27 Jul 2018 Bomb, bomb Iran Rodger Shanahan Bombing Iran has been spoken of, allegedly planned and threatened for years, but there is no sign it is about to occur.
27 Jul 2018 China: vaccines and rumours from Zhongnanhai Merriden Varrall , Charlie Lyons Jones Amid whispers of possible infighting, President Xi Jinping remains powerful while Premier Li Keqiang seeks gains.
27 Jul 2018 Kazakhstan steps into the sun Stephen Blank Kazakhstan is forging a leading role in Central Asia, with Moscow slow to recognise the country is eluding its grasp.
27 Jul 2018 Business aid and aiding business Rachel Mason Nunn A growing recognition is that business value can be measured by being accountable to non-financial stakeholders.
26 Jul 2018 Cambodia’s election: where the numbers lie Erin Handley Strings of numbers that appear in social media comments are portentous in Cambodia’s stifled political climate.
26 Jul 2018 The Sabah question Malcolm Cook <p>The Philippines and Malaysia are sparring over territory as Manila looks at a change to country’s constitution.</p>
26 Jul 2018 POTUS does a Putin Kyle Wilson <p>When a US president’s policies are indistinguishable from the KGB heirs’, the world is indeed turned upside down.</p>
26 Jul 2018 Egypt’s new media law is ahead of the curve Lydia Khalil The regime has unabashedly claimed that what is up is down and what is black is white.
25 Jul 2018 Trump and the rebirth of satire Gabriel Wilder When Nazis proudly march in America’s southern cities, do we really need comedians to point out how bad people can be?
25 Jul 2018 Laos dam collapse and stress on the Mekong Milton Osborne The dam collapse in Laos once again focuses attention on the massive expansion of hydropower in the Mekong Basin.
25 Jul 2018 Pacific links: betel nut danger, Nauru mine, more Alexandre Dayant China’s “Peace Ark” sails to Vanuatu and other stories from the Pacific Islands region.
25 Jul 2018 The future of work Stephen Grenville “Zero-sum competition”, “distributional”, and “gig” jobs are what most of us can look forward to.
25 Jul 2018 Facebook and Vietnam’s new cybersecurity law Sarah Logan The social media platform is an American commercial legacy, adapted by locals for politics, and now mistrusted.
24 Jul 2018 Seeing is believing: Pyongyang has kept a promise Morris Jones Satellite images show North Korea is indeed dismantling its rocket engine test site as was pledged in Singapore.
24 Jul 2018 Trade: the US should be isolated, not accommodated Mike Callaghan Donald Trump has consistently implemented his threats around “unfair trade” – and the best thing to do would be nothing.
24 Jul 2018 India: a “major power” still below its potential Alyssa Ayres Despite ranking fourth in the Asia Power Index, to leap the gap, India may need to rethink the “cost” of alignment.
24 Jul 2018 Chinese chimera: the real concern with the BRI Richard Javad Heydarian Beneficiaries should be wary of the gap between Beijing’s rhetorical promises and the reality of its investments.
23 Jul 2018 The US shadow over India’s Iran policy Stuti Bhatnagar <p>Washington’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran has created a test for New Delhi’s relations with Tehran.</p>
23 Jul 2018 Taiwan and Australia’s refugee treatment deal Zoe Wang The Taiwanese have expressed mixed attitudes towards arrangements for the medical treatment of asylum seekers on Nauru.
23 Jul 2018 A travel notebook to Marawi City Imelda Deinla A heady mix of suffering and desperation has left the Philippines’ city even more vulnerable following the brutal siege.
23 Jul 2018 Russia’s disinformation game in Southeast Asia Aaron L Connelly , Beba Cibralic Russian arms sales get all the attention, but Moscow’s campaign to undermine trust is a real threat in the region.
21 Jul 2018 Weekend catch-up: Trump Putin on a show, more The Interpreter Statelessness, Global Britain, and Indian demographics: the week that was on The Interpreter.
20 Jul 2018 Xi Jinping, Senegal, and China’s West Africa drive Cornelia Tremann Beijing is seeking to consolidate influence in a historically French-dominated region.
20 Jul 2018 A blueprint for India–Australia economic relations Shyam Saran The strategic convergence between the countries is not matched by strong economic and commercial relations.
20 Jul 2018 The many voices of Hong Kong Vivienne Chow Chief Executive Carrie Lam has backed down from a disparaging and hostile stance towards using English.
