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  • 21 Sep 2022
    • Indonesia
    • Japan
    • Sex and Gender

    Economic diplomacy: Womenomics shifts from Tokyo to Jakarta

    Greg Earl
    Can a female finance minister in Indonesia avoid the demographic dilemma that has handicapped Japan’s evolution?
  • 21 Sep 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • Climate change
    • United Nations

    Guterres whistles in the wind

    Mark Beeson
    Yes, “our planet is burning”, yet those leaders with the power to act are stubbornly guarding their own little patch.
  • 20 Sep 2022
    • Central Asia
    • China
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    The war in Ukraine is pushing Central Asia away from Russia

    Bermet Talant
    Russia’s loss has been China’s gain.
  • 20 Sep 2022
    • Bangladesh
    • Myanmar
    • Human rights
    • International law

    The Rohingya issue requires a regional solution

    David Brewster
    Leaving close to a million people in limbo poses a danger not only for the refugees but to regional peace.
  • 20 Sep 2022
    • Terrorism

    Right-wing extremists: the danger not of bombs but ballots

    Daniel Byman
    The movement is clearly capable of violence yet proved divided and poorly trained. But campaigning is another matter.
  • 20 Sep 2022
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • The Biden Presidency
    • United States

    What does Biden mean on Taiwan?

    Robert Ayson
    When Washington doesn’t speak with one voice, its powers of strategic ambiguity are slowly chipped away.
  • 19 Sep 2022
    • China
    • Russia

    China’s ungainly balancing act with Russia

    Michael Clarke
    The promise is a “no limits” friendship. But there are evident boundaries, all the same.
  • 19 Sep 2022
    • Defence & Security

    Blue-sky thinking on the Defence Strategic Review

    Victor Abramowicz
    A broader view of security offers enormous potential benefits for Australia.
  • 18 Sep 2022
    • India
    • Sri Lanka
    • Asylum seekers and refugees

    Concern for Sri Lankans fleeing to India amid economic crisis

    Prarthana Sen
    A close haven carries appeal, but can life ever be settled without a legal status?
  • 16 Sep 2022
    • Aid & Development
    • Australia
    • Australian Development Assistance
    • Australian Foreign Aid

    Five reasons Australia should establish a Development Finance Institution

    Roland Rajah
    A DFI would expand Canberra’s development toolkit and re-establish the country as a serious financing partner in Asia.
  • 16 Sep 2022
    • Global Issues

    Disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific

    Renee Dodds
    Consulting people with disabilities about their experience and needs is a first step in leading preparations.
  • 15 Sep 2022
    • Global Economy
    • IMF
    • Transnational Challenges

    Digital finance makes international cooperation even more important

    Jenny Gordon
    In a world without physical cash, differing standards for digital currencies risk creating exclusionary trade blocs.
  • 14 Sep 2022
    • Indonesia
    • Australia
    • Terrorism

    Bali 2002: When global terrorism first came close to home

    Ian Kemish
    An extraordinary consular response followed the deadly attack – lessons of crisis that would become all too familiar.
  • 13 Sep 2022
    • Asean
    • Indonesia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Fiji
    • Solomon Islands
    • Vanuatu

    Why Indonesia’s engagement with Pacific countries matters

    Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
    Sovereignty, trust and mutual benefit are all at stake when so many regions come together under the Indo-Pacific banner.
  • 13 Sep 2022
    • Diplomacy
    • Technology

    Computational diplomacy - the science of an art?

    Roland Bouffanais , Sun Sun Lim
    Vast troves of historical data exist on negotiations and responses and agreements. The trick is a means to read it.
  • 13 Sep 2022
    • Asean
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

    Has Southeast Asia warmed to AUKUS one year on?

