5 Sep 2019
Trump: When will enough be enough?
After a month of manic and bizarre behaviour, the President’s approval ratings barely move.
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5 Sep 2019
Leaders’ communiqués: Do we need them anymore?
Even without a statement to share the results of summit deliberations, global leaders’ meetings still get things done. -
5 Sep 2019
How the people of Timor‑Leste feel about security
A new nationwide survey reveals strong trust in local security actors but also the obstacles to maintaining peace. -
5 Sep 2019
Can Japan catch up in the economic scramble for Africa?
From used-car markets to giant infrastructure projects, Asia’s leading powers see more than a continent in need of aid. -
4 Sep 2019
In Java, the water is running out
Drought, pollution, and poor resource management threaten Indonesia's most populous island with total water scarcity. -
4 Sep 2019
In Dhaka, Payne will look to renew engagement with Bangladesh
The Australian Foreign Minister has a lengthy agenda to cover, from refugees to trade to terrorism. -
4 Sep 2019
Aid links: Greta in New York, Rohingya crisis two years on, more
Links and stories from the aid and development sector. -
4 Sep 2019
You can’t always get what you want, but you can get what you need
If Australia must spend more on the military, there is no point buying a Ferrari when a Toyota will do. -
3 Sep 2019
Waking up to Australia’s real Pacific family
A simple act of generosity could have recast Australia’s climate-change politics in the region for the better. -
3 Sep 2019
The “grey zone”: Political warfare is back
As the battles shift in the digital age, Australia needs a strategy to compete – and to win public support. -
3 Sep 2019
Germany’s enigmatic East and the fate of Europe’s right-wing populists
The far-right gained at weekend elections, but only in a cycle of division that leaves politics increasingly fragmented. -
3 Sep 2019
How the US keeps priority boarding ahead of Iran at the United Nations
If Iran’s Foreign Minister wants to speak at UN headquarters in New York, is the US obliged to issue him a visa? -
2 Sep 2019
Timor-Leste’s future still shadowed by the past
History and heroes hold the spotlight, 20 years after the country voted for its freedom. -
2 Sep 2019
A light amid the gloom of the US-China trade war
Everything leaks in Washington, except the 150-page summary of the trade talks – and that’s a good sign of seriousness. -
2 Sep 2019
Macron’s risky quest for equilibrium via rapprochement
The French president has extended a hand to Russia to strengthen Europe in world dominated by the US and China. -
2 Sep 2019
The intractable mess in Jammu and Kashmir
New Delhi has even managed to antagonise the pro-Indian politicians in the area with its latest crackdown. -
30 Aug 2019
Secrets and laws
Finding the balance between national security and press freedom means acknowledging real threats exist. -
30 Aug 2019
Brexit: Deal or no deal
The clock is ticking, and a theatrical Boris Johnson is putting on a show of being prepared to go to the brink. -
30 Aug 2019
Suspicion creeps into the Five Eyes
The anglophone intelligence group has had its squabbles of late, but it won’t be undone. -
29 Aug 2019
Should ScoMo support Trump’s “madman” tactics?
The risk of going all-in with America’s trade war -
29 Aug 2019
Economic diplomacy: Exporting education, tapping Vossies, more
Australia grapples with sharp shifts in student numbers amid a parallel debate about standards and foreign influence. -
29 Aug 2019
Australia sails into muddy waters in the Gulf
For how long will Scott Morrison be able to insist the build-up of a US-led coalition is “separate” to wider tensions? -
29 Aug 2019
Gender-based violence and the Arms Trade Treaty
The danger to women from small arms and light weapons should be at the centre of military export controls. -
28 Aug 2019
The Kainaki II Declaration is a signal of Pacific strength
This amounts to the strongest statement the Pacific Islands Forum has ever issued collectively on climate change. -
28 Aug 2019
Who wants to be a peacemaker?
