14 Sep 2021 Diagnosing Indonesia’s health challenges Ariane Utomo , Firman Witoelar The sickness in the country’s health system was apparent long before the pandemic. Covid only makes reforms more urgent.
14 Sep 2021 Fears China will play games with the 2022 Winter Olympics Colin Peebles Christensen Beijing’s practice of arbitrary arrest and “hostage diplomacy” is prompting a backlash that may lead to a boycott.
13 Sep 2021 Iran’s energy diplomacy Rodger Shanahan Tehran knows its hand when it comes to playing the energy card across the region.
13 Sep 2021 Small hints of a bigger opportunity in Australia-South Korea ties Peter Dean Defence industry engagement can be the bridge to span different strategic visions of challenges to the region.
13 Sep 2021 Risks versus opportunities in national security thinking Albert Palazzo Conventional security logic is undergoing a revolution that includes renewable energy. Australia needs to get on board.
10 Sep 2021 The right climate for Indonesia-United States cooperation Eko NM Saputro If Washington is to judge its trade partners on environmental measures, Jakarta actually has a good story to tell.
10 Sep 2021 The many consequences of a clear blue day on 11 September, 2001 Lydia Khalil The butterfly effect of the global war on terror has had far-reaching impacts on the freedoms it was meant to defend.
10 Sep 2021 Candour, at last, on China – but then what? Hugh Piper Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has made explicit Australia’s challenge. The next step is ensuring business knows the plan.
9 Sep 2021 Economic diplomacy: Australia Inc’s new world order Greg Earl Is “China plus” the answer to fading US global hegemony?
9 Sep 2021 An Afghan test leaves Australia’s principles wanting Edmond Roy A cricket match offered a field to engage on rights issues but instead the government further isolated the Taliban.
9 Sep 2021 ANZUS and Trumpism Ben Scott Australia needs to acknowledge its blind spots in its 70-year friendship with America.
8 Sep 2021 9/11: A President reacts on a day of fear and anger Michael Fullilove An absorbing new documentary captures the first response of the Bush administration to the horror inflicted on America.
8 Sep 2021 Policing national security since 9/11 Warwick Jones Terrorist threats set the Australian Federal Police a global challenge. But one to be balanced with priorities at home.
8 Sep 2021 China’s digital currency takes shape Evan Freidin A new central bank system to control the flow and exchange of money dovetails into Beijing’s big tech crackdown.
7 Sep 2021 A blockchain solution to Covid-19 vaccine scams Philippa Nicole Barr An international market for fake medicine threatens hard won gains in the global vaccination race.
7 Sep 2021 The evolving Taliban-ISK rivalry Amira Jadoon , Andrew Mines , Abdul Sayed With the US withdrawal, the Taliban must decide if cooperating with an old enemy could risk losing to a new one.
7 Sep 2021 Matching strategic and defence policy to the climate challenge Brendan Sargeant Australia is looking too much at symptoms rather than the causes – and missing the need to work cooperatively.
6 Sep 2021 Trouble for Trudeau Grant Wyeth An early election has left Canada’s PM in a pickle with a pandemic exhausted public also tired of personality politics.
6 Sep 2021 Japan’s nuclear identity and the complicated endgame Tom Corben The legacy of a complex nuclear history weighs heavily on a country torn between deterrence and disarmament.
6 Sep 2021 Turbulence, the Taliban, and Turkey’s role in Afghanistan’s future Iain MacGillivray A role supporting operations at Kabul airport looks to offer Recep Tayyip Erdoğan more risks than rewards.
3 Sep 2021 Rich, hot and popular: the taming of Chinese celebrities Jennifer Hsu Is the Party-state taking all the fun out of life?
3 Sep 2021 Australia’s essential need: not seaborne trade but seaborne supply James Goldrick “Sea control” is not about dominating waters but only to the extent necessary to ensure the movement needed.
2 Sep 2021 Australia’s potential as a “green” hydrogen superpower James Bowen As the hydrocarbon era wanes a new energy source could be a potent geopolitical asset.
2 Sep 2021 Europe and the South China Sea Loro Horta More warships in disputed waters may cause instability. But the presence of navies from afar sends a clear message, too.
1 Sep 2021 Alliance management – a history in pictures Daniel Flitton In a game of diplomatic spot-the-difference, a sense of continuity is evident at recent AUSMIN meetings.
