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  • 9 Jul 2021
    • China
    • Technology
    • Sex and Gender

    China’s forced invisibility of LGBTQ communities on social media

    Ausma Bernot
    A safe place for young people in China to discuss their sexual and gender identities has suddenly been silenced.
  • 9 Jul 2021
    • Energy

    OPEC Standoff: Resetting market share

    Rachel Ziemba
    Interests within OPEC+ are diverging as fundamentals are slowly catching up from a pandemic demand drop.
  • 9 Jul 2021
    • Diplomacy
    • Australian Diplomacy
    • Australia

    The changing face of Australia’s diplomatic network

    Nicholas Bosworth
    A stocktake shows rising political appointments but Australia’s heads of mission now far better reflect the population.
  • 8 Jul 2021
    • United States
    • China
    • Ukraine

    Ukraine: Balancing China and the rest

    Nikola Mikovic
    With strong links to Washington, Kiev finds itself economically bound to Beijing.
  • 8 Jul 2021
    • United States
    • China
    • Technology

    Staying ahead in global tech leadership

    Jennifer Jackett
    As US-China rivalry creates the prospect of competing technology ecosystems, practical measures will maintain an edge.
  • 7 Jul 2021
    • Public Opinion
    • Diplomacy

    Personality in foreign policy

    Daniel Flitton
    How leaders interact and are judged can shape a country’s approach to the world as much as economics or military might.
  • 6 Jul 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Australia

    Australia right to back Biden on democracy

    Ben Scott
    Foreign policy trade-offs are an uncomfortable truth on the road to rules-based freedom.
  • 5 Jul 2021
    • Coronavirus
    • Pacific Islands

    Aiding the Pacific during Covid: An update

    Roland Rajah , Alexandre Dayant
    While the money is flowing, the outlook for the region has also darkened considerably.
  • 2 Jul 2021
    • The Trans-Pacific Partnership
    • Asean
    • United Kingdom

    Playing catch-up: Britain’s re-engagement with Southeast Asia

    Rahul Mishra
    UK Foreign Secretary manages a mid-pandemic whistle-stop tour of Asian nations in a bid to promote “Global Britain”.
  • 2 Jul 2021
    • Diplomacy
    • Australian Development Assistance
    • Australia
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Sex and Gender

    Forgiveness not permission: A feminist foreign policy

    Alice Ridge , Joanna Pradela
    If Australia wants to adopt a values-based approach to the world, the next step is obvious.
  • 1 Jul 2021
    • United States

    Donald Rumsfeld: Defiance defined by Iraq

    Daniel Flitton
    Rumsfeld’s memorable quips should not obscure his central role in the catastrophe of the 2003 Iraq invasion.
  • 1 Jul 2021
    • Foreign Investment in Australia
    • Australia

    Economic diplomacy: Surviving the pandemic’s foreign predators

    Greg Earl
    Chinese investment interest in Australia remains high despite the coercion row.
  • 1 Jul 2021
    • Philippines

    Philippines: Aquino’s death marks another democratic turning point

    Andrea Chloe Wong
    The passing of the former president – and scion of political heroes – could remind people of the power of their choice.
  • 1 Jul 2021
    • Trade
    • Taiwan

    Sweet and sour: Taiwan’s pork and pineapple battles

    Melissa Conley Tyler , Liam Gibson
    Nationalist consumer sentiment has become a decisive factor in Taiwan’s food bans with the US and China.
  • 30 Jun 2021
    • India

    Central Vista Project: Raining on Modi’s parade

    Aarti Betigeri
    Politicians, historians and intellectuals have lined up in opposition to New Delhi’s reimagined grand boulevard.
  • 30 Jun 2021
    • Global Issues
    • Australia in the World

    Rules-based order: What’s in a name?

