1 Oct 2019 PNG: Has education policy reform worked? Rachel Mason Nunn , Genevieve Nelson The ambition to improve the quality of teaching and provide free education has not entirely matched reality.
1 Oct 2019 An educated idealist is still a believer Erin Hurley Samantha Power’s memoir is no reflection in despair but instead a continuing call to action in support of rights.
30 Sep 2019 India’s RCEP reticence Natasha Jha Bhaskar Eliminating various tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade must be balanced against domestic needs.
30 Sep 2019 With Pacific step up, a chance to step in Alan C. Tidwell Australia can help strengthen partners’ understanding of the Pacific, as a counter to China’s growing reach.
30 Sep 2019 Book review: Common enemies Natalie Sambhi A look at law-enforcement cooperation between Australia and Indonesia will interest experts and curious observers alike.
30 Sep 2019 Myanmar: postage stamps and political signals Andrew Selth A new set of stamps by Myanmar Post again draws controversy over “national races” labels to categorise the population.
27 Sep 2019 Jacques Chirac and the Pacific Alexandre Dayant The French president’s engagement with the country’s overseas territories leaves a legacy of promise and betrayal.
27 Sep 2019 Undeclared air strikes: Between war and peace Peter Layton Israel has pioneered attacks with no apparent owner, and now others have taken up the tactic.
27 Sep 2019 A US view on Australia’s role in the Indian Ocean Nilanthi Samaranayake Canberra’s diplomatic, legal, and military approaches to management of the Indian Ocean will be vital for US interests.
27 Sep 2019 Stalemate leaves Rohingya refugees trapped Ashraful Azad Nearly all want to go home, but Myanmar won’t grant the protections they need, and Bangladesh is out of goodwill.
26 Sep 2019 The Pacific and a “third option” to the independence question Kerryn Baker Bougainville or New Caledonia could chart their own course with “flexible sovereignty” – but that might not be enough.
26 Sep 2019 Economic diplomacy: Tourism power, defining China, and Vietnam jackpot Greg Earl Badly behaving Australians in Bali don’t always make good ambassadors – but perhaps their numbers help send a message.
26 Sep 2019 Ghani vs Abdullah: The contest to be Afghanistan’s president Mustafa Aryan Ghani’s ranks are depleted with the exodus of erstwhile influential allies, but he remains a frontrunner with Abdullah.
26 Sep 2019 An impeachment drama intrudes on Trump’s three-act foreign policy Nick Bisley From running on autopilot to hyper-aggressive, the President now seems intent on deal-making – without constraints.
25 Sep 2019 Malaysia’s dangerous racial and religious trajectory Amy Chew <p>Identity politics has turned inflammatory as Malaysia’s former ruling party tries to claw back support.</p>
25 Sep 2019 Book review: Hidden histories of Australia’s cameleers Aarti Betigeri A historian retraces the links between South Asia and Australia, uncovering a rich and complex legacy.
25 Sep 2019 Israel’s Arabs awaken to their electoral power Ian Parmeter Arab Israelis have been slow to realise their potential pivotal role in the nation’s politics. That’s changing.
25 Sep 2019 Aid links: Plastics in paradise, five lessons for education, more Alexandre Dayant Links and stories from the aid and development sector
25 Sep 2019 The sharp sword: China and the drone threat to Australia Sam Roggeveen Combat drones could loiter over targets for hours longer than a crewed aircraft, posing a very different type of threat.
24 Sep 2019 The Marawi siege and after: Managing NGO-military relations Imelda Deinla , Rosalie Hall Tension between civil society groups and the armed forces built during the 2017 crisis – but it need not stay that way.
24 Sep 2019 What’s so strategic about baby-food? Stephen Grenville China will often want a far larger ownership stake in Australian enterprises than we are comfortable with.
24 Sep 2019 Syria: the disgraceful stain left by the UN Security Council veto Rebecca Barber The General Assembly has a chance to act in the interests of peace in the face of Russian and Chinese intransigence.
24 Sep 2019 North Korea under Kim Jong-un: Podcast out now Kelsey Munro Washington Post Beijing bureau chief Anna Fifield talks about ordinary life, elite politics and nukes in North Korea.
24 Sep 2019 Micro-loans raise major questions in Cambodia Andrew Nachemson Studies show microfinance increasingly harming those it claims to help, while defenders cry “fake news”.
23 Sep 2019 Remembering Timor – a soldier’s view Rodger Shanahan Personal connections matter and can have a lasting influence 20 years on.
