24 Aug 2018
Huawei in Australia: the 5G fear
<p>Blocking Chinese telecommunications firms from the new mobile network again exposes a wider trust problem.</p>
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24 Aug 2018
Soft power and reviewing Australia’s global appeal
A challenge for a new review is to agree what we mean by soft power, how to measure it, and to put it into practice. -
23 Aug 2018
What did the 2008 crisis cost America?
A new study attempts to put a number on the ongoing cost of an enormously costly episode of misguided policies. -
23 Aug 2018
How Peter Dutton changes Australian foreign policy
He could soon be leading the country in volatile times but what does Peter Dutton think of the world beyond the border? -
23 Aug 2018
New faces and absent friends in Pacific diplomacy
The agenda of the recent Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting in Apia was marked as much by those attending as those missing. -
22 Aug 2018
Geoeconomics isn’t back – it never went away
We can no longer simply assume that what’s good for America is good for the world. -
22 Aug 2018
The dark side of the Asian Games
A costly gloss of glitz and glamour for Jakarta’s sports diplomacy cannot disguise some ugly challenges Indonesia faces. -
22 Aug 2018
Dollars for Syria
Given that all signs point to Bashar al-Assad staying in power, who pays for reconstruction becomes a thorny question. -
22 Aug 2018
Rights for people forced out by climate change
The Global Migration Compact puts environmental displacement on the agenda, even if it lacks legal force. -
21 Aug 2018
Prime Ministerial persistence: Australia vs PNG
<p>So much for the “arc of instability”, a PM in Port Moresby now outlasts an Australian counterpart.</p> -
21 Aug 2018
The new battle for Bougainville’s Panguna mine
Mining, without peace, won’t contribute to a longing for successful self-government and equitable development. -
21 Aug 2018
Malcolm Turnbull: ruling the void
There is a malaise in Western politics of which Australia’s instability is merely one symptom. -
21 Aug 2018
Why a US–Russia team–up against China is unlikely
Trump has called Putin a “good competitor” and warned about China, but Moscow has reasons to keep Beijing on side. -
21 Aug 2018
Selling a Pacific paradise: upholding the façade
Tourism has the potential to enable development outcomes for Pacific Island states, but too often falls short. -
20 Aug 2018
Air traffic control for North Korea’s missiles
Pyongyang wil reportedly allow international inspectors to interview North Korean officials about missile tests. -
20 Aug 2018
Decoding the Mahathir Doctrine
How the new Malaysia is responding to the changing internal and external environment amid US–China uncertainty. -
20 Aug 2018
Kofi Annan: a leader with compassion
As UN Secretary General, his most difficult tests was to handle American hubris and pursue the goal of a just world. -
20 Aug 2018
Moon deepens civilian control in South Korea
A roiling scandal over contingency plans to declare martial law has become a chance to depoliticise security agencies. -
18 Aug 2018
Weekend catch-up: Barack or Donald?
Senate race debate, Australia’s Navy, and disappearing Deng Xiaoping: the week that was on The Interpreter. -
17 Aug 2018
Electric vehicles and industrial policy
A dramatic shift in the global automotive market sees electric vehicles, once viewed as toys, gaining momentum. -
17 Aug 2018
Two cheers for the new Caspian convention
A new deal helps Russia and Iran decide whether the Caspian is legally a lake or a sea. -
17 Aug 2018
The struggle to conclude peace in Korea
While there is fresh impetus to resolve the US–North Korean conflict, a treaty remains as bewildering as ever. -
16 Aug 2018
Economic diplomacy: foreign cash at home & abroad
The US remains by far the largest player in Australia in numbers of businesses and investment value added. -
16 Aug 2018
China takes on Hong Kong’s press club
<p>Hosting a fringe party leader promoting Hong Kong independence drew Beijing’s ire.</p> -
16 Aug 2018
The discord in the Korean peace process
Dealing with North Korea has never been easy, but the US and South Korea have differing priorities in the negotiations. -
15 Aug 2018
Wisdom of strangers: tackling racism in Australia
Many nations suffer fools and Fraser Anning is merely the latest to spout prejudice under the guise of policy. -
15 Aug 2018
Aid links: USAid cuts, blockchain bonds, and more
Links and stories from the aid and development sector. -
15 Aug 2018
Working with China on Pacific climate change
Tackling a difficult problem might pave a way for wider cooperation between China, Australia, and New Zealand. -
15 Aug 2018
What next for China–Pakistan relations?
