23 Mar 2018 Happiness and the “China Dream” Gerda Wielander The Chinese Communist Party has embraced happiness as an aspiration and a mission – not for the first time.
23 Mar 2018 Zucker punched Sarah Logan Facebook is unlikely to have been as surprised by the Cambridge Analytica revelations as Zuckerberg has claimed.
23 Mar 2018 Cross-strait tensions rising, but Chinese aircraft carrier poses no threat Euan Graham Sending the Liaoning through the Taiwan Strait may signal China’s displeasure, but in military terms is an irrelevance.
22 Mar 2018 The challenges to women on Bougainville Nicole George Even if independence is a spur for economic development, social and political difficulties still lie ahead.
22 Mar 2018 Migration and border policy links: “chain migration” discourse, labour mobility, and more Erin Harris Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field.
22 Mar 2018 Q&A: China’s mounting great wall of debt Richard McGregor Richard McGregor talks to Dinny McMahon, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, about his grass-roots tour of the underworld of Chinese finance.
21 Mar 2018 What next for the anti-whale hunters? Daniel Flitton If Japan caused headaches, a fight with China about activists at sea will be very awkward for Australia.
21 Mar 2018 Pacific Islands links: New Caledonia referendum, Vanuatu Deputy PM sentenced, and more Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team.
21 Mar 2018 The urgent need for leadership on the Rohingya crisis Claire Rogers The most overcrowded refugee camp on the planet has more than twice the population of Canberra crammed into an area the size of beachside Victorian town Sorrento.
21 Mar 2018 Silent Invasion: the question of race Rory Medcalf Clive Hamilton challenges Australians to recognise the true victims of the Chinese Communist Party’s actions.
21 Mar 2018 The RAMSI legacy for Pacific policing Sinclair Dinnen The benefits for Pacific Islands police in professionalism and training was a largely unplanned by-product of the 14-year mission to Solomon Islands.
20 Mar 2018 Najib makes electoral hay from ASEAN-Australia Summit Amrita Malhi <p>Malaysia’s Prime Minister had an eye on an audience at home while striding an international stage in Sydney at the weekend.</p>
20 Mar 2018 Intellectual property: the big risk in US–China ties John Edwards China will certainly respond to a forthcoming US investigation and exports penalties with sanctions of its own.
20 Mar 2018 Indonesia’s “Islamic diplomacy” seeks to broker an Afghan peace Ahmad Rizky M. Umar This is not the first time Jakarta has sought opportunities by mediating a peace process, but there are plenty of obstacles.
20 Mar 2018 The sky is not falling on Asia’s central banks Stephen Grenville Each ephemeral piece of news is presented as a narrative of impending doom.
19 Mar 2018 ASEAN Summit wrap: living with neighbours, managing China’s alternative, and bridges to somewhere Greg Earl From missed media moments to remarkable bridges, Greg Earl on the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit.
19 Mar 2018 Aid and development links: Chinese aid agency, electrification in Kenya, and more Alexandre Dayant Links and stories from the aid and development sector.
19 Mar 2018 China’s new aid agency Denghua Zhang An independent agency to oversee China’s expanding aid program is a first step in the right direction.
19 Mar 2018 Resettlement in PNG was never a viable option Watna Mori When funding stops for the Manus Island refugees, so does the ability to care.
19 Mar 2018 Sexual violence back to the fore in India Murali Krishnan Little has changed since 2012 when a gang rape in Delhi sparked global outrage.
17 Mar 2018 Weekend catch-up: ASEAN carnival, Tamil rappers, “You’re fired!”, and more The week that was on The Interpreter.
16 Mar 2018 What DFAT really thinks of Australia joining ASEAN Daniel Flitton <p>An indiscreet former foreign minister gave a valuable insight into the costs of membership.</p>
16 Mar 2018 Australia, Asia, and the “Wealth of Nations” Peter McCawley A new World Bank report allows stronger judgments about economic issues facing the region.
16 Mar 2018 Russian pragmatism on display in South East Asia Dmitry V. Shlapentokh Moscow has little to sell besides gas, oil, and military hardware – and that drives Russian policy in the region.
16 Mar 2018 The patchy results of China’s soft power efforts Merriden Varrall China is merging departments in a bid to further enhance its cultural influence.
