7 Nov 2018 Singapore: policing social media Kirsten Han Chatter and dissent are now taking place online while freedom of expression and assembly are curbed elsewhere.
7 Nov 2018 China: re-engineering the Uighur Louisa Lim <p>The re-education camps represent one of the visible planks of an overarching attack on Uighur identity.</p>
7 Nov 2018 The Orchids’ tale: PNG’s women’s rugby league team Joanna Lester A new documentary tells the story of the PNG Orchids at the World Cup and how they are changing perceptions of women.
7 Nov 2018 Aid links: markets from space, a kink in a “nudge” policy, more Alexandre Dayant Working for a ride-sharing app in Africa, “invisible countries”, and links from the aid and development sector.
7 Nov 2018 Chinese fishing fleet a security issue for Australia David Brewster China’s fishing industry is the world’s largest. But this is not just about fish.
6 Nov 2018 Xinjiang: outrage is not a policy Elliot Brennan Demonstrating that forced re-education is not the answer may be the most effective way to end the practice.
6 Nov 2018 New Caledonia to remain part of France Alexandre Dayant The referendum left the independence movement eyeing 2020 as the year of emancipation from 165 years of colonisation.
6 Nov 2018 Sri Lanka: when is a political opinion a crime? Samir Pasha , Naga Kandiah The arrest of a Tamil MP has put a spotlight on the limits of free expression in the island nation.
6 Nov 2018 Four reasons to manage China’s rise Dhruva Jaishankar China shapes almost every global issue, yet the reasons for anxiety about Beijing’s ambitions guide how to respond.
5 Nov 2018 How China changed its language on speech Vivienne Chow <p>Language helps preserve a unique culture but Cantonese is marginalised by authorities in southern China.</p>
5 Nov 2018 The Australian Army’s drone air force Peter Layton Drones incur the army a small cost but yield impressive results. The challenge is, they're available to everyone.
5 Nov 2018 Facebook deploys a “War Room” ahead of India’s elections Aarti Betigeri If 2014 was India’s first social media election, interference shapes as a potential threat to the second in 2019.
5 Nov 2018 The cliché is true: this is the most important US midterm, ever Robert E Kelly The midterm elections this week may change the balance of power in Washington and re-define Donald Trump’s presidency.
3 Nov 2018 Weekend catch-up: who takes the helm, Australia? The Interpreter Political leaders stake out ground on foreign policy, Khashoggi controversy continues, and the week on The Interpreter.
2 Nov 2018 Sadly, again, Indonesia fails on transport safety Aisyah Llewellyn The country’s deadliest airline crash in two decades underscores the need to finally address an appalling record.
2 Nov 2018 The Merkel legacy – a study in shades Marcus Colla Success and failure mark all careers in high office. Angela Merkel could often persuade, but not always inspire.
2 Nov 2018 Deng’s ghost haunts Xi, as Maoism makes a return Charlie Lyons Jones Clouds loom over China as economic growth slows and the effects of the trade war with US take hold.
2 Nov 2018 Yemen, Khashoggi, and the deadly Saudi trade Elise Thomas No one denies Western weapons are used in Yemen but it took a journalist’s death to focus on arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
1 Nov 2018 Scott Morrison gets ready for Asia’s summit season Sam Roggeveen Yes, familiar themes abound, but there was plenty of interest in the PM’s first big foreign policy speech.
1 Nov 2018 Elections a sham in Rakhine State Melissa Crouch Elections this weekend in Myanmar should be on the agenda of human rights advocates to insist the Rohingya have a voice.
1 Nov 2018 Labor’s ambitions in the Pacific Jenny Hayward-Jones Australia’s politicians are yet to explain why Pacific nations would want only one partner.
1 Nov 2018 “Would you like thanks with that?” Rodger Shanahan Veterans are already well supported before shoehorning an American tradition to Australia and ignores service of others.
31 Oct 2018 Melbourne joins the Belt-and-Road Nick Bisley Maybe a state-level decision will be a circuit-breaker for Australia’s befuddled approach to China’s signature policy.
31 Oct 2018 New Caledonia’s independence referendum explained Alexandre Dayant <p>How and why this moment has arrived, who can vote, and what will happen next? Here is what you need to know.</p>
31 Oct 2018 Concerns over Saudi Arabia go far beyond Khashoggi Lydia Khalil The death of the dissident journalist has exacerbated regional worry about the many missteps by the Saudi Crown Prince.
