19 May 2021 Lessons from the recent cyclone in Timor-Leste Fidelis Magalhães Without a vision for sustainable development and action on climate change, there can be no “building back better”.
19 May 2021 When border control goes over the line Donald R Rothwell It will take months to repatriate Australians from Covid-ravaged India. A policy reset is urgently needed.
19 May 2021 Patent waiver for vaccines is a plus, but no panacea Roland Rajah Lifting IP rights won’t kill innovation. It also won’t automatically get more vaccine doses where they’re needed.
18 May 2021 Australia and migration: Will the Covid pause become a full stop? Sam Roggeveen A bipartisan consensus about high immigration remains. But so does arrogance about Australia’s place in the region.
18 May 2021 Long-ago battle in Solomon Islands keeps claiming lives Gina Kekea Locals should not be forced to live in fear of the hidden menace still posed by explosive wartime remnants.
18 May 2021 A rare test of China diplomacy Elliott Zaagman Australia and New Zealand provide a case for whether it pays to be nice – or if it’s simply not worth bothering.
17 May 2021 London and Hong Kong: Financial centres in parallel peril Daniel Woker Once mighty, two beacons of the modern global economy are shrouded by political clouds.
14 May 2021 Russia–China: An Unholy Alliance? Ian Hill There is substantial – although not complete – policy convergence on international issues.
13 May 2021 Indonesia responds to the cyber dark side Greta Nabbs-Keller , RM Wibawanto Nugroho Widodo Australia will also benefit from practical bilateral cooperation to enhance Indonesia’s cyber security.
13 May 2021 Myanmar and a new kind of civil war Andrew Selth Urban dissidents trained by battle-hardened guerillas in the countryside could make things harder for the Tatmadaw.
12 May 2021 Australian aid: How low can it go? Jonathan Pryke As the developing world suffers a crisis unlike any ever seen, the budget shows Australia at its least generous ever.
12 May 2021 India’s Covid-19 wave is spreading south Lesley Branagan Will South India’s health system hold up to its promise in the second wave of Covid?
12 May 2021 Andrew Peacock’s Timor legacy Peter Job Remembered as a principled defender of human rights, the late foreign minister took a different tack with Suharto.
11 May 2021 Biden’s North Korea review is a diplomatic victory for Moon Jae-in Khang Vu South Korea’s president has won the new administration in Washington over to his way of thinking.
11 May 2021 Do Belt and Road projects provide local benefits? Dirk van der Kley The assumption that China’s overseas infrastructure projects only run on Chinese labour is in need of a reality check.
10 May 2021 Closed borders: The unequal waiting game Angela Lehmann Old notions about international mobility will need to be revised, especially for students travelling abroad.
10 May 2021 China’s innovation dilemma John West Tech advances have been impressive, but constraints on business productivity and imagination are a major obstacle.
10 May 2021 A breadcrumb trail as Europe responds to a rising China Anita Inder Singh With an EU Indo-Pacific strategy in the works, finding common ground in security and foreign policy remains a challenge.
7 May 2021 Royal rifts: Implications of Jordan’s family feud Rodger Shanahan , Shannon McGarry A supposed coup, a would-be king and restless youth. Trouble is brewing in the Hashemite kingdom.
7 May 2021 Post-Covid disaster governance in Southeast Asia Angelo Paolo L. Trias , Alistair D.B. Cook The pandemic revealed a narrow focus on natural hazards, lacking the systems needed for an increasingly complex world.
6 May 2021 Economic diplomacy: Patent politics and trade deal twists Greg Earl President Biden moves to suspend vaccine patents, RCEP ramps up, IA-CEPA gets a lesson and US dollar reserves tank.
6 May 2021 Philippines community pantries give help – and send a message Andrea Chloe Wong Filipinos are putting the Duterte administration on notice that its efforts to help during the pandemic fall short.
6 May 2021 Biden’s North Korea plans come into view Soo Kim Short on details, the US president’s policy positions still leave plenty of room for speculation.
5 May 2021 Authoritarians seek advantage in India’s Covid crisis Mubashar Hasan China and Russia are on a vaccine drive across South Asia to deliver on India’s fast-vanishing promises.
5 May 2021 Is North Korea expertise all talk? Jeffrey Robertson The debate around understanding one of the world’s most reclusive nations centres on the question of language.
4 May 2021 India’s power illusion Anita Inder Singh Ambition now looks like arrogance as New Delhi’s mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in disaster.