    Melissa Conley Tyler
    The shock of surprise has faded and a new tone from new voices may ease some concerns. But objections remain.
  • 13 Sep 2022
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Trade
    • United States

    The Quad needs a stronger economic message

    Rena Sasaki
    Trade is the path to regional prosperity, but the four partners stand divided on how this can be achieved.
  • 13 Sep 2022
    • Asia
    • Energy

    Powerhouse: clean energy transitions in the Indo-Pacific

    Parul Bakshi
    Energy security is shifting to new interdependencies based on alternate fuels and rare earths.
  • 12 Sep 2022
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security

    AUKUS, one year on

    Sam Roggeveen
    Australians deserve the details of what nuclear-powered submarines mean – for national defence and identity alike.
  • 12 Sep 2022
    • Terrorism
    • Transnational Challenges
    • Review

    Understanding global right-wing extremism

    William Allchorn
    Tackling the threat first means appreciating the scope, appeal and transnational character of the narratives driving it.
  • 12 Sep 2022
    • United Kingdom

    History, one tribute at a time

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    Reactions to the Queen’s death reflect our complex attitudes to the United Kingdom.
  • 9 Sep 2022
    • Asean
    • China
    • Southeast Asia
    • United States

    US-China rivalry in Southeast Asia need not be a zero-sum game

    Thi Mai Anh Nguyen
    The big powers should pay more attention to the cooperative instincts of regional partners.
  • 9 Sep 2022
    • Central Asia
    • China
    • India
    • Russia

    The SCO: an illiberal club of growing global significance

    Nick Bisley
    A likely face-to-face meeting between Putin, Xi and Modi will be an uncomfortable sight for Quad partners.
  • 9 Sep 2022
    • China
    • Human rights
    • United Nations

    Beijing three-step: China denies, deflects and dissembles on Xinjiang

    Michael Clarke
    The UN human rights report has exposed China’s hollow propaganda claims – but won’t stop them.
  • 8 Sep 2022
    • Japan
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Can Seoul and Tokyo mend ties?

    Gabriela Bernal
    Defence talks this week are a good sign. But a lot of history stands in the way of cooperation, even over North Korea.
  • 8 Sep 2022
    • Aid & Development
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Migration
    • Pacific Islands

    Economic diplomacy: Nation building at home and abroad

    Greg Earl
    A jobs summit highlighted the challenges in crafting a foreign policy for the middle class and balanced development aid.
  • 7 Sep 2022
    • Papua New Guinea

    The missing foreign policy debate in PNG’s 2022 elections

    Patrick Kaiku , Trisha Yangawi , Bernard Yegiora
    Limited knowledge and paucity of interest is a concern, not just for local accountability but also for other countries.
  • 7 Sep 2022
    • North Korea
    • Coronavirus

    North Korea’s politics defeats Covid … almost

    Khang Vu
    In one of the world’s most isolated countries, there’s no escaping microbiology, even when you’re the Chairman.
  • 6 Sep 2022
    • Pakistan

    The strange case of a missing Bentley and sinking corruption in Pakistan

    Syed Fazl-e-Haider
    As the country struggles with the aftermath of devastating floods, an alleged international heist adds to local anger.
  • 6 Sep 2022
    • Asia
    • Asean
    • Southeast Asia

    Debating Southeast Asia’s future

    Susannah Patton
    Insights from six of the region’s most interesting economic thinkers show the pathway to collective growth is not clear.
  • 6 Sep 2022
    • China
    • North Korea
    • Russia
    • Review

    China, Russia and North Korea: the wars that never end

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    A new book explores pride and defiance as weapons of history in the world’s socialist and autocratic bloc.
  • 5 Sep 2022
    • Aid & Development
    • Asean
    • Timor-Leste

    José Ramos-Horta's Australian visit: a checklist

    Parker Novak
    The Greater Sunrise LNG field will top his agenda, along with economic diversification and ASEAN membership.
  • 5 Sep 2022
    • Australia in the World
    • Diplomacy
    • The Americas

    If Brazil’s ambassador could seed a few ideas with the Prime Minister 

    Daniel Flitton
    Australia has a growing personal connection to the South American giant, with diplomatic ties yet to catch up.
  • 5 Sep 2022
    • Global Economy
    • Global Economic Governance
    • Digital Disruption
    • International law
    • Technology

