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  • 30 Jul 2020
    • United States
    • China
    • India

    Which side would the US public choose in an India-China conflict?

    Timothy S. Rich , Vasabjit Banerjee
    As American attitudes towards China sour, India, as a fellow democracy, doesn’t appear to automatically benefit.
  • 29 Jul 2020
    • United States
    • The Trump Presidency
    • Coronavirus

    American carnage, take two

    Erin Hurley
    Covid-19 is a loser. Donald Trump is banking on civil unrest in America’s cities to drum up fear – and votes.
  • 29 Jul 2020
    • European Union
    • Coronavirus

    Europe, united in recovery – for now

    Alexandre Dayant
    A “historic” agreement has buoyed markets and marks a further, albeit temporary, step towards European federalism.
  • 29 Jul 2020
    • China
    • Hong Kong

    Battle for Hong Kong takes on a new shape

    JJ Rose
    Squashed by Beijing’s new security law, the pro-democracy movement is going into politics – or going underground.
  • 28 Jul 2020
    • Trade
    • China-Australia Relations
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • WTO
    • Australia
    • China

    Managing Chinese economic risks means more than diversification

    Heath Baker
    How does Australia confront the possibility of Beijing’s economic coercion?
  • 28 Jul 2020
    • United States
    • China

    On China, the US speaks loudly but carries no stick

    Nick Bisley
    A flurry of bombastic rhetoric targeting Beijing puts pressure on allies and also fits Trump’s re-election strategy.
  • 28 Jul 2020
    • Human rights
    • United Nations
    • War Crimes
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • United States

    UN report on US killing of Iranian commander misses the mark

    Alison Pert
    The drone strike on Qasem Soleimani was unlawful, the report finds, but weak analysis undercuts its conclusion.
  • 28 Jul 2020
    • Cambodia
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Southeast Asia
    • Laos

    What’s the secret to Southeast Asia’s Covid success stories?

    Dominic Meagher
    There is no secret.
  • 27 Jul 2020
    • Diplomacy
    • United States
    • Australia
    • New Zealand
    • United Kingdom
    • Canada

    Five Eyes: Blurring the lines between intelligence and policy

    Ben Scott
    Intelligence sharing is one thing. Aligning policy with the same brand risks making too exclusive a grouping.
  • 27 Jul 2020
    • Diplomacy
    • Middle East
    • European Union
    • Türkiye
    • United States

    Turkey: Not a team player

    Rodger Shanahan
    A nationalist bent at home and provocations abroad have frayed ties with Europe, and maybe soon the US, too.
  • 25 Jul 2020
    • United States
    • South China Sea
    • Australia
    • China

    Australia lays down the law in the South China Sea dispute

    Bec Strating
    Canberra rejects the PRC’s “historic rights” claim to contested waters but now faces the test of what to do about it.
  • 24 Jul 2020
    • Thailand
    • Review

    Book review: The memory of a massacre in Thailand

    David Hopkins
    Survivors and perpetrators alike have preferred silence as a way of coping with a traumatic past.
  • 24 Jul 2020
    • Global Economy
    • Trade
    • WTO
    • Coronavirus

    The world can still prosper from free trade

    Dick Grant
    Trade negotiators must think that theirs is an unhappy lot. But they keep trying – as they should.
  • 24 Jul 2020
    • United States
    • China

    China’s catastrophic success: US strategic blunders fuel rivalry

    John Culver
    Deepening enmity could amplify Beijing’s assessment that Washington may pursue the overthrow of the CCP as an end goal.
  • 23 Jul 2020
    • China
    • India
    • Sustainability

    India-China relations and the geopolitics of water

    Ameya Pratap Singh , Urvi Tembey
    Control over key rivers effectively gives China a chokehold on India’s economy – and poses a wider regional threat.
  • 23 Jul 2020
    • Vanuatu
    • Coronavirus

    Vanuatu: A real test for local emergency response

    Linda Kenni , Eranda Wijewickrama
    With Covid-19 restrictions isolating the island country, Cyclone Harold forced a new approach to disaster management.
  • 23 Jul 2020
    • India

