18 Dec 2019 Diego Garcia: Unnerving neighbours and raising ghosts Ashton Robinson Competing claims to the Chagos Archipelago involve regional rivals, colonial history, and security concerns.
11 Dec 2019 Australia’s stance on Diego Garcia dispute is increasingly untenable David Brewster A window is fast closing to resolve Mauritian claims to the Chagos archipelago and secure a crucial US base.
5 Dec 2019 Diego Garcia: The costs of defending an Indian Ocean outpost Samuel Bashfield Australian support for Britain’s contentious Chagos sovereignty claim risks delegitimising its South China Sea policy.
12 Nov 2019 Russia’s southern strategy Allan du Toit The pace of Russian re-engagement in Africa and the Indian Ocean region has accelerated as US influence has waned.
30 Oct 2019 How Africa is breaking China’s neo-colonial shackles Wenyuan Wu Beijing is fending off African resentment over debt and for importing workers – and facing extra competition, too.
9 Sep 2019 The withering of Robert Mugabe, as told by Australia’s Prime Ministers Daniel Flitton It’s hard to fathom looking back, but Zimbabwe’s troubles consumed countless hours for Australia’s political leaders.
5 Sep 2019 Can Japan catch up in the economic scramble for Africa? Anthony Maliki From used-car markets to giant infrastructure projects, Asia’s leading powers see more than a continent in need of aid.
25 Jul 2019 Congo’s Ebola outbreak: sounding a global alarm Jesse Schnall The world was too slow responding to the 2014–2016 West Africa outbreak and cannot afford to make the same mistake.
6 May 2019 Belt and Road: colonialism with Chinese characteristics Anthony Kleven In Beijing’s scramble for Africa, history is repeating and locals are once again missing out.
27 Mar 2019 Remembering Rwanda: small mercy from the horror of Kibeho John Connor Twenty-five years ago, Australian peacekeepers saw the tragic aftermath when the killing did not stop with the genocide.
26 Mar 2019 The strategic consequence of the Chagos Islands legal dispute Bec Strating When Britain leased Diego Garcia to the US to become a Cold War military base, did it have sovereign rights to do so?
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.
23 Oct 2018 America builds on development aid Cornelia Tremann Thanks to China, US development financing gets a facelift.
21 Sep 2018 China’s aid: the image boost Cornelia Tremann Beijing seeks to polish its global brand through efforts in Africa and a willingness to cooperate, but more is needed.
17 Sep 2018 China’s arms trade: a rival for global influence? Nan Tian While a challenge to US influence in Asia, Beijing’s ambitions for military sales in Africa look to driven by dollars.
31 Aug 2018 A life in fear: violence against adolescent girls Eleanor Gordon , Hannah Jay The Lake Chad humanitarian crisis is severe – and peace will only be found by listening to those most vulnerable.
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.
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.