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  • 16 Feb 2022
    • Asia
    • United States
    • Asean

    Joe Biden’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy: A view from Southeast Asia

    Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
    Rather than trying to push ASEAN to confront China, the White House has made an important gesture for unity.
  • 16 Feb 2022
    • Australia
    • India

    Beyond the Quad: Fostering stronger India-Australia ties

    Anuttama Banerji
    A common concern about China cannot be the lone factor for enduring engagement.
  • 16 Feb 2022
    • Myanmar
    • China

    Handle with care: China’s economic engagement in Myanmar

    Xue Gong
    Beijing’s state-driven businesses have learned to adapt and adopt in the shadow of democratic openings and coups d’état.
  • 15 Feb 2022
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Indonesia

    Indonesia makes a big defence statement

    Sam Roggeveen
    Canberra should look beyond the Quad and to its own backyard for an all-weather strategic friend.
  • 15 Feb 2022
    • Southeast Asia
    • Coronavirus

    Asia’s Covid waste dilemma

    JJ Rose
    Southeast Asia is taking the brunt of pandemic-generated waste in a looming environmental headache for the region.
  • 14 Feb 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • United Kingdom
    • Africa

    The curious case of Blenheim Reef

    David Brewster , Samuel Bashfield
    A coral reef in the middle of the Indian Ocean, owned by no-one, is fast becoming a focus of international controversy.
  • 14 Feb 2022
    • Russia
    • Technology
    • Ukraine

    Military operations in a more transparent world

    Victor Abramowicz
    Russia’s Ukraine build-up is the latest example of how some information can no longer be kept secret.
  • 14 Feb 2022
    • Central Asia

    Kazakhstan’s longtime “leader” is out, but the regime he built remains

    Bermet Talant
    President Toqayev has promised a “New Kazakhstan”, but democracy isn’t on the table.
  • 11 Feb 2022
    • Solomon Islands
    • Coronavirus

    Solomon Islands: A weak nation ravaged by a health crisis

    Derek Gwali Futaiasi
    A Covid-19 outbreak so soon after community unrest has left state institutions playing a catch-up game.
  • 11 Feb 2022
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Europe can’t pass the buck on Ukraine

    David Van
    Russia is pursuing an aggressive strategy of incrementalism and it carries dangers for Australia’s region, too.
  • 11 Feb 2022
    • Pacific Islands
    • United States

    Kick-starting America’s Pacific diplomacy

    Jonathan Pryke , Mihai Sora
    Trying to force a “choice” with China would be a mistake. But US can win plenty of good will living up to its promises.
  • 10 Feb 2022
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • Australia's Economy
    • Australia

    Economic diplomacy: Mission critical as Australia’s own BRI gains pace

    Greg Earl
    Australia’s new embrace of South Korea in minerals, defence, and trade is well-timed as the country catches up to Japan.
  • 10 Feb 2022
    • Australia
    • Myanmar
    • Human rights

    Will Australia use its amended sanctions act against Myanmar?

    Jessica Collins
    Coordinated international pressure on the coup leaders is urgently needed to stave off a growing humanitarian crisis.
  • 10 Feb 2022
    • Global Economy
    • Review

    US monetary policy: the ripple effect

    Stephen Grenville
    A new book probes the inner workings – and functional failures – of America’s enigmatic central banking system.
  • 9 Feb 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Australia
    • China
    • India
    • Japan

    Delivering promises will show steel in Quad

    Indrani Bagchi
    Presidents Xi and Putin make a deliberate show of solidarity, but Quad partners should focus on boosting defence ties.
  • 9 Feb 2022
    • Maldives
    • United Kingdom
    • Africa

    Mauritius sets sail to Chagos

    Samuel Bashfield
    The UK faces a lose-lose situation as demonstrators put disputed Indian Ocean archipelago in the spotlight.
  • 9 Feb 2022
    • South Korea

    A foreign policy cheat sheet for South Korea’s presidential election

    Khang Vu
    Liberal and conservative candidates bring distinct traits to office. But after polling day, the shackles could come off.
  • 8 Feb 2022
    • Tonga

    The fallout from Tonga’s volcano goes deeper than the ashes

    Jessica Collins
    Local women are especially vulnerable following a disaster that compounds the challenges of the pandemic.
  • 8 Feb 2022
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • China-Australia Relations
    • Australia-United States Relations

    Getting ready for Trump as President 47

    Ben Scott
    In order to adjust to an unpredictable United States, Canberra needs new habits.
  • 7 Feb 2022
    • United States

    Defining Biden

    Erin Hurley
    By asking “What do Republicans stand for?” the president can bring his own domestic and foreign priorities into focus.
  • 7 Feb 2022
    • Philippines

    Philippine elections and the politics behind it

    Andrea Chloe Wong
    Filipino voters go to the polls to choose who will govern them but not necessarily how they will be governed.
  • 4 Feb 2022
    • China

    Olympics not the only games this year

    JJ Rose
    Beijing boycotts are just the latest in a long line of sports and politics match plays.
  • 3 Feb 2022
    • South China Sea
    • International law

    Navigating the limits in the South China Sea

    Donald R Rothwell , David Letts
    A new US report casts doubt on the legality of Chinese maritime claims by also critically examining Australian practice.
  • 3 Feb 2022
    • Germany
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Can the new German foreign minister make a difference?

