17 Oct 2018
Japan’s complicated relationship with coal power
While banks back away from coal, political and safety concerns about nuclear power are pushing Tokyo towards it.
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17 Oct 2018
China: how big tech is learning to love the party
The Communist Party has cemented its presence in leading tech firms, heralding a new age for private companies. -
16 Oct 2018
Australia’s Israel-Palestine conflict
This is actually one of those rare issues in Australian foreign policy where the two major parties quite often disagree. -
16 Oct 2018
Fiji and human rights, the limits of influence
Why was a violator elected to a body responsible for protecting human rights? -
16 Oct 2018
Decoding the bombshell story for China
Right or wrong, claims Beijing hacked computer chips has accelerated a push to cut out China from US supply chains. -
16 Oct 2018
The corridor of power
The remote Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan was central to the Silk Road, Great Game, and Cold War – now China has plans. -
15 Oct 2018
Reconciling with China in the Pacific
To overcome suspicion, Australia should work to reshape the multilateral system for better global collaboration on aid. -
15 Oct 2018
What should Australia do about Saudi Arabia?
If Saudi complicity in the death of Jamal Khashoggi is shown, Canberra must make a stand to express disgust. -
15 Oct 2018
Shifting sands in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is being drained of it’s language, freedom of speech, and now it’s surrounding seas. Is a brain-drain next? -
15 Oct 2018
Encryption does not create privilege
Eavesdropping, colloquially, has a bad name, but when justified by law and properly regulated, what’s the objection? -
13 Oct 2018
Weekend catch-up: Xi Jinping takes to TV, and more
UN explains rising temperatures, missing Saudi journalist, Pence challenges China: The week that was on The Interpreter. -
12 Oct 2018
Realigning the Australian Army
The army is preparing for new challenges on the battlefield. It should align it's strategy with that of the White Paper. -
12 Oct 2018
End the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize is a message to countries to investigate and prosecute conflict related sexual violence. -
12 Oct 2018
See the difference: CGTN’s Australian gambit
<p>China’s broadcasters are spruiking, but overseas propaganda is more to benefit bosses back in Beijing.</p> -
12 Oct 2018
Courting supreme mistrust
Where India’s Supreme Court has grown in stature, partisan bickering may undermine the US Supreme Court for years. -
11 Oct 2018
Economic diplomacy: Australia abroad, China’s cash
Australia has a new way to count Chinese foreign investment, underlining how this has become a vexed policy issue. -
11 Oct 2018
Facing ghosts of the past in Bougainville
Post-war justice has been elusive, but until grievances are confronted, the consequences of impunity can be deadly. -
11 Oct 2018
Mind the gap: views of security in the Pacific
An emphasis on “non-traditional” issues in the islands should not discount Canberra’s legitimate geostrategic concerns. -
11 Oct 2018
Missing in action: India’s aircraft carriers
How is it that an Indian aircraft carrier has never been employed in a conflict? -
10 Oct 2018
What to do about a warming planet
The IPCC report warns fundamental change on such a large scale will be difficult, but the alternative shapes as worse. -
10 Oct 2018
Not (yet?) a European Army
Untangling the abbreviations is always a challenge, but a gradual shift is evident in the quest for common security. -
10 Oct 2018
A balancing act for IMF’s new Chief Economist
The challenge will be to find the line in-between economics and diplomacy in an organisation dictated by tradition. -
10 Oct 2018
Aid links: river relief, ranking helpers, more
Support for South Sudan, ticking clock on climate change, plus links and stories from the aid and development sector. -
10 Oct 2018
Australia-PNG: relationships are what matter
The size of the aid cheque is no where near as significant as personal connections and sustained neighbourly attention. -
9 Oct 2018
Xi Jinping Thought, beaming live tonight
<p>A new show aimed at millennials aims to bring Xi Thought to a new generation and make socialism kind of cool.</p> -
9 Oct 2018
Food for thought: Sulawesi’s “healing kitchens”
Local women immediately saw getting food to survivors was practical help in the chaos after the devastating disaster. -
9 Oct 2018
New Caledonia: the independence vote looms
France has offered a measured and balanced explanation of consequences for the decision next month, whether yes or no. -
9 Oct 2018
Will geopolitics trump trade?