    Modi’s pandemic gambit

    Edmond Roy
    A health calamity is unfolding, yet the government boasts about the best recovery rates in the world. Sound familiar?
  • 22 Jul 2020
    • China
    • India
    • Australia
    • Digital Disruption
    • Technology
    • United States

    Interesting times for TikTok

    Elliott Zaagman
    The debate over banning the social media app hits on big issues of tech, trade and sovereignty.
  • 22 Jul 2020
    • Sustainability
    • China

    A nervous watch on the Three Gorges Dam

    Peter McCawley
    Extensive flooding is testing one of the world‘s megaprojects – and China’s reputation for high-quality infrastructure.
  • 22 Jul 2020
    • Europe
    • China
    • Technology

    Is Huawei in the UK a canary in the coalmine?

    Daniel Woker
    Britain’s 5G ban shows that political risk must be priced into commercial calculations as the world considers value.
  • 21 Jul 2020
    • United States
    • US Elections
    • The Trump Presidency

    Writing off Trump

    Daniel Flitton
    A testy interview puts the spotlight on the President – but do the facts matter?
  • 21 Jul 2020
    • Singapore

    Singapore’s election: Why aren’t the winners smiling?

    Ooi Kok Hin
    While the People’s Action Party was assured of holding power once more, the results didn’t all flow its way.
  • 21 Jul 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • Australia
    • India

    India, Australia and containing the China challenge

    Aarti Betigeri
    Joint war games in the Indian Ocean are not symbolic – and the message isn’t lost on Beijing.
  • 20 Jul 2020
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    Moon’s North Korea vision up in smoke? Not so fast …

    Soo Kim
    Undeterred by criticism, South Korea’s president may have set his sights on a smaller deal.
  • 20 Jul 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • Australian Defence Force
    • Australia

    Hidden gems in the 2020 Force Structure Plan

    Victor Abramowicz
    Defence’s $270 billion shopping list has some surprising inclusions.
  • 20 Jul 2020
    • Chinese Trade
    • Australia
    • China
    • Technology

    Social credit: The next China risk for Australian business

    David Morris
    Continuous monitoring via technology raises numerous questions and will bring unforeseen consequences.
  • 17 Jul 2020
    • Australia in the World
    • Diplomacy
    • United States
    • China
    • Coronavirus

    COVIDcast: Malcolm Turnbull on geopolitics and the pandemic

    Malcolm Turnbull , Hervé Lemahieu
    The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region and the world.
  • 17 Jul 2020
    • Syria
    • United Nations
    • China
    • Russia

    The obstacles to Syrian aid

    Rebecca Barber
    Russia and China have used the Security Council to squelch cross-border humanitarian assistance. It’s time for options.
  • 17 Jul 2020
    • Taiwan

    Taiwan tiptoes in cross-strait relations

    Nicholas Chiu
    Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has carefully navigated Beijing’s bullying and wishful thinking about Washington.
  • 17 Jul 2020
    • United States
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • North Korea

    The kind of test the world doesn’t need

    Akimoto Daisuke
    Even if merely talk, speculation about the US resuming nuclear weapons tests could needlessly spark bigger problems.
  • 16 Jul 2020
    • Australian Diplomacy
    • Australia

    Devaluing DFAT

    James Wise
    The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has long got the short end of the stick. Why?
  • 16 Jul 2020
    • Global Economy
    • Coronavirus

    Economic diplomacy: Covid recovery, from Singapore to the EU

    Greg Earl
    A shaky result for Singapore’s PAP, a jump start for global trade and a clear message for Australia's universities.
  • 16 Jul 2020
    • Indonesia

    The elusive pragmatist who transformed political Islam in Indonesia

    Quinton Temby
    Hilmi Aminuddin had a central, if rarely seen, place in polarising arguments over the role of Islam in the state.
  • 16 Jul 2020