<p>Imran Khan would like to advance the relationship according to new priorities.</p> -
15 Aug 2018
CAC-handed: tensions in Chinese internet control
State control of the internet in China is a story of fragmentation and arbitrary shifts. -
14 Aug 2018
Taiwan’s small-power diplomacy
Taipei is facing more competition from Beijing over which “China” is allowed to exist in the international community. -
14 Aug 2018
Disappearing Deng
Xi Jinping has pickpocketed from the Deng Xiaoping era, while diminishing the man hailed as the “Architect of Reform”. -
14 Aug 2018
Diplomacy in the post-broadcasting era
Projecting Australia’s interests now demands a very different suite of approaches from those of days gone by. -
14 Aug 2018
Who has been best for Australia: Trump or Obama?
It should concern Australia that Trump treats his potential enemies better than his loyal long-time friends. -
13 Aug 2018
The women taking on spycams in South Korea
Growing grass-roots action by Korean individuals and businesses is being taken against female sexual harassment. -
13 Aug 2018
The Belt and Road’s difficult embrace
China’s debt, not an unwillingness to adopt Chinese standards, may be the greatest obstacle to the BRI. -
13 Aug 2018
Bring Australia’s Navy home from the Middle East
The RAN has bigger jobs to do than chasing Tanzanian drug smugglers. -
13 Aug 2018
Foreign aid and religion in the Pacific
Development programs aimed at nudging Pacific societies often fail against a solid wall of religiously based objections. -
11 Aug 2018
Weekend catch-up: Made in China 2025 and more
Chinese influence in Singapore, ABC broadcasting, DFAT on Facebook, and more: the week that was on The Interpreter. -
10 Aug 2018
Yemen and the drone innovation
If pro-Houthi media claims are believed, the use of drones as weapons is increasingly strategic and more than tactical. -
10 Aug 2018
Aid: investing in impact
DFAT’s innovationXchange has created momentum in public–private aid partnerships, but cannot fund long-term innovation. -
10 Aug 2018
Shinzo Abe’s road to be Japan’s longest serving PM
All the stars are aligned in Abe’s favour to secure his party presidency and continue as prime minister beyond his term. -
10 Aug 2018
Made in China 2025 and US–China power competition
Encouraging indigenous innovation is laudable but should not be conflated with technology nativism and protectionism. -
9 Aug 2018
The many ways to be Chinese Singaporean
Beijing’s attempts to appeal to young Chinese Singaporeans may fall on deaf ears. -
9 Aug 2018
Is Russia’s military better than America’s?
Contrast gains from US interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, with Russia in Georgia, Syria and Ukraine. -
9 Aug 2018
Indonesia: speaking for rights
Amnesty International’s entry into Indonesia will help to hold Jokowi to account ahead of national elections in 2019. -
9 Aug 2018
Shining more light on aid in the Pacific
The Pacific Aid Map, an interactive data tool, will improve aid transparency and accountability in the Pacific. -
8 Aug 2018
Saudis try block Canada’s feminist foreign policy
An online spat has escalated into a formal diplomatic break in a test of the values professed by the Trudeau government. -
8 Aug 2018
Pacific links: PNG spice, talking to the region
Mapping aid in the Pacific, questions about infrastructure and more links about the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
8 Aug 2018
A new court for Nauru
Recent developments might allay some concerns about the the independence of the judiciary in the Pacific nation.