8 Dec 2017 Does the nuclear weapon ban treaty warrant the Nobel Prize? John Carlson Australia should not sign the ban treaty. But the need for nuclear disarmament has not diminished.
7 Dec 2017 Jerusalem: Trump’s roll of the dice Anthony Bubalo Recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is a risky move at a time of so much volatility in the Middle East.
7 Dec 2017 Japan: Shinzo Abe wrestles with constitutional change Donna Weeks Winning a two-thirds parliamentary majority is no guarantee of change for Japan's pacifist constitution.
7 Dec 2017 Leading the prevention of global health threats Alexandra Phelan Australia can showcase the importance of international cooperation to stop the spread of pathogens.
7 Dec 2017 The ill-advised rush for Australia to strike a trade deal with Indonesia Matthew Busch An arbitrary end of year deadline looms, yet comments by Indonesian officials should give Australian negotiators pause.
6 Dec 2017 What next for Papua New Guinea? Jonathan Pryke Experts assess policy options for PNG after a tumultuous year for Australia’s nearest neighbour.
6 Dec 2017 Pacific island links: PNG snapshots, the French PM in New Caledonia, Mini Games and more Updates on developments across the Pacific.
6 Dec 2017 What a realistic solution to Myanmar’s Rakhine State crisis might look like Hunter Marston The Bangladesh-Myanmar agreement is only the first step on a long road to restoring stability in Rakhine State.
6 Dec 2017 How America can build a durable military balance in Asia Michael Beckley China’s neighbours are not passive dominoes or feckless pawns in a US-China power contest.
6 Dec 2017 The symbolic politics of the Dokdo/Takeshima dispute Bec Strating Glorified rocks reveal the limits of the contemporary ‘rules-based order’ to settle disputes.
5 Dec 2017 Dodging the hard questions in the Pacific Nic Maclellan Where Australia leads, Pacific island nations may not want to follow.
5 Dec 2017 The Korean Peninsula’s year in review Robert E Kelly For all the bluster and threats of war in 2017, impeachment of South Korean's president was the most important event.
5 Dec 2017 Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh: the demise of a great survivor Rodger Shanahan Saudi meddling in neighbouring Yemen has again come unstuck.
5 Dec 2017 Post-Soviet states feel lure of (Chinese) socialism Nadège Rolland China has become an increasingly important player in the heart of post-communist Europe.
5 Dec 2017 The limits of ‘global Britain’ James Goldrick The UK can still have a voice in global issues by concentrating a diminished military closer to home.
4 Dec 2017 Aid and development links: Yemen blockade, Chinese aid, infectious diseases and more Alexandre Dayant Updates on issues across the aid and development sector.
4 Dec 2017 Australia’s coal-fired diplomacy burns Pacific friends Wesley Morgan Climate change negotiations might be moving slowly, yet Australia is excluding itself from the conversation.
4 Dec 2017 The Bitcoin bubble Stephen Grenville Bitcoin's price remains aloft, like cartoon character Wile E. Coyote, suspended in mid-air after running off a cliff.
4 Dec 2017 Mistrust of Australia is growing in China Nick Bisley The mood in Canberra has soured toward China. That ill feeling is being reciprocated.
4 Dec 2017 Militia blues: How many more armed groups does Afghanistan need? Susanne Schmeidl A collective amnesia appears to have taken hold about the wisdom of standing up yet another militia.
2 Dec 2017 Weekend catch-up: White Paper reaction, foreign agents, ‘maskirovka’ and more The week that was on The Interpreter.
1 Dec 2017 Risk aversion in domestic Chinese politics David Kelly Xi Jinping's administration is risk averse on domestic economics, but the opposite on domestic economics.
1 Dec 2017 Trump and the Russian ‘Wilderness of Mirrors’ Rebecca Vogel Evaluating intelligence and why questions about Donald Trump's ties to Russia won't go away.
1 Dec 2017 Converging approaches on Chinese investment John Edwards UK and Australian angles on foreign investment are becoming more alike, driven in both countries by the same policy perplexity.
