8 Mar 2018 International Women’s Day on The Interpreter Erin Harris Today will feature a compelling line-up of female writers providing our usual foreign affairs analysis and expertise.
7 Mar 2018 Timor Gap: a boundary, yet disputes linger Bec Strating , Clive Schofield A landmark agreement has not yet resolved Timor-Leste's urgent need for the Greater Sunrise development.
7 Mar 2018 Pacific Islands links: film in PNG, Vanuatu genealogy, and more Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team.
7 Mar 2018 Multilateral trade versus self-interest Stephen Grenville Australia could chose an approach to minimise the political damage from failing to obtain an exemption to Trump’s tariffs.
7 Mar 2018 A “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” and what it means for Australia David Brewster The recently revived Quadrilateral is evolving and less explicitly focused on defence issues.
7 Mar 2018 New Zealand’s Pacific sea change Anna Powles , Michael Powles The Pacific Islands region is the focus of the most significant shift in New Zealand foreign policy in decades.
6 Mar 2018 Natural disaster mismanagement in PNG Watna Mori Port Moresby needs to fund relief programs properly and raise awareness in high-risk areas before disasters strike.
6 Mar 2018 Beijing’s welcome mat for overseas Chinese Jieh-Yung Lo The Chinese Communist Party desires the skills, connections, and knowledge of the outside world.
6 Mar 2018 The Timor Trough – two separate shelves John Carlson In maritime boundary negotiations with Indonesia, Canberra argued the seabed between Australia and Timor comprised two separate continental shelves.
6 Mar 2018 The flawed logic of Russia’s new weapon systems Victor Abramowicz Moscow's efforts will likely damage its own security more than anything else.
6 Mar 2018 Xi Jinping and the grip of the party Richard McGregor Xi Jinping is determined to consolidate and strengthen China’s ruling communist party’s grip on government and the military, the intelligentsia and civil society.
5 Mar 2018 North Korea’s time-buying strategy Khang Vu Olympic peace gestures aside, scientists in Pyongyang need time to collect and analyse data from last year’s missile tests.
5 Mar 2018 The long road back for the US to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership Mike Callaghan Donald Trump’s decision to place levies on steel and aluminium imports has squashed hope the US may be adopting a more sensible view on trade.
5 Mar 2018 Aid and development links: waste pickers, African high tech, and US aid changes Alexandre Dayant Stories from across the web in the aid and development sector.
5 Mar 2018 Germany gets a government Marcus Colla The next four years may prove to be the most transformative period in German politics for some time.
5 Mar 2018 To Russia: a plea of caution on Syria Melinda Rankin Vladimir Putin is haunted by his own words on this tragic conflict.
3 Mar 2018 Weekend catch-up: Xi forever, steel tariffs, and foreign policy speeches The week that was on The Interpreter.
2 Mar 2018 CVE: the “reinvent the wheel” research field Anne-Marie Balbi Policymakers and journalism have had the jump on academics studying extremism.
2 Mar 2018 Trump’s tariffs: not a trade war, yet John Edwards China’s steel and aluminium exports are tiny – punitive US tariffs on China’s manufacturing would be recklessly damaging.
2 Mar 2018 China’s loans and the debt dilemma Hannah Ryder Is Beijing making living with debt easier for poor nations, or easier to default on?
2 Mar 2018 What’s in a (street) name? Rodger Shanahan A stroll down the petty side of Middle East conflicts.
1 Mar 2018 Economic diplomacy brief: Asian infrastructure, football diplomacy, and investor protection Greg Earl Big plans and big projects are dominating the Great Game of power politics.
1 Mar 2018 Quality over quantity: Indonesia’s education challenge Kevin Evans Debates about opening up Indonesia’s education system might also allow the country to grow its income.
1 Mar 2018 New Zealand’s new idealism David Capie In her first major foreign policy speech, Jacinda Ardern successfully juggled the diverse interests of her three-party government.
1 Mar 2018 Migration and border policy links: Syrian displacement, Myanmar, and more Erin Harris Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field.
