22 May 2018 Ebola strikes again Alexandra Phelan The swift reaction to this latest deadly outbreak must be matched by the wider international community.
22 May 2018 Challenges mount up Bob Bowker Unsolved political issues in the Middle East leave barren soil for economic and social green shoots.
21 May 2018 A lesser Australia Nick Bisley If left unchecked, a decline in Australia’s influence will continue quite rapidly over the coming decade.
21 May 2018 US naval accidents revisited Sam Bateman Collisions attributed to poor on-board standards have damaged the US Navy’s credibility.
21 May 2018 Missed opportunities in the internationalised university Fran Martin The majority of Chinese students leave Australia’s universities disappointed with the social experience.
21 May 2018 China opens its financial institutions to the world – sort of Fraser Howie The change is the equivalent of VHS versus live streaming, yet the market will not be a decisive factor in China.
19 May 2018 Weekend catch-up: Indonesia attacks, Malaysia election, China’s new aircraft carrier, more The Interpreter The week that was on The Interpreter.
18 May 2018 Russia: patrons of assassinations Ewen Levick Leaders promote and protect their clients to secure a debt of personal loyalty, and the cost of betrayal is high.
18 May 2018 Helping the UN help Myanmar Morten B. Pedersen The new UN Special Envoy on Myanmar must look beyond the Rohingya refugee crisis.
18 May 2018 BREAKING: foreign influence campaign exposed! Daniel Flitton <p>An <em>Interpreter</em> exclusive reveals the insidious co-opting of Australian media and politicians. </p>
18 May 2018 Indonesia: a concrete block and a hard case Kate Walton A unique protest has still failed to cement support for Indonesian farmers.
17 May 2018 Philippines: justice removed, justice denied Imelda Deinla , Veronica Taylor , Steven Rood The dismissal of the Supreme Court chief justice signals the demise of the rule of law in Asia’s oldest democracy.
17 May 2018 Timor-Leste election: the generation gap Sophie Raynor A peaceful election and decisive result is a win for stability, but it has come at the cost of youth leadership.
17 May 2018 Digital Asia links: ode to the Belt n’ Road, rumour quasher, more Sarah Logan <p>Sarah Logan with digital updates from across the region.</p>
17 May 2018 The misunderstood AIIB Shahar Hameiri , Lee Jones China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank clearly does not challenge the global governance status-quo.
17 May 2018 What PNG hopes to win from hosting APEC Watna Mori The aim of staging a major summit might be to put the country on the global diplomatic map, but at what cost?
16 May 2018 Bolton’s bargain: a Libya deal for North Korea? Casper Wuite <p>New US National Security Adviser John Bolton might draw on past experience when negotiating with Kim Jong-un.</p>
16 May 2018 Time to sharpen the edge of Australia’s soft power Geoff Heriot Two decades of yo-yoing government policy on international broadcasting has diminished Australia’s once significant presence in the Great Game of the Airwaves.
16 May 2018 Pacific links: PACER Plus, Vanuatu plastics ban, and more Erin Harris Links and updates from across the Pacific.
16 May 2018 All’s not fair in US–China trade stoush Roland Rajah Mixed objectives and a focus on so-called fairness are creating unhelpful confusion.
16 May 2018 Talking North Korea in Australia Robert E Kelly Many of the moral debates about North Korea are settled, even if the diplomatic questions are not.
15 May 2018 Risk and reward in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Dave Sharma Donald Trump’s unconventional approaches may be just what are needed.
15 May 2018 Will Argentina’s problems destabilise Asian economies? Stephen Grenville <p>Argentina’s problems will be high-profile, as it is the current chair of G20, but in our region the lessons of 1997 have been fully absorbed.</p>
15 May 2018 Surabaya and the ISIS family Sidney Jones From the beginning, ISIS has been a family affair.
15 May 2018 China’s play for military bases in the eastern Indian Ocean David Brewster Australia has expended a lot of defence resources in the western side of the Indian Ocean. It is time to look east.
