2 Aug 2022 Will Pelosi’s trip trigger the next Taiwan crisis? Adam Lockyer The speaker has a long history of standing against Beijing. But Asia’s balance of military power has changed.
2 Aug 2022 Killing the al-Qaeda chief leaves endless questions Syed Fazl-e-Haider The US has declared justice after more than 20 years hunting Ayman al-Zawahiri. But a battle with extremism will go on.
2 Aug 2022 ASEAN governments need to act on Myanmar Elaine Pearson The execution of four opposition activists by the junta needs urgent action from governments of all stripes.
1 Aug 2022 On water matters: the fate Baltic ferries tell of global order Grant Wyeth Modern life can hold some inconvenient lessons – for those willing to search them out.
1 Aug 2022 US abortion bans unleash state-sanctioned violence against women Tania Penovic The Australian anti-abortion movement wants to learn from and replicate the campaign to overturn Roe vs Wade.
1 Aug 2022 Unpacking China’s Global Development Initiative Mercedes Page Red flags should be flying about Beijing’s latest challenge to the international development agenda.
1 Aug 2022 If you had 30 minutes with the PM, what would you ask? Daniel Flitton To kick off a new series with foreign envoys in Canberra, I quiz Botswana’s representative about dealing with Australia.
29 Jul 2022 Can we please have a real debate on nuclear submarines? Marianne Hanson It looks suspiciously as if a decision is already made, even with a promised 18-month investigation only half-way done.
28 Jul 2022 Economic diplomacy: The Pacific reset needs real commercial investment Greg Earl The language of geopolitics is trickling down to unexpected corners of the economy with wide-ranging long-term impact.
27 Jul 2022 What Vietnam can learn from Thailand’s fight against illegal fishing Thư Nguyễn Hoàng Anh After being issued a yellow card, Hanoi must look to its neighbours and international laws for the way forward.
27 Jul 2022 Australia-China relations: Understanding how we arrived at this point James Curran History is too often reduced to a cartoonish view, but a proper perspective is crucial to chart the next challenges.
27 Jul 2022 The shadow of Abe Donna Weeks The contentious changes brought about by the former prime minister will be debated for years to come.
27 Jul 2022 The Quad needs a futures focus Abhijnan Rej A better – and public – understanding is needed of the cascading effects of regional challenges.
27 Jul 2022 What happened at the Pacific Islands Forum Jessica Collins A historic hugs and dialling-down regional rivalries. How a week of Pacific diplomacy unfolded.
27 Jul 2022 Semut: Australia’s secret war against the Japanese in Borneo Henry Storey A reconstruction of incomplete archives reveals one of Australia’s most audacious independent special forces operations.
27 Jul 2022 Is Pakistan heeding the warning signs from Sri Lanka? Syed Fazl-e-Haider Surging prices, shortages, growing debt, a teetering economy. Familiar ingredients point to trouble ahead.
27 Jul 2022 PNG’s election a violent event Maholopa Laveil Bitter experience should have been a warning that elections need to be properly planned and administered.
27 Jul 2022 The Indonesia Investment Authority: Jokowi’s trouble-shooter? Kyunghoon Kim Jakarta’s sovereign wealth fund offers investors an attractive way into the country’s booming infrastructure sector.
27 Jul 2022 Economic diplomacy: The Pacific beats ASEAN for nervous investors Greg Earl Abe Shinzo’s passing and the Timor oil spy case dismissal reveal new thinking about what national security means.
27 Jul 2022 France can help Albanese fix AUKUS Alan J. Kuperman Labor faces a dilemma over nuclear-powered subs and the non-proliferation regime. An old partner might offer an answer.
26 Jul 2022 Abe Shinzo: the Quad stands as his Indo-Pacific legacy Teesta Prakash Driven by a vision of democratic peace spanning two seas, Japan’s former prime minister transformed regional diplomacy.
26 Jul 2022 “Silver lining”: Covid‑19 accelerates progress on financial inclusion Clay O’Brien Access to financial services can be a key to poverty reduction and increased digitisation during lockdowns has helped.
26 Jul 2022 The future is female, but women in diplomacy still under-represented Elise Stephenson It’s two steps forward, one step back for gender parity in Australian international relations.
26 Jul 2022 Support Pacific neighbours by strengthening indigenous food systems Essam Yassin Mohammed Unique knowledge was usurped by colonialism and imported production. Time to build resilience, from the shore up.
26 Jul 2022 Becoming a republic will improve Australia’s image in Asia Johannes Nugroho Does the Queen of Australia still exist? It’s a surprise to many, even in diplomatic circles.
