16 Mar 2018 Australia–Indonesia: strangers next door Tim Lindsey , Dave McRae Two-way tensions, fears, and misunderstandings signal that bilateral ties face a bumpy ride ahead.
16 Mar 2018 South Korea says #MeToo as sexual allegations topple prominent figures Gabriel Wilder Korea has made rapid strides as a nation in a relatively short period of time but lags as a patriarchal society.
15 Mar 2018 Russia: the counter-intelligence state Stephen Blank The West continually fails to comprehend Putin’s Russia and its mentality.
15 Mar 2018 ASEAN summit brief: joining the club, infrastructure games, Jakarta’s power team, and business links Greg Earl <p>Regular The Interpreter columnist Greg Earl previews the special Australia-ASEAN summit.</p>
15 Mar 2018 Sifting evil intent from charities doing good Rodger Shanahan The nexus between aid and terrorism is a delicate and often difficult subject.
15 Mar 2018 Migration and border policy links: climate displacement, Israel deportations, and more Erin Harris Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field.
15 Mar 2018 Tamil rap artists resisting poverty and discrimination in Malaysia Sangeetha Thanapal <p>Hip-hop as an art form is rooted in resistance and has been embraced by many Malaysian Tamils.</p>
14 Mar 2018 Carrots and sticks in the Iran nuclear deal Dina Esfandiary If Donald Trump wants more concessions from Iran, then his best bet is to stick to the deal.
14 Mar 2018 CPTPP wobbles over foreign investor rights Stephen Grenville After years of negotiation and drama, the revived agreement on balance is probably advantageous for global trade.
14 Mar 2018 Pacific Islands links: PNG aftershocks, French Polynesia protests, and more Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team.
14 Mar 2018 Moritomo Gakuen: Shinzo Abe’s scandal that just won’t go away Donna Weeks Reform of Japan’s pacifist constitution might be the least of the Prime Minister’s worries.
14 Mar 2018 Rex Tillerson sacked: the swamp was winning Daniel Flitton Handwringing over budget cuts obscured a view the State Department was getting on with the job of diplomacy.
13 Mar 2018 Arms export goal risks the standing of a good international citizen Melissa Parke Australia should exercise its good offices to prevent conflict, not seek to increase sales of weapons that cause death and destruction.
13 Mar 2018 ASEAN is not South East Asia Malcolm Cook Australia’s relations with the region are not mediated by a lightly institutionalised inter-governmental institution.
13 Mar 2018 Trump’s tariff antics as the TPP-11 is signed Roland Rajah The World Trade Organisation could be in a precarious position in its role of keeping a lid on protectionism.
13 Mar 2018 The resurgence of Al-Qaeda Bruce Hoffman Al-Qaeda is positioned to reclaim the pre-eminent position in the violent Salafi-jihadi struggle.
12 Mar 2018 Aid and development links: food security in China, AI in development, and more Alexandre Dayant Links and stories from the aid and development sector.
12 Mar 2018 Countering youth radicalisation in Indonesia Cameron Sumpter A visit to an ornate Catholic church is one of several ways Indonesians are seeking to challenge hard-line Muslim attitudes.
12 Mar 2018 No urgency in cutting Australian corporate tax John Edwards Foreign direct investment in Australia has boomed despite warnings of a sharp loss of international competitiveness.
12 Mar 2018 Australia’s fraught global arms ambitions Nan Tian Australia’s defence export strategy could wind up being a $200-billion experiment gone wrong.
11 Mar 2018 A year of internet stardom: “BBC Dad” reflects Robert E Kelly We were lucky that our 15 minutes of fame was due to something positive.
10 Mar 2018 Weekend catch-up: International Women’s Day, tariffs, Timor-Leste, and more The week that was on The Interpreter.
9 Mar 2018 Rocket Man and the Dotard: a leaders’ summit for the age Daniel Flitton <p>It seems, to borrow the military phrase, a sudden escalation in peaceful possibilities.</p>
9 Mar 2018 Russian spy case: dead men walking Kyle Wilson Suspicions about the attempted assassination of a former Russian spy in Britain are born of bitter experience.
9 Mar 2018 The myth of Chinese containment John Hemmings Beijing has fostered calculated messages to confuse Western countries about Chinese concerns, real or imagined.