16 Mar 2018 Australia–Indonesia: strangers next door Tim Lindsey , Dave McRae Two-way tensions, fears, and misunderstandings signal that bilateral ties face a bumpy ride ahead.
16 Mar 2018 South Korea says #MeToo as sexual allegations topple prominent figures Gabriel Wilder Korea has made rapid strides as a nation in a relatively short period of time but lags as a patriarchal society.
15 Mar 2018 Russia: the counter-intelligence state Stephen Blank The West continually fails to comprehend Putin’s Russia and its mentality.
15 Mar 2018 ASEAN summit brief: joining the club, infrastructure games, Jakarta’s power team, and business links Greg Earl <p>Regular The Interpreter columnist Greg Earl previews the special Australia-ASEAN summit.</p>
15 Mar 2018 Sifting evil intent from charities doing good Rodger Shanahan The nexus between aid and terrorism is a delicate and often difficult subject.
15 Mar 2018 Migration and border policy links: climate displacement, Israel deportations, and more Erin Harris Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field.
15 Mar 2018 Tamil rap artists resisting poverty and discrimination in Malaysia Sangeetha Thanapal <p>Hip-hop as an art form is rooted in resistance and has been embraced by many Malaysian Tamils.</p>
14 Mar 2018 Carrots and sticks in the Iran nuclear deal Dina Esfandiary If Donald Trump wants more concessions from Iran, then his best bet is to stick to the deal.
14 Mar 2018 CPTPP wobbles over foreign investor rights Stephen Grenville After years of negotiation and drama, the revived agreement on balance is probably advantageous for global trade.
14 Mar 2018 Pacific Islands links: PNG aftershocks, French Polynesia protests, and more Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team.
14 Mar 2018 Moritomo Gakuen: Shinzo Abe’s scandal that just won’t go away Donna Weeks Reform of Japan’s pacifist constitution might be the least of the Prime Minister’s worries.
14 Mar 2018 Rex Tillerson sacked: the swamp was winning Daniel Flitton Handwringing over budget cuts obscured a view the State Department was getting on with the job of diplomacy.
13 Mar 2018 Arms export goal risks the standing of a good international citizen Melissa Parke Australia should exercise its good offices to prevent conflict, not seek to increase sales of weapons that cause death and destruction.
13 Mar 2018 ASEAN is not South East Asia Malcolm Cook Australia’s relations with the region are not mediated by a lightly institutionalised inter-governmental institution.
13 Mar 2018 Trump’s tariff antics as the TPP-11 is signed Roland Rajah The World Trade Organisation could be in a precarious position in its role of keeping a lid on protectionism.
13 Mar 2018 The resurgence of Al-Qaeda Bruce Hoffman Al-Qaeda is positioned to reclaim the pre-eminent position in the violent Salafi-jihadi struggle.
12 Mar 2018 Aid and development links: food security in China, AI in development, and more Alexandre Dayant Links and stories from the aid and development sector.
12 Mar 2018 Countering youth radicalisation in Indonesia Cameron Sumpter A visit to an ornate Catholic church is one of several ways Indonesians are seeking to challenge hard-line Muslim attitudes.
12 Mar 2018 No urgency in cutting Australian corporate tax John Edwards Foreign direct investment in Australia has boomed despite warnings of a sharp loss of international competitiveness.
12 Mar 2018 Australia’s fraught global arms ambitions Nan Tian Australia’s defence export strategy could wind up being a $200-billion experiment gone wrong.
11 Mar 2018 A year of internet stardom: “BBC Dad” reflects Robert E Kelly We were lucky that our 15 minutes of fame was due to something positive.
10 Mar 2018 Weekend catch-up: International Women’s Day, tariffs, Timor-Leste, and more The week that was on The Interpreter.
9 Mar 2018 Rocket Man and the Dotard: a leaders’ summit for the age Daniel Flitton <p>It seems, to borrow the military phrase, a sudden escalation in peaceful possibilities.</p>
9 Mar 2018 Russian spy case: dead men walking Kyle Wilson Suspicions about the attempted assassination of a former Russian spy in Britain are born of bitter experience.
9 Mar 2018 The myth of Chinese containment John Hemmings Beijing has fostered calculated messages to confuse Western countries about Chinese concerns, real or imagined.