Ships and chips and an adversarial strategy exacerbate the likelihood of a Sino-American trade war. -
8 Oct 2018
A slap in the face for diverse diplomacy
Unmarried, same-sex partners of foreign diplomats have 30 days to get married or face deportation from the US. -
8 Oct 2018
Where’s Jamal?
The bizarre disappearance of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi could complicate Saudi relations with the West. -
8 Oct 2018
Pence on China: reviving a neoconservative dream
What amounts to bringing about the “end of history” by repetition has been a persistent temptation for neocons. -
8 Oct 2018
Turning the dial on international broadcasting
Australia may think it has been silenced but there are avenues for it to increase the volume in the Pacific. -
6 Oct 2018
Weekend catch-up: recovery in Sulawesi, more
Trump "in love" with Kim, NAFTA to USMCA, and a military base in Fiji: the week that was on The Interpreter. -
5 Oct 2018
Japan’s advice to Australia to co-exist with China
Stay firm and don’t be swayed by Beijing’s emotional accusations should be Shinzo Abe’s lessons for Scott Morrison. -
5 Oct 2018
Out of balance: Pakistan’s economic crisis
The solution should be simple: fix the budget and promote sustainable business growth. If only. -
5 Oct 2018
“Chinese rice bowl!” Backing state-run enterprise
Xi Jinping toured northeast China to assure troubled conglomerates and push self-reliance in the face of a US trade war. -
5 Oct 2018
Vale the Ambassador?
More than two years have passed since Australia had a permanent US ambassador. Is this indicative of a wider trend? -
4 Oct 2018
India’s airlines take off and hit turbulence
Affordability is not always matched by rigorous safety for the world’s fastest growing air travel market. -
4 Oct 2018
The nuclear weapons ban treaty, one year on
It is perfectly understandable to want the elimination of nuclear weapons, but how many have actually read the treaty? -
4 Oct 2018
The danger of mission creep in Syria
American troops went to support locals to defeat ISIS, but staying until Iranian forces withdraw is a different goal. -
4 Oct 2018
Australia outbids China to fund Fiji military base
Australia’s win in Nadi could signal an end to Bainimara’s “Look North” policy, which reoriented Fiji toward China. -
3 Oct 2018
Fawning and flummery winning over love-sick Donald
A Korean deal based on flattering Donald Trump as a useful idiot will not hold. -
3 Oct 2018
Pacific links: Fiji finally sets a date, more
Fighting tuberculosis in PNG, navy base plans, and stories from the Pacific islands region. -
3 Oct 2018
NAFTA to USMCA – what’s in a name?
In terms of the three members, Washington has come out on top – but this does not make it a “good” deal for the US. -
3 Oct 2018
Hun Sen at the UN: a strategic appearance
Cambodia’s took to the world stage in New York, with comments to dismiss critics and target an audience at home. -
3 Oct 2018
Boe Declaration: navigating an uncertain Pacific
Leaders agreed on an “expanded concept of security” to cope with threats the Pacific faces today and will face tomorrow. -
2 Oct 2018
Post-war justice in Sri Lanka inches forward
The Office of Missing Persons was set up to investigate civil war “disappearances”, but its efficacy remains to be seen. -
2 Oct 2018
Bangladesh: the latest assault on free speech
It’s not too late to stop a new law that would give extraordinary and sweeping powers of repression to authorities. -
2 Oct 2018
Indian migrants in Australia find political voice
Not all migrants will be vocal about racism, but what is not recorded by polls might still register in a secret ballot. -
2 Oct 2018
Germany: A tale of two conservatisms
Merkel is facing a slow moving political crisis caused by a schism between mainstream and far-right conservatism.