1 Dec 2017 Review: Clash of expectations for Hong Kong and Beijing Kevin Carrico How long can a mantra of one country, two systems survive?
1 Dec 2017 Donor scramble as Cambodia hits undo on democracy David Boyle The time may be ripe for punitive actions to call Hun Sen’s bluff.
30 Nov 2017 An opportunity missed for a feminist foreign policy Sarah Boyd The White Paper relegated gender equality as a development issue, rather than a strategic priority.
30 Nov 2017 Sam Dastyari and Chinese government influence in Australia A run-down of how The Interpreter has debated Chinese influence in Australia.
30 Nov 2017 Advancing the Quad through diversification Ian Hall Bringing in other states with significant regional interests, such as the UK, may help the quadrilateral security dialogue.
30 Nov 2017 No course correction in PNG budget Jonathan Pryke It is no secret that the PNG economy is facing some very tough times.
30 Nov 2017 Understanding a rules-based White Paper Ric Smith Why has the ‘rules-based order’ concept become so prominent in Australian policy?
29 Nov 2017 Economic diplomacy brief: Geo-economics as the new Great Game Greg Earl Forget the China-US economic comparison. Will Australia cope when Indonesia's economy is bigger?
29 Nov 2017 Pacific island links: Manus standoff ends, radioactive waste and tourist traps Pacific island links from The Interpreter team.
29 Nov 2017 The UK embraces an expansive impulse in international security Tim Huxley Relative decline of the US means it makes sense for Australia to engage the UK in the Asia Pacific.
29 Nov 2017 How social media aids repressive regimes and undermines democracy Damien Spry There are few limits on means and plenty of opportunities to manipulate politics via social media.
29 Nov 2017 What problem, exactly, would a foreign agents law fix? Bret Walker Australia already has adequate counter-espionage laws to target the sinister and untoward elements of influence.
29 Nov 2017 Does the White Paper underestimate the pace of economic change? Roland Rajah We may again fail to grasp how quickly changes in relative economic weight translate into changes in the balance of power.
28 Nov 2017 Still room to improve on Australia-UK counter-terrorism collaboration Jacinta Carroll A stocktake of the many levels of cooperation would help both countries learn and identify gaps.
28 Nov 2017 Aid and development links: Britain, NGOs and the search for evidence Alexandre Dayant Aid and development links from The Interpreter team.
28 Nov 2017 The role of Sinai’s tribes in Egypt’s counter-insurgency campaign Casper Wuite Sinai's precarious security situation can be expected to become an even greater threat.
28 Nov 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper: the UN on the periphery Sally Weston Australia seems ambivalent about the UN role in the rules based order.
28 Nov 2017 Haircuts, taxis and Big Macs: Comparing economies using purchasing power parity Stephen Grenville Exploring the pitfalls of measuring China's economy against Americas.
28 Nov 2017 Putting Indonesian Papua’s tensions in context Bobby Anderson Tensions are high. But when in the history of Indonesian Papua have they not?
27 Nov 2017 Australia-UK cooperation on the rules-based order Christopher R Hughes Britain can learn from complex challenges faced by an Australia that is economically dependent on China.
27 Nov 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper sees a new Asia but pleads for the old James Curran This White Paper is, as it ought to be, full of tension between history and geography.
27 Nov 2017 Breakdown in Berlin Marcus Colla As German leaders mull new elections or minority government, French President Emmanuel Macron waits impatiently.
27 Nov 2017 Keep Calm and Step Up: The White Paper's message on the Pacific James Batley Coy about China, the government studiously avoids any sense of alarm about the region.
27 Nov 2017 Echoes of Saddam at Kim Jong Nam assassination trial Rod Barton We know almost nothing about North Korean special operations, but Saddam Hussein used similar assassination techniques.
24 Nov 2017 What the White Paper misses on China Merriden Varrall The assumption that China can be encouraged into a ‘more responsible role’ is ill-founded.