23 Sep 2019 Solomons and Kiribati snub Taiwan for China – does it matter? Jonathan Pryke In shifting allegiances, two Pacific nations reaffirm China’s rising profile, but their own challenges remain the same.
23 Sep 2019 Trump, Morrison, the media, and hearing what you want to hear Daniel Flitton The danger for journalists in normalising dealing with the President applies just as much to his bilateral counterparts.
23 Sep 2019 Canada’s Indo-Pacific pivot Grant Wyeth Canada has long looked across the Atlantic but the pull of the Pacific flank is growing stronger.
20 Sep 2019 Habibie’s lasting legacy for Indonesia Retno Maruti , Suahasil Nazara In his brief time as president, BJ Habibie enacted economic and democratic reforms that endure to this day.
20 Sep 2019 National identity cannot be separated from the climate of the times Mark Beeson , Farida Fozdar Stubborn transnational problems – especially global warming – pose a particular challenge for Western democracies.
20 Sep 2019 INTERFET and the defence of Australia Luke Gosling The 1999 mission shaped not only Timor-Leste’s recent history, but also Australia’s post–Cold War trajectory.
20 Sep 2019 To take – not retake – “Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir” Christopher Snedden Is this just more chest-beating by India’s politicians, or speculation we should take seriously?
19 Sep 2019 China-Taiwan: Solomon Islands’ switch and a “new normal” Dan McGarry Should the US and Australia really be surprised that Pacific nations see China filling a vacuum?
19 Sep 2019 What Iran’s hardliners stand to gain from the Abqaiq attack Mahmoud Pargoo If Tehran gave the green light to a strike in Saudi Arabia, why now, just as a Trump-Rouhani meeting seemed possible?
19 Sep 2019 Pacific Aid Map: An update Jonathan Pryke , Alexandre Dayant New data and new tools aim to improve research into foreign aid in the Pacific region.
19 Sep 2019 Syria: Is it time for the West to talk with Assad? Bob Bowker Engaging Assad, while repugnant, is better than words of sound and fury delivered that makes little difference.
18 Sep 2019 Afghanistan – what’s next? Susanne Schmeidl , Astri Suhrke Talks or not, none of the scenarios for the immediate future of Afghanistan are good.
18 Sep 2019 Abe’s new cabinet includes a rising star and putative Prime Minister Purnendra Jain , Takeshi Kobayashi Koizumi is a famous name in Japanese politics, and Shinjiro, son of the former PM, is capturing plenty of headlines.
18 Sep 2019 A White House dinner for two: A tell-tale of tweets and transcripts Daniel Flitton Ahead of a Washington rendezvous, Donald Trump and Scott Morrison revel in their own words.
18 Sep 2019 Korea-Japan tensions, as seen in the suburbs of Brisbane Melissa Conley Tyler , Mitchell Vandewerdt-Holman When Toowong briefly hit the headlines in South Korea, it signalled another test for Australia’s regional engagement.
17 Sep 2019 Raising the stakes in the Gulf’s game of reprisals Rodger Shanahan With global energy markets rattled, the tit-for-tat exchanges have reached a new level.
17 Sep 2019 Gladys Liu and the pitfalls of cultural anxiety John Fitzgerald Fraught relations with China could affect Chinese-Australians for generations to come.
17 Sep 2019 Habibie’s legacy of Reformasi in Indonesia Peter McCawley In his brief term as president, BJ Habibie made significant changes in the country.
17 Sep 2019 In Timor-Leste, a big set of challenges Guteriano Neves Two decades after gaining independence, Timor-Leste needs a long-term strategy for sustainable economic development.
16 Sep 2019 So-called media abundance still leaves blind spots with our neighbours Alexandra Wake Even in the age of 24/7 news, governments are good at keeping the cameras away from persecuted communities.
16 Sep 2019 On China, principles vs pragmatism Kevin Robb Australia needs to consider its moments to push human rights issues with its largest trading partner.
16 Sep 2019 The last of the White House neocons Gorana Grgic Bolton’s ouster makes clear the US president’s policy isn’t “America first”, but “Trump first”.
16 Sep 2019 Quiet and unquiet graves: letter from Port Moresby Gordon Peake What ghostly memorials of a distant past tell us about the present.
13 Sep 2019 The Arab Spring echoes as Tunisia faces the test of democracy Merriden Varrall The presidential race has brought out a combative range of candidates, prying apart an already divided electorate.
13 Sep 2019 Book review: Hitler’s Anglo-Saxon envy Marcus Colla A new biography argues the German dictator’s true obsession was to find a way to compete with the US and Great Britain.