23 Feb 2018 The depressing sameness of the fight for Ghouta Rodger Shanahan The media should focus as much on armed groups among civilians as Syrian and Russian atrocities.
23 Feb 2018 The Belt and Road to nowhere: China’s incoherent aid in Papua New Guinea Graeme Smith Ten canneries were to be built to capture more value from tuna caught in PNG waters. A decade later, there are no canneries.
23 Feb 2018 India’s rivalry with China, from the mountains to the sea Brendan Thomas-Noone During the Doklam crisis, New Dehli apparently tried to send a signal to Beijing with its nuclear missile submarine.
22 Feb 2018 Moon versus Abe and the contest for America’s ear Dalin Hamilton North Korea policy is seen by some Japanese media as a debate with a South Korean stooge.
22 Feb 2018 The hidden epidemic in the shanty towns of Honiara Catherine Wilson Diarrhoea is a killer in Solomon Islands, and climate change will only increase its danger.
22 Feb 2018 Migration and border policy links: global compact negotiations, Italian village life, and more Erin Harris Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field.
22 Feb 2018 “Global Britain” on the line in the South China Sea Euan Graham , Shashank Joshi Joint freedom of navigation patrols by the UK and France would be more convincing to a regional audience.
21 Feb 2018 Unblocking money flows in the Pacific Steven Beck A crackdown on terrorist financing has had unintended negative consequences in developing countries.
21 Feb 2018 Pacific Islands links: Cyclone Gita clean-up, tuberculosis in PNG, and New Caledonian referendum Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team.
21 Feb 2018 International vulnerabilities and opportunities for Australia’s universities Melissa Conley Tyler Universities need to accept their vulnerability to internationalisation in order to prepare students for the future.
21 Feb 2018 Seven quick takeaways from Julie Bishop’s speech at King’s College London Euan Graham The most important foreign policy speech in a year hints how Australia's view has evolved in a short time.
20 Feb 2018 Rules of thumb for women leaders in the Pacific, and beyond Ceridwen Spark A new study reveals the unique pressures faced by women in Pacific politics, with lessons for female politicians everywhere.
20 Feb 2018 Defence exports and the Arms Trade Treaty – is Australia missing in action? Susan Hutchinson Increasing arms sales to countries with records of human rights and gender-based violence is not in the spirit of the ATT.
20 Feb 2018 France: more bucks for your bang David Ritchie A boost to defence spending is a signal France is prepared to lead on major European and global security challenges.
19 Feb 2018 Vietnamisation in space: America withdraws from ISS Morris Jones Could this be the beginning of the end for the US sending humans into space?
19 Feb 2018 Aid and development links: the cost of a job, traffic in megacities, and more Alexandre Dayant Links and stories from across the aid and development sector.
19 Feb 2018 China and the military balance Sam Roggeveen Is it only a matter of time before China replaces the US as the predominant military power in Asia?
19 Feb 2018 Sex, Russia ties, and guns debate – what Turnbull takes to Washington Daniel Flitton The Prime Minister will need to field awkward questions on his US trip this week.
19 Feb 2018 Collaborating with China in Antarctica Indi Hodgson-Johnston Countries should seek to foster scientific cooperation in the areas of ocean and climate research.
17 Feb 2018 Weekend catch-up: Pyongyang at PyeongChang, Malaysian election, cobalt in the Congo, and more The week that was on The Interpreter.
16 Feb 2018 How Australia crossed a line in the Timor Sea Kim McGrath Canberra had evidence supporting Indonesia’s claim in maritime boundary negotiations – yet buried it.
16 Feb 2018 Central banks changing of the guard Stephen Grenville While the tradition of central bank independence is relatively new, the idea has held firm.
16 Feb 2018 Sensitivity as Indonesia grapples with a measles outbreak in Papua Kate Walton An epidemic might be the focus but illustrates a long-term problem across eastern Indonesia.
15 Feb 2018 Economic diplomacy brief: Maldives showdown, selling infrastructure and feeding India Greg Earl <p>Economic news from across Asia.</p>
15 Feb 2018 Migration and border policy links: Yemen, life on Manus Island, and more Erin Harris Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field.
