9 Jan 2019 Aid links: food theft in Yemen, open mics in India, and more Alexandre Dayant Links and stories from the aid and development sector.
9 Jan 2019 Jim Kim quits the World Bank, an unexpected gift to Donald Trump Peter McCawley If he chooses, Trump now has the opportunity to push the Bank towards a more conservative global agenda.
9 Jan 2019 The special one: Australia, Ireland and the US working visa fight Alan C. Tidwell After a lobbying campaign, Australia will retain exclusive access to a special visa allowing people to work in the US.
8 Jan 2019 Taiwan: Tsai Ing-wen’s battle to discipline the DPP Charlie Lyons Jones The Taiwanese president struggles to get the green light for DPP leadership in the 2020 presidential elections.
8 Jan 2019 Myanmar: a country reluctant to help the world understand itself Hui Ying Lee Aung San Suu Kyi failed in her promises to the international community of a peaceful and democratic country.
8 Jan 2019 The rude health of Cambodia’s Hun Sen Milton Osborne Speculation about succession by Hun Sen’s eldest son is an interesting talking point – that could go on a while yet.
7 Jan 2019 Money talks, and Australia doesn’t have a G8 voice Mike Callaghan Getting a seat at the table won’t depend on rankings tables but what a country can offer to the group.
7 Jan 2019 How to save one million lives, and then millions more Alexandra Phelan Climate change is a health crisis: meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement would save lives.
7 Jan 2019 Book review: Grappling with the legacy of Barack Obama Alastair Davis Ben Rhodes’ memoir of his years in the Obama White House defends his record but is tinged by doubt.
4 Jan 2019 Best of The Interpreter 2018: Talking with Kim Jong-un The Interpreter This was a year of extraordinary diplomacy on the Korean peninsula, summitry and circuses.
3 Jan 2019 Best of The Interpreter 2018: Khashoggi, Skripal, deaths & duels The Interpreter Read the best Interpreter pieces on the grim revival of state sanctioned assassinations. Allegedly.
2 Jan 2019 Best of The Interpreter 2018: Forgotten corners of the world The Interpreter Read this year's best Interpreter pieces on some of the most interesting but often overlooked parts of the world.
31 Dec 2018 Best of The Interpreter 2018: The US-China trade war The Interpreter The two largest economies in the world have spent the year exchanging threats of retaliatory tariffs.
28 Dec 2018 Best of The Interpreter 2018: Press freedom in Southeast Asia The Interpreter In a region marked by rulers with much to hide, these moves to silence the criticism of the mighty is worrying.
27 Dec 2018 Best of The Interpreter 2018: the revolving door at the Lodge The Interpreter Another year, another Prime Minister, and more upheaval at home to distract Australia abroad.
24 Dec 2018 Best of The Interpreter 2018: Our top 10 The Interpreter The ten most popular Interpreter articles of 2018.
22 Dec 2018 Weekend catch-up: Australia’s new infrastructure bank and more The Interpreter South Korea looks north, the Anglosphere and India & the Bougainville referendum: the week that was on The Interpreter.
21 Dec 2018 We’re having a break: light publishing over the New Year The Interpreter Best wishes for the season from all of us here at The Interpreter. Regular publishing will resume 7 January.
21 Dec 2018 Was Jim Mattis really the “last adult in the room”? Sam Roggeveen Mattis said Trump deserves a defense secretary “whose views are better aligned with yours”. Does such a person exist?
21 Dec 2018 Could Hanif Atmar become the next President of Afghanistan? Prateek Joshi Seen as a cleanskin, Atmar would have a colossal job to convince international donors to keep up support.
21 Dec 2018 Kovrig case casts pall over China research ties Andrew Chubb The arrest of the Canadian researcher sends a chill China-watching communities around the world.
21 Dec 2018 The debate over Australia stripping citizenship from terrorists Susan Hutchinson International law obligations and there is little evidence that revoking citizenship reduces the terrorist threat.
21 Dec 2018 Bougainville’s Panguna – “a challenging opportunity” Annmaree O’Keeffe Opportunities in Bougainville won’t be easily or quickly realised, and certainly not without community support.
20 Dec 2018 What happens next? Trump’s sudden Syria exit Rodger Shanahan Exactly what “moving on” means will become apparent in the months ahead but such a rapid exit has obvious ramifications.
20 Dec 2018 Economic diplomacy: how the world changed in 2018 Greg Earl The much-forecast arrival of geo-economics has seen an acceptance – and even a desire – for US-China tech competition.
