23 Sep 2020 A reckless president emboldened Erin Hurley What would four more years of Donald Trump’s leadership look like? Bob Woodward’s new book gives some clues.
23 Sep 2020 How much did the spies really know about the virus? Daniel Flitton What was said (and, just as importantly, not said) in Australia hints at early intelligence assessments of Covid-19.
22 Sep 2020 Building a Covid vaccine strategy for Australia Danielle Fitzpatrick Tempering expectations is a start. The next test will be to ensure the most vulnerable are not left behind.
22 Sep 2020 The South China Sea map that wasn’t Khang Vu A mistake? Maybe. But a US map of Vietnam including the Paracel and Spratly islands raises big questions.
21 Sep 2020 Ginsburg’s pendulum Erin Hurley Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a deep faith in America’s capacity for self-correction. Her absence puts it to the test.
20 Sep 2020 America’s breaking point? Adam Henschke The fear is that Trump appoints a judge to decide his electoral fate and then calls on the military to enforce it.
18 Sep 2020 India puts relations with Japan back on the rails Aarti Betigeri A project to build bullet train lines across India is part of a burgeoning trans-Asian partnership.
18 Sep 2020 Book Review: Where borders aren’t always badlands Shane McLeod People-to-people connections that stretch across tens of thousands of years don’t stop when lines are drawn on a map.
17 Sep 2020 Suga steps in, at least for now Donna Weeks Japan’s new prime minister has kept the Abe cabinet largely intact, but he’ll need to prove he’s a different leader.
17 Sep 2020 Covid-19 and Indonesian monetary policy Stephen Grenville , Roland Rajah Funding the deficit is a necessary short-term measure, but “free money” can lead down a dangerous path.
16 Sep 2020 Where the US went wrong in the pandemic Jeremy Youde Public health in America is inherently a political issue. It didn’t need to be a partisan one.
16 Sep 2020 Trump’s gambit in the Balkans Nina Marković Khaze , Perparim Xhaferi Drawing down troops from Germany one day, inserting the US into the Serbia-Kosovo dispute the next. What’s at play?
16 Sep 2020 Bangladesh: Fight the power or shut up? Mubashar Hasan In a climate of fear and repression, Bangladeshi hip-hop artists are caught between self-expression and survival.
15 Sep 2020 Protests and power struggles in Russia’s Far East Nikola Mikovic Moscow may hope to simply wait out the protesters. But the region has a history of unrest.
15 Sep 2020 The making of Prime Minister Suga Titli Basu Abe Shinzo’s “Mr Fix-It” has the top job. Will he make his own mark in a country famed for its revolving door of PMs?
15 Sep 2020 The “Australian solution” won’t fix Johnson’s Europe problem Daniel Woker Geography, reality and personality collide to undercut the British Prime Minister’s fantasy.
14 Sep 2020 Cut! How Hollywood self-censors on China Nicole de Souza The Disney remake of Mulan has put Hollywood in an uncomfortable spotlight of its own.
14 Sep 2020 No breakthrough in sight for EU-China leaders’ meeting Nora Schlenzig Europe seeks to keep bilateral ties from deteriorating as seen with the US and China, yet a rebalance is underway.
14 Sep 2020 Tackling environmental security threats in the Indian Ocean David Brewster A “Quad-Plus” could bring together regional expertise and resources to address issues of collective interest.
11 Sep 2020 Jiggle the cable? The Interpreter Publishing will be light today, we’re having a system upgrade.
11 Sep 2020 For real peace, Afghanistan needs a Plan B Nishank Motwani A US exit opens the way to complete takeover by the Taliban, precisely what they – and Pakistan – have long wished for.
11 Sep 2020 Indonesia – a country of disappointments John West Ben Bland shows even pessimists can be gulled by Joko Widodo’s charms.
10 Sep 2020 Economic diplomacy: Borders, barriers and obstacles Greg Earl Reshoring incentives gather steam, India’s RCEP regrets sink in, and Indonesia’s stimulus spending gets stuck.
10 Sep 2020 Working one for the planet Mark Beeson After a lifetime employed, what if people spend one last year in the job and donate their salary to charity? I’m game.
10 Sep 2020 Rising protests and a sinking economy spell trouble in Thailand Michael Sainsbury A wave of dissatisfaction with the ruling elite and a Covid-induced recession have shaken the country’s foundations.