20 Jul 2018 Myanmar’s fourth estate Elliot Brennan The trial of two Reuters reporters is a sign of a withering local press and the rise of social media rumourmongering.
19 Jul 2018 Economic diplomacy brief: India ties, Labor on BRI Greg Earl Infrastructure wars in Asia, a Japan-Europe deal, and the Varghese India report got a surprisingly low-profile launch.
19 Jul 2018 “Poor old” China meets “poor young” Africa Lauren A. Johnston Population ageing in China opens a new window for African development – and the wider world should pay attention, too.
19 Jul 2018 North Korea also an intelligence test for Trump Nate Kerkhoff <p>Pyongyang, always keen observers, are seeking to bypass the US bureaucrats and appeal directly to Donald Trump.</p>
19 Jul 2018 What has gone wrong in Cambodia? Milton Osborne In 1993 the international community allowed Hun Sen to remain the dominant political force, as he still is today.
18 Jul 2018 India’s demographic timebomb Aarti Betigeri Without a manufacturing base to provide mass employment, the country faces potholes on its growth journey.
18 Jul 2018 The Grey List: more trouble for Pakistan’s economy Adnan Aamir Lax financial regulation sees Pakistan sanctioned, and also potentially reveal secret details of China’s mega projects.
18 Jul 2018 Aid links: an escape from the resource curse, more Alexandre Dayant Aid and the Thai cave rescue, postcards and rice, and a round-up of stories from the aid and development sector.
18 Jul 2018 Keep calm and carry on: a message to Trump critics Sam Roggeveen <p>With two-and-a-half years still to go in Trump’s first term, this level of outrage just cannot be maintained.</p>
18 Jul 2018 Indo-Pacific: are the British coming back? Geoffrey Till Budget black holes and Russia’s growing naval truculence will test the ambition of the Royal Navy to act in Asia.
17 Jul 2018 Trump-Putin: beyond election meddling Daniel Flitton , Beba Cibralic <p>The Helsinki Summit was judged as a spectacle, far more than on what the talks were supposed to deliver.</p>
17 Jul 2018 The President, his partners, and Putin David Ritchie If America’s allies in Europe were ever in doubt, now they know: the President is a US-only leader.
17 Jul 2018 Koreas, gas pipelines, and Russia’s ties that bind Dmitry V. Shlapentokh Kim Jong-un’s summit with Donald Trump captured attention, but on the Korean Peninsula, many convoluted ploys are afoot.
17 Jul 2018 Australia and India: different worlds Alexander Davis Australia wants India to support its “rules based order”, but does New Delhi want the same rules?
16 Jul 2018 Thai cave rescue: no country for Wild Boars Erin Harris Attention has turned to the “stateless” problem of three of the boys, their coach, and maybe 3 million more in Thailand.
16 Jul 2018 Indonesian tourism booms, Australia misses out Ross Taylor Despite high visa compliance rates among Indonesians, Australian policies discourage them from holidaying down under.
16 Jul 2018 Turkey must be thinking of the Bomb Wayne McLean While NATO wobbles and strongmen prosper, a newly authoritarian Turkey might turn towards nuclear options.
14 Jul 2018 Why India is buying the world’s emptiest airport David Brewster Geopolitical rivalry between big powers sometimes yields odd results.
14 Jul 2018 Weekend catch-up: Trump–Putin rendezvous and more The Interpreter ASIO and DFAT talk China, Mohammad bin Salman’s reforms and Japanese floods: the week that was on The Interpreter.
13 Jul 2018 Japan floods a warning for a changed climate Kumuda Simpson Failure to radically cut global carbon emissions will mean disasters such as that in Japan will become the new normal.
13 Jul 2018 Polio in PNG: a menace resurfaces Kaveri Devi Mishra A mass immunisation campaign is needed, and a dedicated effort to lift dismal health standards in the country.
13 Jul 2018 Short-term capital flows to emerging economies Stephen Grenville Surges and retreats of foreign capital flows pose a question: how could they be made less volatile and more beneficial?
13 Jul 2018 Why Japan is supporting Cambodia’s election Darren Touch Despite Western concern the ballot will be neither free or fair, Tokyo is seeking to counter China’s influence.
12 Jul 2018 Aid and the new face of entrepreneurship Rachel Mason Nunn Backing local entrepreneurs helps redefine the assumption that informal-sector employment is fundamentally precarious.
12 Jul 2018 Reform in Saudi Arabia: will MbS squib it? Anthony Bubalo Saudi Arabia’s young tyro is trying to keep up with citizens who are demanding a lot more of their rulers and system.