31 Oct 2018 Caught in the net: slavery on Southeast Asian seas JJ Rose The seafood you bought from your local market could have been caught by a slave.
31 Oct 2018 Trump scores a win over Russia Stephen Blank Ribald nuclear threats by Vladimir Putin show that Washington’s decision to withdraw from the INF Treaty was right.
30 Oct 2018 Disinformation campaigns and US elections Sarah Logan Alerted and (hopefully) alarmed, the new US tactic to scare off Russian interference won’t stop online trolls at home.
30 Oct 2018 Bill Shorten takes on the world Kelsey Munro It’s not Australia going it alone, but the Labor leader wants to chart a more independent course in foreign policy.
30 Oct 2018 The Economist: a change of heart Stephen Grenville In the face of effusive predictions, don’t break out the champagne. Keep calm and carry on.
30 Oct 2018 #Metoo catches up with Bollywood and India beyond Krzysztof Iwanek <p>The bollywood actor who triggered the #metoo movement in India was initially censured for her complaints.</p>
29 Oct 2018 With Trump in Mind, China Realigns Stuart Lau <p>America's anti-China trade policies are compelling China to realign.</p>
29 Oct 2018 Is the TPP worth it? Tom Chodor Despite the hype, there are serious questions whether the benefits of the TPP really outweigh its costs.
29 Oct 2018 The last man executed in Singapore, until the next Kirsten Han Singapore doubles down as Malaysia retreats from the death penalty.
29 Oct 2018 Jamal Khashoggi: shifting law in a deadly turf war Melinda Rankin The journalist’s death illustrates broader anxieties for the international rule of law and the fate of the global order.
27 Oct 2018 Weekend catch-up: Mike Pence takes to the soapbox The Interpreter Vietnam's censorship and foreign policy, Canada's Huawei deal, Himalayan tension: the week that was on the Interpreter.
26 Oct 2018 Japan’s immigration and integration questions Tets Kimura Twice as many people move to Japan than to Australia, now Japan is finally set to accept foreign labourers.
26 Oct 2018 The one Iran deal the US should keep Firouzeh Khoshnoudiparast The 1955 Treaty of Amity has offered a chance to resolve disputes between the US and Iran. Abandoning it carries a cost.
26 Oct 2018 Indonesia: populism and politicisation of Islam Greta Nabbs-Keller The terrorism threat in Southeast Asia fundamentally changed over 15 years, but Indonesian laws struggled to adapt.
25 Oct 2018 Indonesia’s anti-terror law: crisis to consensus Greta Nabbs-Keller How Indonesia moves rapidly from statement to agreement on contentious revisions to anti-terror laws.
25 Oct 2018 Never too late to get the kids off Nauru Jane McAdam Australia is overdue to respond to the deterioration of the mental and physical health of refugee children on Nauru.
25 Oct 2018 Economic diplomacy: Japan + China, BRI push back Greg Earl Watching Shinzo Abe try a high wire act with China’s Xi Jinping, and what tourism tells us about Asia’s economic ties.
25 Oct 2018 Australian energy diplomacy Christian Downie Implemented correctly, Australia could achieve some of its foreign policy goals through its energy exports.
24 Oct 2018 Island diplomacy: a storm in the Maldives Aarti Betigeri A recent election could shift the power balance between China and India in the Indian Ocean.
24 Oct 2018 Pakistan: indebted to China, Saudi Arabia, and IMF Adnan Aamir Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Kahn slammed the IMF during his election campaign and then sought a bailout - why?
24 Oct 2018 Aid links: plastic ban, celebrity ties, and more Alexandre Dayant Japan stops aid to China, what happened to Millennium Villages, and other stories from the development sector.
24 Oct 2018 India’s Arctic energy partnership with Russia Stephen Blank The enduring ties between Moscow and New Delhi have expanded again – in billions of ways.
24 Oct 2018 Vietnam: why blogger Mother Mushroom went free Hunter Marston Hanoi has released a prominent blogger, who'd been jailed on propaganda charges, on the condition she leave for the US.
23 Oct 2018 America builds on development aid Cornelia Tremann Thanks to China, US development financing gets a facelift.
23 Oct 2018 Friends like these … allies and the Pence speech Iain Henry The US may have to adjust its goals and means to obtain full allied support for its China policy, and what about Trump?