15 May 2018 The high price of fashion Bernadette Anvia Sweatshop conditions are still widespread across Asia in clothing and footwear manufacturing.
14 May 2018 Malaysia: what now? Amrita Malhi As the dust settles, Mahathir needs to navigate the Chinese threat he exploited in the campaign, while the Islamist lobby seeks new ground.
14 May 2018 China’s first homebuilt carrier sails: so what? Sam Roggeveen Soon, China will be the only country other than the US to operate more than one large aircraft carrier.
14 May 2018 Aid links: top-down development, insurance expectation, more Alexandre Dayant Links and stories from the aid and development sector.
14 May 2018 Collapsing North Korea’s nuclear test site Morris Jones <p>Pyongyang is attempting to make a virtue out of necessity.</p>
14 May 2018 AfD and the politics of German identity Marcus Colla The far-right party Alternative für Deutschland is rattling the Bundestag by pushing identity to the centre of German politics.
12 May 2018 Weekend catch-up: Malaysian election, Iran deal, and The Phnom Penh Post The Interpreter The week that was on The Interpreter.
11 May 2018 Did an election just cause Malaysian democratisation? Thomas Pepinsky Southeast Asia’s incumbent authoritarian regimes have long presided over elections, but they almost never step aside as a result.
11 May 2018 Courageous voice for truth silenced in Cambodia Milton Osborne The demise of The Phnom Penh Post sees the end of a premier journal of record.
11 May 2018 Immigration links: 2018 budget, temporary protection status, and more Erin Harris Links and updates from across the migration and border policy fields.
11 May 2018 Confucius Institutes and the challenge of academic freedom Jackson Kwok The autonomy of Australian universities must be maintained with safeguards against any undue government influence.
11 May 2018 Method in Trump’s madness on Iran Lavina Lee Getting more out of North Korea may be a good reason behind Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran deal.
10 May 2018 Economic diplomacy brief: the first Indo-Pacific budget is really all about China Greg Earl Greg Earl looks at the federal budget and implications for Australia in the region.
10 May 2018 Women’s participation and preferential voting in PNG elections Kerryn Baker An experiment with limited preferential voting has ended, having created little benefit for women in local politics.
10 May 2018 Malaysia election: coming of age Greg Earl This surprise victory has implications at many levels, and there is good reason to think it may go well.
10 May 2018 Can Europe salvage the Iran deal? Dina Esfandiary <p>The EU had more than a year to plan, but instead sought to downplay Trump’s statements and appease him.</p>
10 May 2018 The India–China summit in Wuhan was no reset Dhruva Jaishankar The meeting between Modi and Xi was not a step towards a lasting thaw in relations between Beijing and Delhi.
9 May 2018 Trump’s Iran decision: one reckless act must not be followed by others John Carlson Calm heads must prevail – no one will gain from a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
9 May 2018 Pacific links: Talanoa Dialogue, Press freedom, and more Erin Harris Links and updates from across the Pacific
9 May 2018 Budget 2018: an aid increase by definition, not design Jonathan Pryke <p>Considering the marginal increase, this was a relatively vanilla aid budget.</p>
9 May 2018 China is catching up to the US, except on this key measure Sam Roggeveen The Lowy Institute Power Index shows that China remains a lonely superpower. Does that matter?
8 May 2018 Mourning Cambodia’s press freedom Erin Handley <p>The media crackdown continues with the sacking of the country’s last independent newspaper editor.</p>
8 May 2018 Unexpected lessons on measuring power in Asia Bonnie Bley <p>The Lowy Institute Asia Power Index yields many surprising results.</p>
8 May 2018 Banks misbehaving everywhere Stephen Grenville Huge fines for mistakes or malfeasance seem unlikely to change financial system as currently structured.
8 May 2018 Soft-power dressing: China’s moment in the US Vivienne Chow A rare chance to dress up political motives as a form of cultural appreciation.