    Ben Scott
    The genesis, rise and complex ambitions of one of the most speculated about concepts in global politics right now.
  • 29 Jun 2021
    • United States
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • Technology

    Hsinchu: Taiwan’s city at the centre of China’s conundrum

    Perry Q Wood
    Semiconductors are the drivers of the digital economy. The US needs them. So does China. And Taiwan makes the most.
  • 29 Jun 2021
    • North Korea

    K-drama takes a dark turn

    Nicole de Souza
    How K-pop and K-culture pose a threat to Kim Jong-un’s rule
  • 29 Jun 2021
    • Indonesia

    Hobbling Indonesia’s anti-corruption body

    Usman Hamid
    The introduction of a so-called “civics” tests for investigators appear to be a thinly disguised attack on human rights.
  • 28 Jun 2021
    • Myanmar
    • Sex and Gender

    Supporting the victims of sexual violence in Myanmar

    Sara E Davies , Phyu Phyu Oo
    With the military often complicit in crimes, access to civil society organisations is increasingly difficult.
  • 28 Jun 2021
    • Public Opinion
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Indonesia

    Building stronger Australia-Indonesia ties

    Ben Bland
    The latest Lowy Poll shows the gaps in public understanding that bedevils the goal of closer bilateral relations.
  • 28 Jun 2021
    • Cyber Security

    A zero-trust approach to cyber security

    David Morris
    Stronger cyber defences and global rules are better than one-eyed geopolitical rivalry.
  • 25 Jun 2021
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Public Opinion Polling
    • Russia

    Putin has his generation of fans – even in Australia

    Elizabeth Buchanan
    The latest Lowy Institute Poll points to a generational divide for those with memories of the Cold War.
  • 25 Jun 2021
    • Africa

    Ethiopia matters to the world

    Aly Verjee
    But a fast-growing economy and a Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister won’t solve its problems.
  • 25 Jun 2021
    • Europe
    • France

    Macron’s right-wing gamble

    Lisa Louis
    The French president is betting on the far-right to boost his chances in the 2022 election.
  • 24 Jun 2021
    • United States
    • North Korea

    North Korea: The long-awaited fallout of summit diplomacy

    Khang Vu
    Pyongyang is hinting at talks. But only at a price. And history shows it will then ask for more.
  • 24 Jun 2021
    • Trade
    • Free Trade
    • Australia
    • United Kingdom

    Australia sweeps the table in the UK trade deal

    Dmitry Grozoubinski
    Tariff elimination on this scale through a free trade agreement is almost unprecedented.
  • 24 Jun 2021
    • Public Opinion
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • India

    The dangers in Australia’s blissful ignorance about India

    Lavina Lee
    It’s far from all bad news. But Australians don’t know that other Asian great power as well as they should.
  • 23 Jun 2021
    • Public Opinion
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • China

    By the numbers: Charting the Australia-China relationship in decline

    Natasha Kassam
    Trust has plummeted and concern about China’s military is growing. And Australians point a finger of blame at Beijing.
  • 23 Jun 2021
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Public Opinion Polling

    US-Australia alliance a friendship, not a love affair

    Erin Hurley
    The latest Lowy Poll reveals Australian sentiment remains lukewarm on US despite incoming Biden administration.
  • 23 Jun 2021
    • Public Opinion
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion

    How Australians look in the mirror, and out a window to the world

    Caitlin Byrne
    The reflection people see might be rosy, but Australians need a better understanding of how others might see us.
  • 22 Jun 2021
    • Afghanistan War
    • Afghanistan
    • Sex and Gender

    Standing with Afghanistan: Inclusion and women’s rights in peace talks

    Jacqui True , Azadah Raz Mohammad , Felicity Gerry , Jenna Sapiano
    Australia, and the world, must insist that negotiations safeguard women’s rights, else talk of peace will be empty.
  • 22 Jun 2021
    • Antarctica

    A Cold War deal on ice: The Antarctic Treaty at 60

    Donald R Rothwell
    The remarkable resilience of what evolved into the Antarctic Treaty System cannot be an excuse for complacency.
  • 22 Jun 2021
    • India