Next year’s contenders for non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council have much to offer, and perhaps much to gain. -
28 Aug 2019
Pacific links: Forum fallout, PNG’s reshuffle plus new Nauru President
Australia stumbles on the step up, plus links and stories from the Pacific islands region. -
28 Aug 2019
The Philippine standoff over China
President Rodrigo Duterte has chosen to woo Beijing, in spite of widespread public objection. -
27 Aug 2019
Macron tries to put the spark back into the G7
By keeping Trump from derailing the proceedings, the self-anointed saviour of the West scored a tactical win. -
27 Aug 2019
Australia in the Gulf: Will we make a difference?
Coalition ships and aircraft may escort ships through the strait but legally they cannot patrol in or over the strait. -
27 Aug 2019
Disinformation and democracy: Podcast out now
If we are now living in the age of networked disinformation, was the Philippines Patient Zero? -
26 Aug 2019
Dengue spirals out of control in the Philippines
After a controversial vaccine ban, the government struggles to contain the epidemic. -
26 Aug 2019
The Middle East air campaign, unmasked
Recent events reveal the evolving confrontation between Israel and Iran. -
26 Aug 2019
The changing dynamics of Australia, PNG and the Pacific
The visit by Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Marape signalled a new chapter in a historical relationship. -
23 Aug 2019
Deep fakes could have real consequences for Southeast Asia
<p>In a fractuous political climate, video manipulation threatens to play havoc with democracy.</p> -
23 Aug 2019
A middle-power moment
Countries banding together in a multilateral response to great-power competition seems to be on the way up. -
23 Aug 2019
Modi vs Wild: Political survivor
<p>The Indian PM goes to extremes to show off his fearlessness – and to run away from an avalanche of controversy.</p> -
22 Aug 2019
Australia in the Gulf: The order-based rules
Scott Morrison backed the Iran nuclear deal to reinforce “the rules-based international system”, only to be Trumped. -
22 Aug 2019
In Malaysia, flipping over the script
Proposed changes to a school textbook have sparked a public debate that goes to the heart of national identity. -
22 Aug 2019
Aid links: Ebola drugs, Mugabe’s economic legacy, Trump cuts, more
News stories from across the aid and development sector -
22 Aug 2019
Bougainville: A nation in waiting?
With an independence referendum looming, Australia’s interest is seeing this long-running issue resolved peacefully. -
21 Aug 2019
The reluctant coalition
Australia will back the US and join a maritime force in the Persian Gulf, but with no rush to deploy – which is telling. -
21 Aug 2019
After the attack: Supporting victims of terrorism in Indonesia
The country's revised anti-terrorism law is a step in the right direction, but it needs to go much further. -
21 Aug 2019
Battleground states: Twitter and Facebook ban Chinese-linked accounts
It’s not only the complications of international politics here, but the commercial desire to keep platforms “social”. -
21 Aug 2019
Houses divided
In Australia – and in a world in thrall to populists – political and business elites need to talk to each other. -
20 Aug 2019
Is the notion of the United States acquiring Greenland that absurd?
The trade in territory is not without precedent and the growing power contest over the Arctic is little appreciated. -
20 Aug 2019
Hong Kong: popular protests, live-streamed
Public backing for the demonstrations is bolstered by their propaganda-puncturing uses of social media. -
20 Aug 2019
All may not be smooth along China’s Digital Silk Road
Tech transfers allow emerging economies to leapfrog a development stage but may not guarantee competitive advantage. -
19 Aug 2019
Narendra Modi’s nudge diplomacy
India’s Prime Minister appears set on a renewed mission to woo the neighbours – bar one – into seeing the world his way. -
19 Aug 2019
Japan’s imperial ghosts lurk well beyond Korea
Will Tokyo’s tough stance against recent rulings in Seoul deter claims from other Asian countries? -
19 Aug 2019
Indonesia should put more energy into renewable power
Blackouts and chronic air pollution in a nation with abundant sources of clean energy makes no economic sense.