15 Feb 2018 Indian Ocean base race: India responds David Brewster Access to naval facilities in Oman could see a greater Indian naval presence in the Persian Gulf.
15 Feb 2018 Jonghyun and depression in South Korea Nicole de Souza The death of a K-pop star has focused attention on the high rate of suicide in South Korea.
14 Feb 2018 The Monroe Doctrine revival Diego Leiva The US is again seeking to stamp its authority in Latin America.
14 Feb 2018 Pacific Islands links: Cyclone Gita, mines and independence, an African judge in PNG Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team.
14 Feb 2018 Assessing global threats Daniel Flitton “Killer graphics” are Donald Trump’s preferred method of digesting intelligence.
14 Feb 2018 Malaysia’s election – electric and exhausting Amrita Malhi Politicians might talk political tactics and leave the public bored, but a real contest is brewing.
13 Feb 2018 Olympic détente just another North Korean deceit Katherine Mansted While cheerleaders dance in PyeongChang, officials in Pyongyang are pushing ahead with a nuclear and ballistic missile program.
13 Feb 2018 Climate change and security and why it’s so hard Kumuda Simpson The security implications of climate change must become part of Australia’s long-term Asia-Pacific policy.
13 Feb 2018 Sanction busting, North Korea–style Justin Hastings China has cracked down on cross-border trade to win extra leverage over its neighbour.
12 Feb 2018 Aid and development links: future of US aid, Oxfam under fire, the meaning of resilience, and more Alexandre Dayant Links from the aid and development field.
12 Feb 2018 What to expect at the Melanesian Spearhead Group summit Tess Newton Cain A Gordian knot of challenges awaits the first MSG leaders meeting in two years.
12 Feb 2018 Israel strikes Syria, loses a fighter, and maybe something more Rodger Shanahan Iran breached a red line by sending a drone into Israel airspace, and the response was swift.
12 Feb 2018 China’s cobalt conundrum in Congo Frederick Kuo Joseph Kabila’s power grab and violence in Congo may disrupt China’s vital cobalt supply.
10 Feb 2018 Weekend catch-up: the cost of bases, Indonesia crime, and a fond farwell The week that was on The Interpreter.
9 Feb 2018 Tech’s unhealthy future John Gooding If a popular narrative emerges equating deeper engagement with unhealthy tech addiction, Facebook will not be able to avoid confronting it.
9 Feb 2018 Punitive measures: Indonesia’s new draft criminal code Aisyah Llewellyn Talk of criminalising homosexual acts and prison terms for adultery has many Indonesians worried.
9 Feb 2018 Review: Asia on a knife-edge Robert Wihtol A newly released book by John West takes a guarded view of the world’s most promising region.
9 Feb 2018 Hong Kong: race-baiting the judiciary Alvin Y.H. Cheung An effort is underway to “other” Hong Kong’s common law system: to portray it as a colonial holdover ripe for replacement.
8 Feb 2018 ASEAN: different strokes for different folks, but future should be in sync Huong Le Thu Communicating contradictory images and aspirations does not help create a consistent perception of ASEAN among its external partners.
8 Feb 2018 Migration and border policy links: Global Compact zero draft, Australia as an innovation nation, and more Erin Harris <p>Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field.</p>
8 Feb 2018 The spectre of a divided Yemen Alexander Harper Throughout the last year, Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi’s control over the south deteriorated.
8 Feb 2018 China: the web closes in Isaac Stone Fish Top Chinese officials easily say one thing and do another to fit their vision of deeper party control.
8 Feb 2018 Syria: a plan to name and shame chemical weapons suspects John Hart A French initiative, backed by Australia and international organisations, aims to hold supporters of chemical weapons use legally accountable.
7 Feb 2018 Pacific Islands links: Papua tweets, logging in PNG, and more Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team.
7 Feb 2018 Shot down over Syria Rodger Shanahan Vladimir Putin could never countenance anything other than a swift and severe response to Syrian rebels who shot down a Russian Su-25.