    India’s hidden Covid crisis

    Vani Swarupa Murali
    Food security is the unexpected collateral damage in subcontinental pandemic response.
  • 21 Jun 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia and the Pacific

    The risks of escalating strategic competition in the Pacific Islands

    Joanne Wallis
    Becoming tangled in power politics can create divisions between – as well as within – nations across the region.
  • 21 Jun 2021
    • Europe
    • United States
    • Russia
    • European Union
    • Germany
    • United Kingdom
    • France

    Believing Biden

    Daniel Woker
    The US President has persuaded European allies of his values-based policy. But will such faith carry home?
  • 21 Jun 2021
    • China's Economy
    • Africa
    • China – Belt and Road Initiative

    The battle for Africa

    Nadège Rolland
    A US-led coalition of Western democracies versus a China-led circle of developing friends.
  • 18 Jun 2021
    • France
    • New Caledonia

    New Caledonia’s third independence referendum, and the day after

    Alexandre Dayant
    With the next – and final – ballot set for December, consequences of a Yes or No choice are becoming clear.
  • 18 Jun 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Australia

    Maladies, remedies and optimising security

    Victor Abramowicz
    A closer defence relationship with the US must be balanced by nuanced diplomacy to most benefit Australia’s security.
  • 18 Jun 2021
    • Bougainville
    • Papua New Guinea

    Bougainville independence: Pressure for PNG agreement builds

    Anthony Regan
    Setting goals for independence by 2025, UN membership and a sustainable economy signal Bougainville’s resolve.
  • 17 Jun 2021
    • Asia
    • Trade
    • Australia
    • Migration
    • United Kingdom

    Economic diplomacy: Trade deals for a fast-growing family

    Greg Earl
    New ties with Britain to “right a historic wrong” but visa schemes for regional workers could generate another headache.
  • 17 Jun 2021
    • Australia
    • Climate change
    • Energy

    Coal’s decline is underway, no matter what Australia’s politicians say

    Frank Jotzo
    Key countries are positioning for huge investments in clean energy industries and Australia should take its slice.
  • 17 Jun 2021
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • WTO

    New push for WTO trade reform

    Joanna Hewitt
    Protectionism must be relegated to the rear view mirror – fixes in agriculture negotiations might open the road ahead.
  • 16 Jun 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Australia

    An alliance of democracies is essential

    Michael J Green
    The only question is ­– what kind?
  • 16 Jun 2021
    • Africa
    • Review

    An unwelcome wake up call

    Daniel Flitton
    A story of spies and deception and the deadly consequences of crossing a tiny nation in the heart of Africa.
  • 16 Jun 2021
    • Russia
    • Energy

    Russia’s energy sector: Accumulating effects of Western sanctions

    Maria Shagina
    Sanctions exacerbated already existing problems around debt and technology. Now decarbonisation challenges loom.
  • 15 Jun 2021
    • Diplomacy
    • Australia
    • China

    Australia’s China politics heats up

    James Laurenceson
    The “bad strategy” towards Beijing is exposed as the gloves come off in Australia’s domestic foreign policy debates.
  • 15 Jun 2021
    • China
    • Human rights
    • Sex and Gender

    Beijing could easily encourage people to have more children, but won’t

    Yaqiu Wang
    However China frames its population policy, birth limits fundamentally infringe on women’s reproductive rights.
  • 15 Jun 2021
    • Terrorism
    • Myanmar

    Myanmar, terrorism and the demands of international politics

    Andrew Selth
    Name-calling is one thing, but the new kind of civil war may cause problems for the opposition movement.
  • 14 Jun 2021
    • Administration

    Bouncing off for a bit …

    The Interpreter
    Monday is a public holiday for the Queen’s Birthday long-weekend in (most of) Australia. We’ll be back Tuesday.
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