9 Mar 2018 Sensitivities flare in New Caledonia Denise Fisher Emmanuel Macron will visit New Caledonia in May, amid increased tension as the territory’s November deadline for an independence referendum nears.
9 Mar 2018 Migration and border policy links: Australian citizenship test, Italian elections, and more Erin Harris Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field.
8 Mar 2018 Gender equality in the Foreign Policy White Paper Julie Bishop International Women’s Day is important: it’s what we do the other 364 days of the year that will eventually achieve genuine gender equality.
8 Mar 2018 The pain of hearing: Australia’s parliament recognises Yazidi genocide Susan Hutchinson A motion in parliament last week gave a crucial voice to a community’s suffering.
8 Mar 2018 Surmounting Indonesia’s education problems Erin Cook The challenge is cyclical: if a degree from an overseas university is seen as a better investment, why demand better teaching back home?
8 Mar 2018 Time for women to “wage war on war” once more Susan Harris Rimmer The modern world could benefit from revisiting the manifesto of the Women’s Peace Army at the time of the Great War.
8 Mar 2018 The choice between hard or soft Brexit Georgina Downer Britain might be technically free of the EU on 30 March 2019, but just how free remains an extremely vexed question.
8 Mar 2018 Aid, poverty, and gender inequality in the Indo-Pacific Penny Wong Gender equality remains a central and definitive Labor value, at home and internationally.
8 Mar 2018 Gender parity at the UN: promises to keep Laura J. Shepherd A few “female bodies” in meeting rooms is not the end goal for advancement and empowerment of women at the UN.
8 Mar 2018 International Women’s Day on The Interpreter Erin Harris Today will feature a compelling line-up of female writers providing our usual foreign affairs analysis and expertise.
7 Mar 2018 Timor Gap: a boundary, yet disputes linger Bec Strating , Clive Schofield A landmark agreement has not yet resolved Timor-Leste's urgent need for the Greater Sunrise development.
7 Mar 2018 Pacific Islands links: film in PNG, Vanuatu genealogy, and more Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team.
7 Mar 2018 Multilateral trade versus self-interest Stephen Grenville Australia could chose an approach to minimise the political damage from failing to obtain an exemption to Trump’s tariffs.
7 Mar 2018 A “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” and what it means for Australia David Brewster The recently revived Quadrilateral is evolving and less explicitly focused on defence issues.
7 Mar 2018 New Zealand’s Pacific sea change Anna Powles , Michael Powles The Pacific Islands region is the focus of the most significant shift in New Zealand foreign policy in decades.
6 Mar 2018 Natural disaster mismanagement in PNG Watna Mori Port Moresby needs to fund relief programs properly and raise awareness in high-risk areas before disasters strike.
6 Mar 2018 Beijing’s welcome mat for overseas Chinese Jieh-Yung Lo The Chinese Communist Party desires the skills, connections, and knowledge of the outside world.
6 Mar 2018 The Timor Trough – two separate shelves John Carlson In maritime boundary negotiations with Indonesia, Canberra argued the seabed between Australia and Timor comprised two separate continental shelves.
6 Mar 2018 The flawed logic of Russia’s new weapon systems Victor Abramowicz Moscow's efforts will likely damage its own security more than anything else.
6 Mar 2018 Xi Jinping and the grip of the party Richard McGregor Xi Jinping is determined to consolidate and strengthen China’s ruling communist party’s grip on government and the military, the intelligentsia and civil society.
5 Mar 2018 North Korea’s time-buying strategy Khang Vu Olympic peace gestures aside, scientists in Pyongyang need time to collect and analyse data from last year’s missile tests.
5 Mar 2018 The long road back for the US to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership Mike Callaghan Donald Trump’s decision to place levies on steel and aluminium imports has squashed hope the US may be adopting a more sensible view on trade.
5 Mar 2018 Aid and development links: waste pickers, African high tech, and US aid changes Alexandre Dayant Stories from across the web in the aid and development sector.
5 Mar 2018 Germany gets a government Marcus Colla The next four years may prove to be the most transformative period in German politics for some time.
5 Mar 2018 To Russia: a plea of caution on Syria Melinda Rankin Vladimir Putin is haunted by his own words on this tragic conflict.