20 Dec 2018 Stepping up on Pacific infrastructure Roland Rajah The advantage of concessional loans is grant funding by Australia can be leveraged into a much larger amount.
20 Dec 2018 The new US Africa strategy is not about Africa. It’s about China Cornelia Tremann A US Africa strategy should focus on US-Africa relations, not on China-Africa relations.
19 Dec 2018 What I missed this year: America pushes back Sam Roggeveen There has been a clear shift in US thinking regarding China's long term trajectory.
19 Dec 2018 Russian gas will not stop China’s air pollution Dmitriy Frolovskiy Current measures are clearly insufficient to drastically improve air quality.
19 Dec 2018 Aid links: donor fatigue, poverty measures, Syrian camps, more Alexandre Dayant Links and stories from the aid and development sector.
19 Dec 2018 How the conservative “Anglosphere” fell in love with India Alexander Davis Mistaken assumptions about Indian history is leading to profound misunderstandings about its foreign policy priorities.
18 Dec 2018 Moon’s Eurasia: opening up North Korea, serving Seoul’s interests Ramon Pacheco Pardo South Korea has effectively been an island since the division of Korea, but Moon Jae-in has grand hopes for a change.
18 Dec 2018 International law cannot save the rules-based order Malcolm Jorgensen Rising Chinese power is carving out a “geolegal” order, with reference to China, rather than international law, the key.
18 Dec 2018 What I missed this year: Australia waking up to the Pacific Jonathan Pryke <p>Lowy Institute experts look back on what surprised them in 2018</p>
17 Dec 2018 US-China tensions: is this about economics or security? Stephen Grenville The challenge might seem to be China’s economic behaviour rather than old-fashioned power rivalry.
17 Dec 2018 How much autonomy is too much when it comes to waging war? Pat Griffiths <p>The use of autonomous weapons in war raises concerns on humanitarian consequences and the application of law.</p>
17 Dec 2018 Responses to Australia’s Israel capital decision Daniel Flitton <p>How the world reacted to Scott Morrison’s decision to formally recognise West Jerusalem Israel’s capital.</p>
17 Dec 2018 Populism, poison, and The Party: the big stories of 2018 The Interpreter The year 2018 was a killer, here’s what came across The Interpreter’s desk.
15 Dec 2018 Weekend catch-up: Huawei arrests and Australia’s Iran policy The Interpreter Indian politics, drone warfare and encryption laws: the week that was on the Interpreter.
14 Dec 2018 Collective Rage: Gilets Jaunes in France and elsewhere Daniel Woker Inordinate hatred coming from seemingly ordinary citizens is indicative of a wider trend – and a bleak European future.
14 Dec 2018 Australia jostles over its Iran policy Daniel Flitton The Jerusalem embassy debate has overshadowed a potential shift in Australia’s longstanding independent stance on Iran.
14 Dec 2018 Answering the question: should South Korea accept refugees? Kaitlyn Bison , Timothy S. Rich The arrival of hundreds of Yemeni asylum seekers in South Korea has produced a strange alliance in opposition.
13 Dec 2018 What went wrong? Taiwan fails to legalise same-sex marriage Daniel Flitton Foreign influence helped scupper a bid to be the first Asian nation to formally legalise gay marriage.
13 Dec 2018 Playing the hostage card: the Meng Wanzhou & Michael Kovrig cases Kim Richard Nossal <p>China’s tit-for-tat diplomacy with Canada has a recent precedent, yet Donald Trump is hardly helping.</p>
13 Dec 2018 Competing shades of saffron in Indian politics Juhi Ahuja , Pravin Prakash Recent strife in the city of Ayodhya must be seen as an omen of a shifting political agenda ahead of India’s elections.
13 Dec 2018 Disruptors disrupted: Australia’s new encryption law Dirk van Graver Law enforcement and technology companies are battling over the privacy implications of contentious new laws.
12 Dec 2018 Meng Wanzhou: China’s “tantrum diplomacy” and Huawei Elliott Zaagman <p>China’s technology firms are paying the price for its conduct.</p>
12 Dec 2018 The true cost of fast fashion Rachel Mason Nunn , Jack Kincaid Moves by countries such as Australia to adopt modern slavery laws are a small start in tackling a big global problem.
12 Dec 2018 Pacific links: call to close bases, deep sea struggles, more Alexandre Dayant Plus money for regional infrastructure, Fiji election results, and links from the Pacific islands region.
12 Dec 2018 How Australia should deepen ties with India Aarti Betigeri From Kohli to coal exports, Australia is reconsidering India’s potential as a key economic and geopolitical partner.