    Canberra vs Beijing: Getting serious about costs

    Sam Roggeveen
    It is impossible to have a useful public debate about the value of sovereignty if we refuse to put a price on it.
  • 15 Jul 2020
    • United States
    • The Trump Presidency

    America’s summertime blues

    Erin Hurley
    Covid-19, the George Floyd killing and three years of Donald Trump have left people exhausted. But an election is near.
  • 15 Jul 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • China
    • India
    • China-India Relations

    Twisting India’s Chicken’s Neck

    Syed Fazl-e-Haider
    The Siliguri Corridor in north-eastern India poses a major defence challenge.
  • 15 Jul 2020
    • United States
    • United Kingdom
    • Africa

    Decolonise Diego Garcia: Why America should not fear Mauritius

    Peter Harris
    Only a deal with Port Louis can put the future of the US base beyond question and preserve a crucial staging post.
  • 15 Jul 2020
    • New Caledonia
    • France

    Another independence referendum looms in New Caledonia

    Jon Fraenkel , Anthony Tutugoro
    The Covid-19 crisis has been a major controversy, but almost every issue is divided on pro- and anti-independence lines.
  • 14 Jul 2020
    • Diplomacy
    • United States
    • Australia

    Putting study abroad on ice carries a diplomatic cost

    Iona Main
    The benefits of international education come from cultural capital and influence – Covid-19 is putting these at risk.
  • 14 Jul 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • Australian Defence Force
    • Australia

    A high-risk, low-reward defence posture

    Victor Abramowicz
    What exactly does Australia showing “willingness” to use force look like? And where does it lead?
  • 14 Jul 2020
    • Australia
    • Russia
    • Antarctica

    Australia’s Russia problem (and how to solve it)

    Elizabeth Buchanan
    Quite literally, the coldest continent might be just the right place to thaw out Canberra’s frosty ties with Moscow.
  • 14 Jul 2020
    • China
    • Pakistan

    Obstacles remain for Pakistan dam backed by China

    Adnan Aamir
    The Diamer-Bhasha dam project faces high costs, territorial disputes and community opposition.
  • 13 Jul 2020
    • North Korea

    Kim Jong-un zigs, Kim Yo-jong zags, and how North Korea negotiates

    Khang Vu
    A threat, then an olive branch. A provocation, then soothing words. Pyongyang’s pattern has a purpose.
  • 13 Jul 2020
    • Diplomacy
    • Australia

    A diplomatic step-up to match our military step-up

    Dave Sharma
    We need to strengthen the arm of Australian diplomacy just as much as we need to strengthen the military.
  • 13 Jul 2020
    • Philippines
    • Coronavirus

    Philippines government driving jeepneys off the road

    Michael Beltran
    A modernisation plan and now Covid-19 threaten a vivid cultural symbol and the livelihoods that go with it.
  • 13 Jul 2020
    • China

    The brakes on Beijing’s ambition

    Henry Storey
    While we prepare for the worst, myriad reasons suggest that China’s rise is not as inevitable as often assumed.
  • 10 Jul 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • India's Navy
    • China
    • India

    India-China conflict: A move from the Himalayas to the high seas?

    David Brewster
    A risky naval blockade in the Indian Ocean is touted by some as a way to pressure China’s vital energy routes.
  • 10 Jul 2020
    • Asia
    • United States
    • Australia
    • China
    • Russia

    Keeping the Kremlin in the Kelvinator

    Matthew Sussex
    A flurry of enthusiasm to re-engage Russia speaks more to Western insecurities than future power dynamics in East Asia.
  • 10 Jul 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • Australia
    • Australia and the Pacific

    Stoking the fire of Asia-Pacific missile proliferation

    Tanya Ogilvie-White
    Despite the justifications, Australia’s plan to acquire long-range missiles won’t make the country or the region safer.
  • 9 Jul 2020
    • United States
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • Technology

    The semiconductor industry is where politics gets real for Taiwan

    Kate Sullivan-Walker
    These tiny strategic products can profoundly change the world as the US and China fight over the brains of electronics.
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