1 Mar 2018 Elections in Thailand, maybe, but still in the middle of a muddle Elliot Brennan The coup-installed government is living on borrowed time.
28 Feb 2018 We need to talk about Australia’s international policy Nick Bisley The failure to speak to the public at home and with vigour about foreign policy is a mistake.
28 Feb 2018 Pacific Islands links: PNG earthquake, Vanuatu deputy PM charged, and media freedom Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team.
28 Feb 2018 The danger of might without power Ali Wyne The US cannot only respond to Beijing’s growing economic heft by increasing its military capabilities.
28 Feb 2018 Shrugging Indonesia’s inferiority complex Sian Troath Australia should be watching the foreign policy renaissance in Jakarta with keen interest.
27 Feb 2018 Philippine troops to China? Malcolm Cook Rodrigo Duterte’s latest call to strengthen ties with China is likely to become another source of friction with the Philippine military.
27 Feb 2018 Company tax cuts: America versus Australia Stephen Grenville Rather than continue a race-to-the-bottom on company tax, a sensible global regime is needed.
27 Feb 2018 Digital Asia links: internet cafe camping, a stink over Winnie the Pooh in China, and more Sarah Logan <p>A digital round-up from across Asia.</p>
27 Feb 2018 Tuberculosis: a good news story from PNG with thorns Annmaree O’Keeffe A campaign in Western Province seems to be achieving its goals, but TB is a disease that thrives on poverty.
26 Feb 2018 When implementation falls behind research: the case of CVE Madeleine Nyst More research into countering violent extremism is required in Australia.
26 Feb 2018 Russia a reluctant driver in the Syrian war Joost Hiltermann Moscow is averse or incapable of assuming the mantle of ultimate arbiter in Syria.
26 Feb 2018 Aid and development links: CAR crisis, Kenya politics, and Mumbai slums Alexandre Dayant Links and stories from across the aid and development sector.
26 Feb 2018 Improving education quality in Indonesia is no easy task Andrew Rosser Indonesia’s education problem is a matter of politics and power.
26 Feb 2018 Echoes of Mao as Xi Jinping ends term limits Richard McGregor Xi’s centralisation of power harks back to darker times in China.
24 Feb 2018 Weekend catch-up: FONOPs, space stations, Antarctica, and more The week that was on The Interpreter.
23 Feb 2018 Joyce and the leadership churn: better get used to it Sam Roggeveen This may be the new normal for Australia: more frequent leadership changes, minority governments, and shorter incumbencies in government.
23 Feb 2018 The depressing sameness of the fight for Ghouta Rodger Shanahan The media should focus as much on armed groups among civilians as Syrian and Russian atrocities.
23 Feb 2018 The Belt and Road to nowhere: China’s incoherent aid in Papua New Guinea Graeme Smith Ten canneries were to be built to capture more value from tuna caught in PNG waters. A decade later, there are no canneries.
23 Feb 2018 India’s rivalry with China, from the mountains to the sea Brendan Thomas-Noone During the Doklam crisis, New Dehli apparently tried to send a signal to Beijing with its nuclear missile submarine.
22 Feb 2018 Moon versus Abe and the contest for America’s ear Dalin Hamilton North Korea policy is seen by some Japanese media as a debate with a South Korean stooge.
22 Feb 2018 The hidden epidemic in the shanty towns of Honiara Catherine Wilson Diarrhoea is a killer in Solomon Islands, and climate change will only increase its danger.
22 Feb 2018 Migration and border policy links: global compact negotiations, Italian village life, and more Erin Harris Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field.
22 Feb 2018 “Global Britain” on the line in the South China Sea Euan Graham , Shashank Joshi Joint freedom of navigation patrols by the UK and France would be more convincing to a regional audience.
21 Feb 2018 Unblocking money flows in the Pacific Steven Beck A crackdown on terrorist financing has had unintended negative consequences in developing countries.
21 Feb 2018 Pacific Islands links: Cyclone Gita clean-up, tuberculosis in PNG, and New Caledonian referendum Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team.