    Ian Kemish
    Calls for a fresh approach from Berlin amid Russia-Ukraine tensions.
  • 2 Feb 2022
    • India

    India’s northeast: An integral piece of the puzzle

    Aarti Betigeri
    Ongoing unrest in the country’s border regions has forced a rethink on security challenges and self-determination.
  • 2 Feb 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • China

    How China views “strategic competition” with the United States

    Matthew Sussex , Michael Clarke
    Contrasting official readouts of the recent Biden-Xi summit offer an insight in Beijing’s attitudes on world order.
  • 1 Feb 2022
    • Australia in the World

    Joining the “Barty party” in foreign and defence policy

    Bec Strating , Joanne Wallis
    If Australia wants a role model for how to present itself to the world, the tennis champ embodies humility and grit.
  • 1 Feb 2022
    • Sustainability
    • European Union
    • Climate change
    • France

    How to speak green: Europe’s new energy taxonomy

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    A stoush about sustainable energy criteria reveals tensions, anxieties – and increasing French influence.
  • 1 Feb 2022
    • United Nations
    • Afghanistan
    • Human rights

    Oslo talks expose the West’s Taliban dilemma 

    Syed Fazl-e-Haider
    Trusting the fundamentalists to deliver aid would mean ignoring a record of past promises to respect rights.
  • 31 Jan 2022
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Why Ukraine and Russia can’t agree on autonomy for the Donbas

    Bermet Talant
    Moscow and Kyiv fundamentally disagree on the provisions of the only peace plan they have.
  • 31 Jan 2022
    • Asean
    • Myanmar

    ASEAN and Myanmar: No sign of progress

    Roshni Kapur
    Despite aiming to promote regional stability, the grouping has struggled to find consensus after the coup in Naypyidaw.
  • 31 Jan 2022
    • China's Government
    • China's Economy
    • China

    China’s “common prosperity” is a Catch-22

    Henry Storey
    A phenomenal housing glut in the Chinese market is eroding the country’s productivity and economic future.
  • 28 Jan 2022
    • Iran

    Iran banks on Beijing and Moscow, inviting painful historic parallels

    Paymon Azmoudeh
    A “Look East” policy favoured by hardliners in Tehran appears out of step with local sentiment and past experience.
  • 28 Jan 2022
    • China
    • Russia

    Living with a feared China and Russian-built chaos

    Peter Layton
    Giving way in the face of belligerence won’t make it stop – but nor does aggression portend doom and major war.
  • 27 Jan 2022
    • Australia's Economy
    • IMF
    • Papua New Guinea

    Bitcoin vs the IMF, and other great expectations

    Greg Earl
    A roundup of recent economic events foreshadows a year of flux and reinvention, from Europe to the Pacific.
  • 27 Jan 2022
    • Europe
    • Technology

    Power plays: the growing competition to fuel energy transitions

    Nina Marković Khaze
    Serbia’s decision to cancel a lithium mine in the face of environmental outcry underscores a modern economic challenge.
  • 27 Jan 2022
    • Global Economy
    • The Trans-Pacific Partnership
    • Trade
    • China

    Will the EU step up to secure rules-based Indo-Pacific trade?

    Peter Draper , Naoise McDonagh
    The rivalry with China is systemic and heft is needed to anchor market-orientated trade.
  • 26 Jan 2022
    • South China Sea
    • Indonesia

    Indonesia standing between great powers

    Johannes Nugroho
    Non-alignment has long defined Jakarta’s approach in the world. Neither China’s threats or US pledges will change that.
  • 26 Jan 2022
    • Administration

    Public holiday: Australia Day

    The Interpreter
    We’re putting our feet up for the day.
  • 25 Jan 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • Australia
    • United Kingdom

    AUKMIN shows the UK is a world away from Australia

    Susannah Patton
    London’s global focus on malign authoritarian actors makes clear thinking and prioritisation impossible.
  • 25 Jan 2022
    • Australia
    • China
    • Solomon Islands

    Solomon Islands: cops bearing gifts

    Gordon Peake , Graeme Smith
    Australia and China offer the archipelago nation a grab bag of policing options that often miss the mark.
  • 25 Jan 2022
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • Hong Kong

    China’s new reality

    Evan Freidin
    Forget geopolitics and military muscle flexing. Reality TV is where Beijing and Taipei can put aside their differences.
  • 24 Jan 2022
    • Timor-Leste

    Timor-Leste: comebacks and contests ahead of presidential elections

    Michael Leach
    Jose Ramos-Horta hopes to win back his old job – Xanana Gusmão, too – while Fretilin’s own leadership question looms.
  • 24 Jan 2022
    • Australia
    • China
    • United Kingdom

    The D10 is dead, long live the … Network of Liberty?

    Mercedes Page
    Not explicitly focussing on a grouping of democracies is smart and includes more countries engaged in pushback on China.
  • 24 Jan 2022
    • South China Sea
    • China
    • Indonesia

    Could minilateralism work in the South China Sea?

    Huynh Tam Sang
    Jakarta’s ambitions for a maritime alliance with its ASEAN neighbours is the right response to intimidation from China.
  • 21 Jan 2022
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    2022 is not 2014: What holds back Russia from Ukraine

    Alexey Muraviev
    Russia’s leadership is alert to the changed military circumstances even while it clings to historic ambitions.
  • 21 Jan 2022
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Japan

    Australia–Japan defence cooperation in the grey zone

    Peter Layton
    Clever use of deterrence techniques, air defence zones and artificial intelligence are critical for the military allies.
  • 20 Jan 2022
    • Australia in the World

    A test of Australia’s place in the world

    Daniel Flitton
    For a sporting nation, why doesn’t competition with the region hold more appeal?
  • 20 Jan 2022
    • Review
    • Antarctica

    Cold front: Antarctica and its military future

    Claire Young
    Repurposing scientific equipment on the frozen continent is possible but would give little military advantage.
  • 19 Jan 2022
    • Japan

    Japan’s low-tech world

    John West
    A glacial move towards digitalisation has left much of the country’s workforce and public servces in the last century.
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