3 Mar 2018
Weekend catch-up: Xi forever, steel tariffs, and foreign policy speeches
The week that was on The Interpreter.
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2 Mar 2018
CVE: the “reinvent the wheel” research field
Policymakers and journalism have had the jump on academics studying extremism. -
2 Mar 2018
Trump’s tariffs: not a trade war, yet
China’s steel and aluminium exports are tiny – punitive US tariffs on China’s manufacturing would be recklessly damaging. -
2 Mar 2018
China’s loans and the debt dilemma
Is Beijing making living with debt easier for poor nations, or easier to default on? -
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1 Mar 2018
Economic diplomacy brief: Asian infrastructure, football diplomacy, and investor protection
Big plans and big projects are dominating the Great Game of power politics. -
1 Mar 2018
Quality over quantity: Indonesia’s education challenge
Debates about opening up Indonesia’s education system might also allow the country to grow its income. -
1 Mar 2018
New Zealand’s new idealism
In her first major foreign policy speech, Jacinda Ardern successfully juggled the diverse interests of her three-party government. -
1 Mar 2018
Migration and border policy links: Syrian displacement, Myanmar, and more
Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field. -
1 Mar 2018
Elections in Thailand, maybe, but still in the middle of a muddle
The coup-installed government is living on borrowed time. -
28 Feb 2018
We need to talk about Australia’s international policy
The failure to speak to the public at home and with vigour about foreign policy is a mistake. -
28 Feb 2018
Pacific Islands links: PNG earthquake, Vanuatu deputy PM charged, and media freedom
Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
28 Feb 2018
The danger of might without power
The US cannot only respond to Beijing’s growing economic heft by increasing its military capabilities. -
28 Feb 2018
Shrugging Indonesia’s inferiority complex
Australia should be watching the foreign policy renaissance in Jakarta with keen interest. -
27 Feb 2018
Philippine troops to China?
Rodrigo Duterte’s latest call to strengthen ties with China is likely to become another source of friction with the Philippine military. -
27 Feb 2018
Company tax cuts: America versus Australia
Rather than continue a race-to-the-bottom on company tax, a sensible global regime is needed. -
27 Feb 2018
Digital Asia links: internet cafe camping, a stink over Winnie the Pooh in China, and more
<p>A digital round-up from across Asia.</p> -
27 Feb 2018
Tuberculosis: a good news story from PNG with thorns
A campaign in Western Province seems to be achieving its goals, but TB is a disease that thrives on poverty. -
26 Feb 2018
When implementation falls behind research: the case of CVE
More research into countering violent extremism is required in Australia. -
26 Feb 2018
Russia a reluctant driver in the Syrian war
Moscow is averse or incapable of assuming the mantle of ultimate arbiter in Syria. -
26 Feb 2018
Aid and development links: CAR crisis, Kenya politics, and Mumbai slums
Links and stories from across the aid and development sector. -
26 Feb 2018
Improving education quality in Indonesia is no easy task
Indonesia’s education problem is a matter of politics and power. -
26 Feb 2018
Echoes of Mao as Xi Jinping ends term limits
Xi’s centralisation of power harks back to darker times in China. -
24 Feb 2018
Weekend catch-up: FONOPs, space stations, Antarctica, and more
The week that was on The Interpreter. -
23 Feb 2018
Joyce and the leadership churn: better get used to it
This may be the new normal for Australia: more frequent leadership changes, minority governments, and shorter incumbencies in government. -
23 Feb 2018
The depressing sameness of the fight for Ghouta
The media should focus as much on armed groups among civilians as Syrian and Russian atrocities. -
23 Feb 2018
The Belt and Road to nowhere: China’s incoherent aid in Papua New Guinea
Ten canneries were to be built to capture more value from tuna caught in PNG waters. A decade later, there are no canneries. -
23 Feb 2018
India’s rivalry with China, from the mountains to the sea
During the Doklam crisis, New Dehli apparently tried to send a signal to Beijing with its nuclear missile submarine. -
22 Feb 2018
Moon versus Abe and the contest for America’s ear
North Korea policy is seen by some Japanese media as a debate with a South Korean stooge. -
22 Feb 2018
The hidden epidemic in the shanty towns of Honiara
Diarrhoea is a killer in Solomon Islands, and climate change will only increase its danger. -
22 Feb 2018
Migration and border policy links: global compact negotiations, Italian village life, and more
Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field. -
22 Feb 2018
“Global Britain” on the line in the South China Sea
Joint freedom of navigation patrols by the UK and France would be more convincing to a regional audience. -
21 Feb 2018
Unblocking money flows in the Pacific
A crackdown on terrorist financing has had unintended negative consequences in developing countries. -
21 Feb 2018
Pacific Islands links: Cyclone Gita clean-up, tuberculosis in PNG, and New Caledonian referendum
Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
21 Feb 2018
International vulnerabilities and opportunities for Australia’s universities
Universities need to accept their vulnerability to internationalisation in order to prepare students for the future. -
21 Feb 2018
Seven quick takeaways from Julie Bishop’s speech at King’s College London
The most important foreign policy speech in a year hints how Australia's view has evolved in a short time. -
20 Feb 2018
Rules of thumb for women leaders in the Pacific, and beyond
A new study reveals the unique pressures faced by women in Pacific politics, with lessons for female politicians everywhere. -
20 Feb 2018
Defence exports and the Arms Trade Treaty – is Australia missing in action?
Increasing arms sales to countries with records of human rights and gender-based violence is not in the spirit of the ATT. -
20 Feb 2018
France: more bucks for your bang
A boost to defence spending is a signal France is prepared to lead on major European and global security challenges. -
19 Feb 2018
Vietnamisation in space: America withdraws from ISS
Could this be the beginning of the end for the US sending humans into space? -
19 Feb 2018
Aid and development links: the cost of a job, traffic in megacities, and more
Links and stories from across the aid and development sector. -
19 Feb 2018
China and the military balance
Is it only a matter of time before China replaces the US as the predominant military power in Asia? -
19 Feb 2018
Sex, Russia ties, and guns debate – what Turnbull takes to Washington
The Prime Minister will need to field awkward questions on his US trip this week. -
19 Feb 2018
Collaborating with China in Antarctica
Countries should seek to foster scientific cooperation in the areas of ocean and climate research. -
17 Feb 2018
Weekend catch-up: Pyongyang at PyeongChang, Malaysian election, cobalt in the Congo, and more
The week that was on The Interpreter. -
16 Feb 2018
How Australia crossed a line in the Timor Sea
Canberra had evidence supporting Indonesia’s claim in maritime boundary negotiations – yet buried it. -
16 Feb 2018
Central banks changing of the guard
While the tradition of central bank independence is relatively new, the idea has held firm. -
16 Feb 2018
Sensitivity as Indonesia grapples with a measles outbreak in Papua
An epidemic might be the focus but illustrates a long-term problem across eastern Indonesia. -
15 Feb 2018
Economic diplomacy brief: Maldives showdown, selling infrastructure and feeding India
<p>Economic news from across Asia.</p> -
15 Feb 2018
Migration and border policy links: Yemen, life on Manus Island, and more
Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field.