9 Sep 2020 America: Demographic shift to democratic redemption Erin Hurley Larger forces at play in the US make this an election more akin to the experience in 2012 than that of 2016.
9 Sep 2020 Colourless green content: AI, disinformation and geopolitical risk Quinton Temby How will you know when a machine has written what you’re reading?
9 Sep 2020 Debunking the myth of China’s “debt-trap diplomacy” Shahar Hameiri Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.
8 Sep 2020 No news is not good news Richard McGregor The hasty exit from China of two Australian journalists underscores how much the relationship has soured.
8 Sep 2020 Islamic State’s new battleground – the courts Rodger Shanahan Two crucial cases at opposite ends of the earth will determine a government’s right to revoke citizenship of terrorists.
8 Sep 2020 Australia, all is not lost despite China’s trade tantrums James Laurenceson Stopping trade means China loses too, and Beijing must know the world is watching.
7 Sep 2020 Pandemic democracy Benjamin Reilly Voting is based on trust between citizens and their government. In an age of social distancing, such faith is tested.
7 Sep 2020 How Russia benefited from Belarus’s turmoil Nikola Mikovic The “last European dictator” has turned back to the Kremlin after the West imposed sanctions for recent crackdowns.
7 Sep 2020 Myanmar election: A fractured process JJ Rose An ongoing pandemic, technical troubles, voter disenfranchisement and ruling party dominance bode poorly for change.
4 Sep 2020 What is Turkey’s endgame in Libya? Iain MacGillivray Erdoğan’s strategy in Libya is about domestic legitimacy as much as regional projection – but past failures hang heavy.
4 Sep 2020 Book Review: The seeds of authoritarianism Warwick McFadyen Anne Applebaum’s latest book is a forensic and humane study of a world where methods change, but lust for power doesn’t.
3 Sep 2020 A Biden presidency and the US–South Korea alliance Khang Vu Can Joe Biden, if elected, heal the rift between the two countries, or will he make it worse?
3 Sep 2020 FITS and starts Tarun Krishnakumar Two years in, has Australia’s legislation to track foreign influence in politics done what it’s meant to do?
3 Sep 2020 The shrinking of the Australian mind William Stoltz Australian strategic decision-makers need lessons in our once-grand ambitions – and accomplishments – in world affairs.
2 Sep 2020 Who’s watching the algorithms? Xueyin Zha Facial recognition tech has supercharged surveillance in sometimes troubling ways – and spurred surprising opponents.
2 Sep 2020 Indonesia’s UN Security Council drive for inclusive peace and security Jacqui True , Irine Hiraswari Gayatri , Nuri Widiastuti Veronika Jakarta is seeking to boost its regional leadership taking up the issue of women’s roles in peacebuilding.
2 Sep 2020 A China-Iran bilateral deal: Costs all around Jeffrey Payne Beijing sees an opportunity in Tehran’s international isolation – but may not realise the tangle it is entering.
2 Sep 2020 The (un)making of Joko Widodo Nava Nuraniyah Ben Bland examines the tension in Indonesia of a democratic transition with authoritarian spoilers still in place.
1 Sep 2020 Where to for Sri Lanka’s foreign policy? Shakthi De Silva “India first” is the message, but economic reality will guide the direction Colombo charts. That points to China, too.
1 Sep 2020 Covid economic recovery a long-term test for Australian leadership John Edwards Australia faces rising unemployment, increased debt and lower living standards, but the challenges are not insuperable.
1 Sep 2020 China sours on Australia’s wine Victor Ferguson Why might Beijing have chosen to use anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations as informal economic sanctions?
1 Sep 2020 Why is the “Arab street” so silent on the Israel-UAE deal? Lydia Khalil Barely any outcry marked this latest shift, which probably reflects recognition of facts on the ground.
31 Aug 2020 Australia has lost its “best friend” in Asia David Walton , Akimoto Daisuke Whale hunts and submarine deals gone awry caused prickles, but Abe Shinzo sought special relationship with Canberra.
31 Aug 2020 The limits of Zoom diplomacy in Asia Ben Bland A whirlwind of online diplomatic speed-dating doesn’t allow the impromptu conversations where real business is done.
31 Aug 2020 The bleak reality of sectarian Lebanon Lauren Williams As the Lebanese people are left to pick up the pieces of the 4 August blast, few have faith in the state to help.