are a unique and treasured part of how we engage with the world, playing a central role in tourism campaigns and diplomatic initiatives, and in…
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The carbon sinks of Southeast Asia are in trouble
Southeast Asia contains about 40 per cent of the world’s tropical peatlands. These wetland ecosystems, comprised of centuries-old, partially decomposed organic matter, play a…
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Invisible victims: How counter-trafficking efforts leave people with disability behind
Dao (not her real name) came to Thailand from Laos when she was 17. With her hearing impairment, she had struggled to find work in Laos. Dao’s aunt told her that she could find…
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Chinese social media and the 2025 Australian federal election
In any electoral or voting cycle, misinformation and disinformation has the ability to alter the outcome of the democratic process. From January to December 2023, we conducted a…
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Pacific Islands: Spillover threats from transnational organised crime
Is the Pacific prepared for a potential spillover of transnational organised crime from Southeast Asia? This question has become more pressing in recent days following two massive…
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Learning to live in a world without progress
It’s hard not to like Steven Pinker. I’ve never met the celebrated cognitive psychologist and public intellectual, but he’s managed to cheer me up on occasion. Even though that’s…
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Human trafficking: Harnessing technology to help those most vulnerable
If you are a person who has been trafficked, a lot of bad things will have happened to you by the time you are rescued or escape. However, for hundreds of thousands of trafficked…
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Gaza and re-imagining international order
The conflict in Gaza has become the latest theatre of nightmares in an increasingly fragmented and chaotic world. The sheer horror of Hamas’ terrorist assault on southern Israel,…
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