15 Jan 2018
Pakistan: A reluctant ally
Most Washington experts wrongly believe Donald Trump's aid freeze is unlikely to change Pakistan’s behaviour.
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13 Jan 2018
Weekend catch-up: Chinese aid, a united Korea, Indonesia negotiations and more
The week that was on The Interpreter. -
12 Jan 2018
Don’t assume North Korea is happy with the status quo
There is good reason to believe Kim Jong-un is a risk taker and willing to use his power. -
12 Jan 2018
Understanding China’s approach to aid
A supposed ‘white elephant’ might actually be a source of national pride. -
12 Jan 2018
Revisiting the 1972 seabed boundary negotiations with Indonesia
Making a judgement in the present about events in the past is fraught with difficulties. -
11 Jan 2018
The bad – and good – of China’s aid in the Pacific
Australia's criticism of Beijing could be seen as an attack on Pacific nations themselves. -
11 Jan 2018
Why neighbourhood policing is critical to preventing terrorism
The value of neighbourhood policing in countering violent extremism goes beyond the collection of intelligence. -
11 Jan 2018
Nigeria as a nation of influence
Rich in oil and people, an anti-corruption drive is cleaning up the African nation Australia has dubbed an 'emerging power'. -
10 Jan 2018
Time to worry about a Chinese-led global order?
The biggest threat to the current order comes not from an unlikely Chinese order, but from within itself. -
10 Jan 2018
Pacific island links: Chinese aid, the Panguna mine, Kato Ottio and more
Links on updates across the Pacific islands region. -
10 Jan 2018
Indonesia elections: Three factors that will shape the political trajectory of 2018
The military and police are far from a spent force in Indonesia. -
10 Jan 2018
Finding Australia’s fair share of climate finance
Practical action will meet a financial pledge to the poorest countries on the planet. -
9 Jan 2018
Hong Kong’s passport divide
The BNO passport's power lies the fact that only those 'old Hongkongers' born before 1997 are eligible to apply. -
9 Jan 2018
North Korea probably does not seriously seek unification
Since North Korea lies so much anyway, how should we know what to believe? -
9 Jan 2018
Calm the alarm on Antarctic krill fishery
China's threat to the Southern Ocean krill fishery is overblown. -
8 Jan 2018
Aid and development links: Children in war, Asia’s economic integration, Yemen and more
Updates from across the aid and development field. -
8 Jan 2018
Judging Austria’s lurch to the right
Austria has always be seen as a bridge builder between East and West in Europe. -
8 Jan 2018
A turning point in US economic relations with China
However crudely, Donald Trump identified that China has taken the opposite course to liberalisation. -
8 Jan 2018
An emerging role for the UN in the North Korean crisis
With diplomatic options on North Korea thin on the ground, the intervention by the UN Secretariat is welcome. -
5 Jan 2018
China and North Korea: Following the paper trail
A leaked Chinese secret memo may be less than meets the eye. -
5 Jan 2018
Best of The Interpreter 2017: The Rohingya Crisis
A selection of the Interpreter's 2017 coverage of the Rohingya crisis. -
4 Jan 2018
Best of The Interpreter 2017: North Korea
Highlights from The Interpreter on the challenge of North Korea. -
3 Jan 2018
Best of The Interpreter 2017: Foreign Policy White Paper
Highlights of The Interpreter from the lead up to the Foreign Policy White Paper and the reactions after. -
2 Jan 2018
Best of The Interpreter 2017: China's influence
Highlights of debate on The Interpreter about China's influence in Australia. -
29 Dec 2017
Best of The Interpreter 2017: Trans-Pacific Partnership
Highlights from The Interpreter on the big economic story of the year. -
28 Dec 2017
Best of The Interpreter 2017: Donald Trump
Highlights from The Interpreter on Donald Trump's presidency. -
22 Dec 2017
Best of The Interpreter 2017: Our top 10
We've covered all the big foreign policy stories in 2017, but our most popular posts reflect The Interpreter’s strong focus on Asia. -
22 Dec 2017
Favourites of 2017: My doomed colleagues
Truth sadly matters less than access in the reporting game. -
22 Dec 2017
When police try to arrest the Prime Minister
The legal saga over an arrest warrant for PNG’s Peter O’Neill has reached an ‘end’, but questions still remain. -
22 Dec 2017
The crackdown on free press in India
India’s media is expanding – but the room for critical voices is shrinking. -
22 Dec 2017
Favourites of 2017: East West Street
A law lecture led to a fast-paced search across the world to trace the most terrible of crimes. -
22 Dec 2017
The right balance for ocean protection and industrial fishing
Why would Australia weaken marine regulation for so little economic benefit? -
21 Dec 2017
Landowners to rescue Solomon Islands mine - and perhaps more
Minerals are a flashpoint for conflict in the troubled Pacific nation but a new scheme hopes to find wealth and peace. -
21 Dec 2017
Favourites of 2017: PNG speaks
An oral history project is a welcome way to preserve a range of views on Papua New Guinea's independence. -
21 Dec 2017
Passports of convenience from the Pacific islands
Scandals over passport sales have damaged national reputations and led to unintended consequences. -
21 Dec 2017
Migration and Border Policy links: climate migration, African mobility, Manus Island and more
This week's links include a new research network on African Migration, a UNHCR fact sheet on Manus Island, and a new UN migration podcast. -
21 Dec 2017
Favourites of 2017: International Crisis Group on Myanmar
In a climate of hyperbole, a series of careful reports have proved distressingly prophetic. -
21 Dec 2017
Review: Kevin Rudd and his road to be PM
This autobiography frames his worldview, but Kevin Rudd must also confront his own effectiveness. -
20 Dec 2017
‘Economic aggression’: Donald Trump picks a fight with China
In the economic realm, China is not only rapidly becoming a superior power, but also one with the same partners as the US. -
20 Dec 2017
Favorites of 2017: Pachinko
An immigrant Korean family’s journey from Japanese colonisation to modern life via the pachinko parlours in Japan. -
20 Dec 2017
Xi saves sea slugs on the sea floor
Exploring the murky depths of Papua New Guinea’s sea cucumber trade to China. -
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20 Dec 2017
2017 Global Diplomacy Index: Asia’s ties to the world
Despite a conviction that the digital age would displace the embassy, traditional diplomacy is holding up. -
19 Dec 2017
Favourites of 2017: the Vietnam War
Even 50 years later, acknowledging and correcting mistakes seems as hard for policy-makers as ever. -
19 Dec 2017
George Brandis, His Excellency, is still hostage to Malcolm Turnbull
Any political truce over diplomatic appointments looks to have ended. A change of government should mean politicians-turned-diplomats resign. -
19 Dec 2017
Favourites of 2017: Trump's America
A special report from The Economist avoided quick-fire analysis and told a wide range of views. -
19 Dec 2017
Aid and Development Links: mapping poverty from space, disaster in Chad, and more.
The latest links on aid and development from The Interpreter team. -
19 Dec 2017
What the least credible document in US strategic history reveals
No statement of strategy since before the Cold War has been so inward-looking. -
19 Dec 2017
The UN nuclear ban treaty is historic on five counts
Liberal internationalist states for the first time oppose a cause championed by the Nobel Peace Committee. -
18 Dec 2017
Favourites of 2017: Behind the Rise
Emmanuel Macron's victory was a rare bright spot in 2017, captured in an arresting documentary.