1 Sep 2021 Will ANZUS make it to 80? Sam Roggeveen A war in Asia would be a true test of the “unbreakable” bonds said to define the US-Australia relationship.
1 Sep 2021 Transnational authoritarianism: return of the strongmen Mubashar Hasan Coercion, kidnapping and deadly violence are the stock in trade of increasingly emboldened transnational repressors.
31 Aug 2021 Deliberate ambiguity of China’s new “territorial waters” declaration Aristyo Rizka Darmawan A hastily introduced regulation requiring vessels to register may be contrary to the rights of innocent passage.
31 Aug 2021 Lukashenko running on empty Ian Hill Belligerent and unpredictable, Belarus’ president is still an ongoing source of angst for Moscow and its neighbours.
30 Aug 2021 Thai lives matter, too Craig Keating Alleged police brutality captured in a widely shared video puts a spotlight on abuses and demands for reform.
30 Aug 2021 Debating the alliance Susannah Patton An ambitious attempt to open new avenues to assess the US-Australia alliance misjudges the chance of independent action.
30 Aug 2021 Sharpening deterrence Ben Scott The language around the who, what and how of Australia’s defence strategy needs an overhaul.
27 Aug 2021 Will Jokowi pull off a three-peat? Johannes Nugroho The Indonesian president is intent on leaving a legacy – another term in office might help him get there.
27 Aug 2021 Australia and LGBTQI rights Kate Clayton Canberra needs a loud and proud foreign policy on the human rights of gender and sexual minorities.
27 Aug 2021 Australia’s seaborne trade: Essential but undefendable Hugh White Recognising the limits to Australia’s military potential.
26 Aug 2021 Economic diplomacy: After Kabul, Australia looks to India Greg Earl Australia has a lower war-to-aid ratio, but the US is more transparent about its failure against the Taliban.
26 Aug 2021 Sri Lanka’s simmering twin crises Chulanee Attanayake , Ganeshan Wignaraja A pandemic downturn furthers slows an already pallid economy, while tensions with the West prompt a turn to Beijing.
26 Aug 2021 What’s in a name? The Taliban and recognition under international law Donald R Rothwell Formal recognition as a legitimate government may be a bargaining chip to press the Taliban to respect human rights.
25 Aug 2021 Afghanistan holds lessons for American power in Asia Sam Roggeveen The US will one day ask the same question about its presence in Asia that it did of Afghanistan: is it still worth it?
25 Aug 2021 China puts its golden goose on notice Elliott Zaagman Beijing’s recent crackdown on tech and tutoring giants points to a grand scheme of state re-building.
25 Aug 2021 The new citizen soldier Cate Carter Recent events have seen a modern Australian military member emerging – vocal, humanitarian and politically active.
24 Aug 2021 India fears a poison harvest from Afghanistan Aarti Betigeri The Taliban takeover forces a regional realignment and has left New Delhi wondering about its past investment.
24 Aug 2021 Duterte’s back-down on US forces in Philippines Andrea Chloe Wong After several threats to scrap the agreement giving US troops a legal basis in the country, challenges are lingering.
24 Aug 2021 Europe turns away from asylum-seekers Dominic Simonelli Covid saw fewer refugees on the move but numbers could soon rise. Those needing help deserve to be treated with dignity.
23 Aug 2021 The world must evacuate women police in Afghanistan Melissa Jardine The international community trained local women to put their lives on the line but has now abandoned them to danger.
23 Aug 2021 Why politics and pandemics don’t mix John West Michael Lewis’ stranger-than-fiction take on how America’s public health mechanisms failed in the face of Covid-19.
20 Aug 2021 As Delta looms, PNG’s vaccine rollout challenges mount Ishani Kaluthotage Getting the jab where it is needed is only part of the problem. Making sure people understand the urgency is another.
20 Aug 2021 Can the US and China cooperate on climate? Henry Storey Deals, denials and grand bargains on the road to the COP26 climate change conference.
19 Aug 2021 North Korea calling Khang Vu The hotline between Pyongyang and Seoul is operational again despite irritation at joint US military ops in the region.
19 Aug 2021 Decoding intelligence on Afghanistan Ben Scott An official inquiry should answer much wider questions about the US mission than only those of the final few weeks.