26 Jul 2022 Under pressure: Chinese international graduates in a new China Angela Lehmann Uncertainly about Covid, high unemployment rates and shifting workforce expectations challenge China’s youth in 2022.
26 Jul 2022 ASEAN and pandemic recovery: Economy before strategic rivalry Tiara Putri Indira Dewanti Southeast Asia needs international support to rebuild from Covid. But help should not come with strings attached.
26 Jul 2022 Log-jam in the Indo-Pacific economic policy space Peter Brian M. Wang It’s time for APEC to hit the refresh button to remain relevant in the region.
26 Jul 2022 Wong’s own brand of diplomacy: will it work? James Chin Australia’s new foreign minister has a complicated road ahead in convincing Southeast Asia she’s a conduit for change.
26 Jul 2022 Abe’s drive to “bring back Japan” Ryosuke Hanada The former prime minister was a policy entrepreneur in debates that will guide the country’s future.
26 Jul 2022 Pacific Islands Forum meeting: the black cloud returns Jessica Collins A continued dispute over the Secretary General position has challenged unity of the Pacific family.
26 Jul 2022 Answering China’s South China Sea flying safety challenge Peter Layton A regional response can best manage risks, and the Five Power Defence Arrangement offers just the mechanism.
26 Jul 2022 India’s social media crackdown is a challenge to the rules-based order Sasha Fegan Sweeping new laws raise concerns about free speech and the character of India as an Indo-Pacific power.
26 Jul 2022 What a waste! Japan’s food sustainability challenge Yusaku Yoshikawa Imported food has an environmental cost. And a nationwide effort is needed to drastically cut the amount discarded.
26 Jul 2022 A smoke screen of “normalcy” in Kashmir Shivangi Seth In the ethnically diverse region, a displaced minority continues to battle for its rights.
26 Jul 2022 Winter is coming: staying the course on Ukraine Ian Hill Standing firm against Russia won’t be easy for Western governments faced with Putin’s chokehold on European gas.
26 Jul 2022 Bongbong Marcos tries the balancing act with Beijing and Washington Cherry Hitkari The new president might talk up China ties, but relations with the United States appear to be on the mend.
26 Jul 2022 Capital flows to emerging economies Stephen Grenville The International Monetary Fund’s “free-market” view is questioned by economists, who argue for policy intervention.
26 Jul 2022 Dizzy with success: Xi consolidates repression in Xinjiang Michael Clarke An “inspection tour” signals the Party-state’s odious grip on the region and determination to control people’s identity.
25 Jul 2022 Australia and the Nuclear Ban Treaty Peter Hooton If disarmament is to be truly realistic, the world needs to change the conversation about nuclear weapons.
25 Jul 2022 India’s economy after Covid Roland Rajah Digitalisation is helping the top and the bottom, but jobs are a big concern.
25 Jul 2022 Engaging with the Pacific: the legal angle Sarah McCosker , Joanne Wallis , Melissa Conley Tyler The often complex and transnational legal challenges facing the region are an opportunity to foster cooperation.
25 Jul 2022 An element of doubt? Rare earths targeted in disinfo campaign Divyanshu Jindal Attempts to break China’s stranglehold on crucial materials for the digital age are targeted – where else but online.
25 Jul 2022 Jokowi adopts a statesman style Johannes Nugroho As G20 host, Indonesia’s president is on a drive to burnish his international credentials and win kudos at home.
25 Jul 2022 From Port Vila to the Peace Palace Patrick Wall Why and how Australia should support Vanuatu in taking climate change to the world’s highest court.
25 Jul 2022 Taking on Cambodia’s “Lady Liberty” JJ Rose An American human rights lawyer sentenced to six years in a Phnom Penh prison may cause Hun Sen no end of trouble.
25 Jul 2022 Why India needs a refugee law Shivangi Seth Adopting international standards will not only benefit people seeking asylum but India’s relations in the neighbourhood.
25 Jul 2022 India’s trade policy needs to prioritise the region Amita Batra New Delhi’s economic integration with Asian neighbours will enhance global value chains and ensure its trade resilience.
25 Jul 2022 France-Australia: Moving beyond AUKUS Eglantine Staunton A change of PM has certainly helped, and the latest Lowy Poll suggests no enduring damage has been done to relations.
25 Jul 2022 The China factor in France’s growing engagement in the “peaceful sea” Denghua Zhang , Eric Frécon A step-up by Paris in the Indo-Pacific is evidence that it aims for a pragmatic third path in the region.