    Web3 is coming – with national security implications, too

    Sasha Fegan
    A new internet for the people and by the people is on the horizon. But decentralised power has its own problems.
  • 2 Sep 2022
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • Migration

    The right tools for a coherent regional response to forced migration

    Caitlin McCaffrie
    Reforming the Bali Process will provide a genuine forum for Australia and partners to prepare ahead of the next crisis.
  • 2 Sep 2022
    • China
    • Human rights
    • United Nations

    A tragedy in Xinjiang, a tragedy for the UN

    Mercedes Page
    A long-delayed report finding human rights abuses – though damning – is a sign of China’s level of influence at the United Nations.
  • 2 Sep 2022
    • Australia in the World
    • Diplomacy

    “Should democracies ever lie?” Sort of. Maybe. Not really

    Hugh Piper
    Bending the truth corrupts confidence in democratic institutions and risks a race to the bottom.
  • 1 Sep 2022
    • Australia in the World
    • Russia
    • United States

    Downer, Turnbull, Trump and a poke in the Five Eyes

    Daniel Flitton
    Just a diplomat doing his job? A new book puts the spotlight back on Australia, Russia and interference in the US election.
  • 1 Sep 2022
    • European Union
    • Germany
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    A new solidarity? Olaf Scholz on the future of Europe

    Marcus Colla
    Acknowledging the continent’s centre is “moving eastwards” marked the German chancellor’s address as visionary, of sorts.
  • 31 Aug 2022
    • Russia

    Death of a Russian ultranationalist

    Matthew Sussex
    What is the effect of the death of a Russian ultranationalist? Unfortunately, more of the same, it seems.
  • 31 Aug 2022
    • Indonesia

    Indonesia’s criminal code a step backwards, not forwards

    Eduard Lazarus
    Ratifying this deeply unpopular legislation would see the Jokowi administration attempting to placate political Islam.
  • 31 Aug 2022
    • Europe
    • Russia

    Mikhail Gorbachev: The last revolutionary

    Marcus Colla
    Ambitious Soviet reformer whose political career was defined by “perestroika”.
  • 30 Aug 2022
    • Asia
    • Australia

    Why engaging Asia matters even more

    Peter Varghese
    Australians thought they understood the shape of a shared regional future but today its contours look less certain.
  • 29 Aug 2022
    • South Korea
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia's Defence Challenges
    • Australian Diplomacy

    The merits of transactionalism

    Victor Abramowicz
    Seeking deeper relationships doesn’t always best serve the national interest.
  • 29 Aug 2022
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Cyber Warfare
    • Technology

    Should democracies ever lie?

    Ben Scott
    Is bending the truth sometimes necessary and justified in situations short of war?
  • 26 Aug 2022
    • Solomon Islands

    Solomon Islands: a blueprint to stop a cycle of strife

    Transform Aqorau , Anouk Ride
    Allowing more power for the provinces under a decentralised system of governance will be a step towards stability.
  • 25 Aug 2022
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia
    • Diplomacy

    Penny Wong on “30 minutes with the PM” and Australia’s global interest

    Daniel Flitton
    The Foreign Minister was asked about the new Interpreter series and her answer was an insight into balancing priorities.
  • 25 Aug 2022
    • Asean
    • Philippines
    • Australia and Asia

    A new Marcos gets down to business

    Greg Earl
    After an easy election win, the Philippine president is facing challenges at home and abroad.
  • 24 Aug 2022
    • Thailand

    Will Thailand’s prime minister defy time?

    Shaun Cameron
    Depending on how you count it, Prayut Chan-o-cha’s tenure could be up in 2023 … or not. In politics, numbers matter.
  • 24 Aug 2022
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • United States

    What are the prospects for stability across the Taiwan Strait?

    Jade Guan
    A democratic Taiwan has considerable agency and capacity to affect the dynamics of power in East Asia.
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