6 Jul 2018
Novichok poisoning and the test for Britain
The difficulty for the UK now is in crafting a fresh response to the continued effects of Russia’s brazen attack.
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6 Jul 2018
Poor man’s cigarette: India’s unspoken epidemic
Watered-down regulation of the “bidi” industry has created disastrous consequences for smokers and the country alike. -
5 Jul 2018
International rescue: the Thai cave response
The latest dramatic rescue has spurred a huge international response – but cooperation never seems to outlast a crisis. -
5 Jul 2018
Tail wagging the dog: Seehofer in Germany
Germany’s Minister of the Interior is the latest right-wing leader in Europe to surf the populist political wave. -
5 Jul 2018
Détente divergence: the US-South Korean split
South Koreans don’t see how destructive and divisive Donald Trump is, nor is it their concern with North Korea so close. -
4 Jul 2018
Hambantota: “the Chinese port”
The facility is seen as an egregious example of how Beijing is using loans and aid to curry strategic influence in Asia. -
4 Jul 2018
Immigration links: Mediterranean sea rescues, more
<p>Immigration policy deal in Germany, Malta charges rescue ship captain, and more links from the migration sector.</p> -
4 Jul 2018
Denmark: fading out ghettoes
A bid “to ensure good Danish knowledge” has raised fears of Islamophobia. -
3 Jul 2018
Nauru ABC ban: Australia damned by faint criticism
Authoritarian dangers encroaching on the Pacific have been a theme of late – but not for Australia about Nauru. -
3 Jul 2018
Australia’s Women, Peace and Security policy
The new National Action Plan needs to account for developments regarding the rights of women in conflict settings. -
3 Jul 2018
Pyongyang’s promises
Despite the much-trumpeted summit, Kim Jong-un does not seem to be honouring his end of the deal. -
3 Jul 2018
Trade is not just about tariffs
Behind-the-border measures are more important restraints on international trade. -
2 Jul 2018
Sources of Shinzo Abe’s resilience
The Japanese Prime Minister derives strength from weak domestic opposition and assertive external powers. -
2 Jul 2018
Aid links: empowering women, mapping welfare, more
Combating “sugar daddies” in Kenya, reviewing Australian aid, and other links from the aid and development sector. -
2 Jul 2018
Mai Tai diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific
The 2018 Rim of the Pacific military exercises are a chance for China’s neighbours to signal support for the US. -
2 Jul 2018
Hun Sen and his personality cult
The menace behind the man within the title “Princely Exalted Supreme Great Commander of Gloriously Victorious Troops”. -
30 Jun 2018
Weekend catch-up: Huawei’s wolf culture and more
Indian aircraft carriers, Bitcoin, and the vacant US Ambassadorship: the week that was on The Interpreter. -
29 Jun 2018
Make or break: UAE in Yemen
Amid claims of human rights abuses, many Yemenis are increasingly coming to view the Emirates as an occupying power. -
29 Jun 2018
Thinking about Australia’s power and influence
To maximise its international influence, Canberra must concentrate on pathways where it has a comparative advantage. -
28 Jun 2018
The Huawei way
Speaking with insiders and outsiders offers a remarkable insight into this famously mysterious company. -
28 Jun 2018
Asking the wrong questions in the aid debate
A qualitative, not quantitative, approach to evaluating foreign aid is needed more than ever. -
28 Jun 2018
Duterte’s China policy: beyond law
Prematurely judging the Philippines’ foreign policy as appeasement of Beijing ignores gains. -
27 Jun 2018
Vietnam: a month of mass protests
<p>Recent public outrage demonstrate the optics of policy making matter, even in Vietnam.</p> -
27 Jun 2018
The “unsinkable” island is no substitute
Aircraft carriers have a strategic and demonstrative impact no fortified island can replicate. -
27 Jun 2018
Pacific links: tourism, PNG unrest, more
Riots in the PNG Highlands, Vanuatu’s PM in Canberra, tourism as a growth driver, and more updates from the Pacific. -
27 Jun 2018
The photos that go down in history
Theatricality, frisson, an unguarded glimpse behind closed doors – the art of a momentous political photograph. -
26 Jun 2018
The sports make-over
<p>The World Cup is a chance for authoritarian countries to appear more committed to idealistic internationalism.</p> -
26 Jun 2018
Answering Bitcoin hype
To displace conventional currencies, Bitcoin has to function better than existing monies. It doesn’t. -
26 Jun 2018
Exceptional access: Australia’s encryption laws
The search is for a technical solution that reconciles the national security imperative with personal privacy. -
26 Jun 2018
An empty chair vs the risk of a crazy Trump crony
<p>A politically stupid choice as next US Ambassador to Australia would hurt public confidence in the relationship.</p> -
25 Jun 2018
The technology shock
We should resist the tendency to treat the changes we are seeing as one-offs. -
25 Jun 2018
Exit strategy: will US troops leave South Korea?
For perhaps the first time, major players in Korean affairs all seem to share an interest in removing foreign forces. -
25 Jun 2018
India’s Nipah virus outbreak and misleading media
Unnecessary panic was sparked after social and traditional media alike disseminated distorted information. -
25 Jun 2018
Human Rights Council: reform rather than reject
The US decision to walk away has made it harder for like-minded countries such as Australia to promote human rights. -
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22 Jun 2018
Reunification out of reach
Even with North Korean denuclearisation, the two Koreas will remain divided. -
22 Jun 2018
The big clean-up in Malaysia
Political confusion might appear on the surface, yet the new government cannot act without the right people in place. -
22 Jun 2018
Resiliency no excuse in refugee crisis
A TEDx event in a refugee camp was an important platform but not as an excuse to erase international responsibility. -
22 Jun 2018
China’s Pacific presence improves Australian aid
A funding shift towards infrastructure building, caused by Chinese competition, is welcome and well overdue. -
21 Jun 2018
US-China trade: joke’s over
The US is in trade rows with all of its major trading partners at once. -
21 Jun 2018
Australia and Germany should work together on China
Both regions would benefit from exchanges to strengthen democratic resilience in the face of Chinese influence. -
21 Jun 2018
Moscow’s other navy
With equipment that appears almost James Bond–esque, Russia’s deep-sea fleet is potential hidden menace. -
21 Jun 2018
Selective outrage: Priyanka Chopra and the “Quantico” controversy
Even fiction can attract fringe outrage in a bid to capitalise on prime-time attention. -
20 Jun 2018
2018 Lowy Institute Poll: continuities and discontinuities
Australians have reacted to global disruptions with a growing sense of unease. -
20 Jun 2018
The China puzzle in Asia
China still faces daunting development challenges and it will take many decades to close the asset gap with Western countries. -
20 Jun 2018
When Indonesia sits on the Security Council
Winning a seat at the premier UN forum is a chance to see Southeast Asian issues on the world agenda. -
20 Jun 2018
Immigration links: US border separations, more
<p>Links and updates from across the migration and border policy fields.</p> -
20 Jun 2018
Glug, glug, glug: India’s interest in unsinkable aircraft carriers
As India looks to act East in response to China’s rise, investment in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands might make more sense than expensive floating status symbols. -
19 Jun 2018
Time to denounce China’s Muslim gulag
Australia should use an important opportunity at the UN Human Rights Council to condemn the extrajudicial detention of up to one million Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China. -
19 Jun 2018
Global profit shifting
New analysis suggests that Australia has the wrong priority in corporate tax reform.