4 May 2021 Pakistani Taliban turn on China Adnan Aamir Any friend of the government in Islamabad appears to be an enemy of the terrorist group.
4 May 2021 Australia keeps calm while China carries on Sam Roggeveen In the face of sustained coercion, Canberra has rejected the urge to seek economic revenge against Beijing.
3 May 2021 India: Smoke and mirrors Aarti Betigeri India’s terrible Covid tragedy, still on the rise, reveals who really keeps the country from falling apart.
3 May 2021 State of mind: How Australians see the pandemic and efforts to help Natasha Kassam New polling by the Lowy Institute looks at Australians’ attitudes to Covid-19 responses at home and abroad.
3 May 2021 The Davis aerodrome and Australia’s leadership in the Antarctic Nengye Liu , Paul Govind How can Australia pretend to uphold the ATS while pursuing a project that risks unprecedented ecological impact?
30 Apr 2021 China’s climate pivot could reshape the economic future Stephen Minas Many of the same arguments persist as international climate negotiations enter a fourth decade. But actions matter.
30 Apr 2021 Telephone diplomacy: Joe Biden signals a new approach towards Turkey William Gourlay In acknowledging the Armenian genocide, the US president has created waves with a long-standing ally.
30 Apr 2021 Taiwan: Renewing a southbound vision Kannan R. Nair Increasing economic ties with Southeast Asia has been a success for Tsai Ing-wen. She should look beyond to India, too.
29 Apr 2021 Some reflections on the “anonymous Xinjiang paper” Michael Clarke We should debate those we disagree with. But engagement must be based on a good faith assessment of evidence.
29 Apr 2021 China’s leap into space Morris Jones The newly launched space station has no crew as yet, but the invite list makes for plenty of speculation.
29 Apr 2021 Response to Myanmar coup shows need for UN reform Rebecca Barber Veto power on the Security Council too often obstructs action in the face of atrocities. Here are some ways around it.
28 Apr 2021 Power politics lies behind how new countries are born – or not Gordon Peake History shows a resounding referendum – like recently in Bougainville – is not alone in deciding future independence.
27 Apr 2021 Guiding Myanmar away from ruin Catherine Renshaw Many Southeast Asian nations have struggled with authoritarianism. Maybe the family can steer Myanmar straight.
27 Apr 2021 High hopes and hot air on climate change Anthony Burke Good pledges, moral suasion and new impetus for accountability have yet to sway the recalcitrant.
27 Apr 2021 Pakistan’s extremist dilemma Syed Fazl-e-Haider The government banned a right-wing religious group, then gave in to its demands. Which way does it go now?
26 Apr 2021 Indonesia raises ASEAN’s bar on Myanmar Ben Bland President Joko Widodo had nothing to gain domestically in calling a special summit. But in not failing, he succeeded.
26 Apr 2021 Bhutan: Happy days for the jab in between a strategic pinch Aarti Betigeri The rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations is a remarkable achievement for the kingdom. More tests lie ahead.
23 Apr 2021 Timor-Leste’s floods and Covid lockdown aggravate political rifts Michael Leach Mounting crises raise questions about infrastructure spending, the uses of oil wealth and the need for elite consensus.
23 Apr 2021 Malaysia’s political turmoil has an economic cost Alyssa Leng , Roland Rajah With parliament suspended and a pandemic-induced shock, necessary and serious reform seems a long way off.
22 Apr 2021 Economic diplomacy: Supply chains, ASEAN wanes, and Japan’s coal dump Greg Earl Will government have to pick a winner for 6G networks to show the US and Japan as “global leaders in innovation”?
22 Apr 2021 China drops the mask on its global ambition Nick Bisley Xi Jinping’s Boao Forum speech this week revealed a surprisingly status quo orientation to the international order.
22 Apr 2021 Toxic reaction to Japan’s Fukushima water dump Aristyo Rizka Darmawan Experts insist the release of treated radioactive water is not dangerous. Legal challenges might find otherwise.
21 Apr 2021 China’s Twitter trolls make bid for vacant Trump property Elliott Zaagman “Own the libs” obnoxiousness failed, but China’s social media diplomats haven’t all got the memo.
21 Apr 2021 Indonesia gambles on special ASEAN summit on Myanmar Johannes Nugroho Joko Widodo may have an eye to his legacy by inviting the junta to Jakarta, but it could also cost his prestige.